Topic: Iran — Neutral reports only
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[2026-06-18 05:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-06-18 05:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: EVIAN, France — US President Donald Trump said Wednesday he expected the accord with Iran ending the Middle East war to be signed "shortly" but cast uncertainty over the exact date.
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[2026-06-18 05:37 UTC+10:00] [Banks] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: The president warned that continuing the war could lead to an "international depression.”
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[2026-06-18 05:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Deep skepticism regarding the US-Iran agreement is emerging among Hezbollah's opponents in Lebanon in light of a letter that Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem published on Tuesday showing appreciation to Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad-Bagher Qalibaf.
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[2026-06-18 05:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Nearly three years after Hamas’ devastating attack on Israel on October 7, which plunged the country into a multifront war, Israel finds itself at a strategic crossroads as a new US-Iran memorandum of understanding reshapes the regional battlefield.
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[2026-06-18 05:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Israeli defense officials fear Tehran will use the 60-day window to buy time and strengthen its position, with Iran expected to receive significant relief in economic sanctions and in fuel and oil trade, according to an N12 news site report.
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[2026-06-18 05:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Iran and Oman will define how the Strait of Hormuz is administered in discussion with other Persian Gulf states under the agreement to end the war in the Middle East, senior U.S. officials told reporters Wednesday.
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[2026-06-18 05:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — Iran has agreed to dilute its enriched uranium stocks under its interim deal with the United States, senior US administration officials said Wednesday as they released what they said was the text of the agreement.
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[2026-06-18 05:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday the United States will leave its military in the Gulf "for a while" after Washington struck a deal with Tehran to end the nearly four-month war in the region.
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[2026-06-18 05:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: UN human rights experts have called for the release of a British couple sentenced to 10 years in an Iranian jail over spying claims.
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[2026-06-18 05:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Iran and the United States agreed in their Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that Iran's enriched nuclear material will not be removed from the country, with it being diluted inside Iran under the supervision of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
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[2026-06-18 05:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: US officials have unveiled the full text of the US-Iran Memorandum of Understanding to extend the ceasefire, open the Strait of Hormuz and, they hope, end the conflict between the two countries nearly four months after it began.
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[2026-06-18 05:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: DUBAI — The UAE's two biggest airlines have launched beefed up travel insurance packages in an effort to lure back holidaymakers scared away by the Middle East war.
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[2026-06-18 04:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: US officials on Wednesday detailed the 14-point plan to end the war with Iran.
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[2026-06-18 04:55 UTC+10:00] [World / North America] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Washington: The United States will immediately waive restrictions on Iranian oil exports and ultimately lift all sanctions, as well as help develop a $US300 billion ($425 billion) development fund for Iran, under President Donald Trump’s deal to end the war.
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[2026-06-18 04:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Iran’s Foreign Ministry has said that the signing of a memorandum of understanding in Switzerland, expected to take place on Friday, could take place in the presence of President Masoud Pezeshkian and Donald Trump.
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[2026-06-18 04:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: The Federal Reserve held US interest rates between 3.5% and 3.75% after Kevin Warsh's first meeting in charge of the central bank.
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[2026-06-18 04:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: When US President Donald Trump ordered strikes on Iran in late February, Turkish officials found themselves sidelined.
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[2026-06-18 04:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Only a quarter of Iranians believe that the country enjoys a sense of justice and equality, according to the results of a survey published on Tuesday by Iran’s Deputy Interior Minister Seyyed Mohammad Bathaei.
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[2026-06-18 04:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday suggested that sanctions on Iran would be removed once "they behave."
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[2026-06-18 04:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: United States President Donald Trump has suggested that the signing of a memorandum of understanding beginning the process of ending the US-Israeli war with Iran could still fall through.
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[2026-06-18 04:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The economic relief granted to Iran under the reported terms of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) would likely allow the Islamic regime to immediately reconstitute its military powers, according to an assessment published by the American think tank the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) on Tuesday.
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[2026-06-18 04:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: There is an ongoing heated debate about the positives and negatives of US President Donald Trump's new deal with Iran - a debate that will likely be resolved by whether a few major nuclear issues are properly resolved in the next several months.
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[2026-06-18 04:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Senior figures in Israel's defense establishment voiced frustration during a Security Cabinet meeting this week following the announcement of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the United States and Iran, arguing that the pressure campaign against Tehran was beginning to produce significant results.
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[2026-06-18 04:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The US Federal Reserve held interest rates steady on Wednesday, as new chairman Kevin Warsh took the reins of an increasingly hawkish committee that is concerned with rising inflation exacerbated by the Iran war.
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[2026-06-18 03:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Senior U.S. officials on Wednesday read the memorandum of understanding with Iran to journalists after days of secrecy over what is in the document.
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[2026-06-18 03:53 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
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[2026-06-18 03:47 UTC+10:00] [World / North America] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: This text of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the United States and Iran was read out verbatim by senior US officials during a call with reporters on Wednesday (US time).
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[2026-06-18 03:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem on Wednesday hailed an understanding reached between Tehran and Washington as a "great victory", calling it a "pivotal point" for Lebanon.
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[2026-06-18 03:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Ahead of the formal signing of the US-Iran peace deal on Friday, Brent crude futures briefly fell below $80 a barrel, as traders priced a quicker pace of supply flows that could normalize in the Gulf area as the Strait of Hormuz moves toward reopening.
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[2026-06-18 03:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Thu 18 Jun 2026 at 3:37am
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[2026-06-18 03:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz remains at levels before the Iran-US agreement, says the Kpler maritime tracking platform, but there are signs of recovery ahead of Friday's official reopening.
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[2026-06-18 03:19 UTC+10:00] [Military] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
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[2026-06-18 03:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: President Donald Trump on Wednesday said that he liked the idea of blaming Vice President JD Vance if a deal to end the war with Iran does not work out.
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[2026-06-18 02:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-06-18 02:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The funeral of Iran's late supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei will take place in July with ceremonies across the country and a stop in Iraq, it has been revealed.
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[2026-06-18 02:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Turkey’s ruling party and opposition lawmakers clash over the appointment of Istanbul Chief Prosecutor Akin Gurlek as justice minister at the parliament in Ankara, Turkey, Feb. 11, 2026. (Ugur Yildirim/DIA Photo via AP, File)
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[2026-06-18 02:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Brent crude futures tumbled below the $80-per-barrel level earlier this morning for the first time since March as traders priced in the U.S.-Iran peace deal and the expected reopening of the Strait of Hormuz maritime chokepoint on Friday. Goldman Sachs and RBC Capital Markets both slashed their fourth-quarter Brent crude forecasts, reinforcing the view that the war-risk premium is rapidly deflating.
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[2026-06-18 02:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: While US President Donald Trump has recently hailed the resumption of oil flows from Gulf allies, Iran, too, appears to be gearing up to resume exports and trading.
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[2026-06-18 02:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A $300 billion private fund designed to trigger investment into Iran is outlined in the US-Iran framework agreement and more than half that sum has already been committed, a source with direct knowledge of the deal told Reuters.
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[2026-06-18 02:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A senior Israeli official has questioned whether Israel would have launched its operation against Iran had it known the political consequences in advance amid growing public anger.
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[2026-06-18 02:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: When US President Donald Trump ordered strikes on Iran in late February, Turkish officials found themselves sidelined.
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[2026-06-18 02:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: In this photo released by the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, technicians work at the Arak heavy water reactor’s secondary circuit as officials and media visit the site near Arak, Iran, Dec. 23, 2019. (Atomic Energy Organization of Iran via AP, File)
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[2026-06-18 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-06-18 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: AFTER nearly four months of war, the United States and Iran have finally confirmed that a preliminary deal to end their conflict has been agreed, and is expected to be signed in Switzerland on Friday, June 19. This is welcome news for us here in the Philippines, as we have been hit hard by skyrocketing fuel prices, supply-chain disruptions and general uncertainty reducing economic activity.
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[2026-06-18 02:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US President Donald Trump’s announcement of a new agreement with Iran has been greeted with applause across much of the world.
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[2026-06-18 01:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Wednesday urged Israel to be a "positive player" for peace in the Middle East following a deal between Iran and the US.
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[2026-06-18 01:52 UTC+10:00] [Energy] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BERLIN — German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul urged the U.S. and Iran to make public the details of their peace agreement on Wednesday, saying Berlin could only consider joining a mission to secure the Strait of Hormuz once the terms are clear.
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[2026-06-18 01:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beaten down by sanctions, inflation and crackdowns, Iranians say they don’t envision a brighter future even with a ceasefire
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[2026-06-18 01:44 UTC+10:00] [Kurdistan] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Beaten down by sanctions, inflation and crackdowns, Iranians say they don’t envision a brighter future even with a ceasefire
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