Topic: Iran — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-22 06:21 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 90]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Hello and welcome to our live rolling coverage of the Trump administration and the conflict in the Middle East on May 22.
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[2026-05-22 06:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The United States has imposed sanctions on nine people it accuses of enabling Hezbollah to “undermine Lebanon’s sovereignty”, the latest US effort to destroy the group’s financial networks around the world.
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[2026-05-22 06:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Mexico’s central bank has lowered its benchmark interest rate following a split vote, as uncertainty surrounding the US-Israeli war on Iran continues to unsettle global markets.
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[2026-05-22 06:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
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[2026-05-22 05:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Opposition to the US-Israeli war on Iran is increasing in the US, adding pressure on President Donald Trump amid worsening economic concerns.
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[2026-05-22 05:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The US has launched sanctions against nine individuals accused of enabling Lebanese terrorist organization Hezbollah’s efforts to undermine Lebanon’s sovereignty, the US State Department announced on Thursday.
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[2026-05-22 05:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Iran has been seeking to significantly expand the area around the Strait of Hormuz over which it claims military control by this week advancing the newly-created government agency of the "Persian Gulf Strait Authority".
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[2026-05-22 05:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: In a week that began with Donald Trump revealing he was just an hour away from “making the decision” to resume attacks on Iran, the United States president has oscillated between expressing hope for a lasting ceasefire and threatening military escalation.
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[2026-05-22 04:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Fri 22 May 2026 at 4:40am
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[2026-05-22 04:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The Treasury Department building is pictured at dusk in Washington, June 6, 2019. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
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[2026-05-22 04:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: WASHINGTON, May 21 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday voiced his opposition to the imposition of tolls in the Strait of Hormuz, as Iran is reportedly in talks with Oman to establish a toll system amid its push for control over traffic through the crucial waterway.
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[2026-05-22 03:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Saudi Arabia has stopped issuing new contracts for western consultants and delayed some payments, despite the kingdom’s oil export revenue soaring to a three-year high on the back of the US-Israeli war on Iran.
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[2026-05-22 03:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US President Donald Trump has again pledged to seize Iran’s stockpile of highly enriched uranium as part of any agreement over Tehran’s nuclear programme.
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[2026-05-22 03:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Will US President Donald Trump give the green light for an attack on Iran? As of Wednesday afternoon, no one truly knows. It is possible that he will and it is equally possible that he will not. That is the prevailing assessment today in virtually every capital across the Middle East.
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[2026-05-22 03:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US President Donald Trump vowed on Thursday that the United States will eventually recover Iran's stockpile of highly enriched uranium despite comments from Iran that it will not hand over the material.
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[2026-05-22 02:57 UTC+10:00] [Foreign policy] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: A growing number of EU members are calling for Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir to be sanctioned for his treatment of activists detained while attempting to break the country’s naval blockade of Gaza.
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[2026-05-22 02:46 UTC+10:00] [US-China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-05-22 02:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Dubai's Arabian Travel Market, the emirate's flagship tourism industry event, will be held in September in an effort to “maximise participation” after being put on hold by the Iran war.
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[2026-05-22 02:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Saudi Arabia has halted issuing new contracts for western consultancies as the kingdom monitors the economic effects of the US-Iran war, the Financial Times reported, citing company executives.
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[2026-05-22 02:10 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Surging demand, low reserves and reduced Middle East exports predicted to cause global crunch by August
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[2026-05-22 01:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Donald Trump, described as an “aspiring dictator”, should face international justice over the war in Iran and his support for Israel’s actions, according to American lawyer Reed Brody, widely known as the “dictator hunter”, in an interview with AFP.
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[2026-05-22 01:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Hezbollah's drones continue to be a deadly menace to occupying Israeli troops in southern Lebanon, as the Iran-backed group uses guerrilla warfare synonymous with its founding years in the 1980s.
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[2026-05-22 01:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said 31 ships transited the Strait of Hormuz over the past 24 hours “with the coordination and security of the IRGC Navy”.
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[2026-05-22 01:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Two months ago, at the end of March, we reported that Turkey was aggressively dumping its gold reserves in a panic scramble to obtain dollar funding, which Erdogan's regime was using to keep the Turkish lira from crashing, and to also pay for energy imports which had suddenly soared in price as a result of the Iran war.
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[2026-05-22 01:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Finnish President Alexander Stubb has suggested that the Middle East may need a Helsinki-style security framework bringing together rivals, including Iran and Israel, before it evolves into a co-operation system similar to the EU.
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[2026-05-22 01:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El especialista James Denaro trabaja en su puesto en la sala de operaciones de la Bolsa de Nueva York, el lunes 20 de abril de 2026. (AP Foto/Richard Drew)
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[2026-05-22 01:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Iran runs weapons training for Tehran civilians amid fears of renewed war
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[2026-05-22 01:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Two men were indicted for a plot to assassinate two German Jewish community leaders on behalf of the Iranian Regime and its Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), the German Federal Public Prosecutor General announced on Thursday.
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[2026-05-22 01:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Several suspected members of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps were referred to court by prosecutors in Kuwait on Thursday in connection with an armed infiltration into the Gulf state.
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[2026-05-22 00:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: President Trump on Thursday posted to Truth Social a New York Post article which was first published over two weeks ago, on May 1st, with the headline "Here's how to crush Tehran in three moves."
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[2026-05-22 00:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Muslims preparing to serve up family feasts to mark Eid Al Adha are counting the cost of surging livestock prices, amid high demand and disruption caused by the Iran war.
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[2026-05-22 00:00 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Two Chinese tankers were among a group of vessels transiting the vital waterway on Wednesday, but was it a one-off or the start of a new trend?
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[2026-05-21 23:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: La embajada iraní en Berlín el 22 de junio del 2025. (Fabian Sommer/dpa via AP)
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[2026-05-21 23:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Iran has said it is significantly expanding the area around the Strait of Hormuz over which it claims military control in an effort to assert its sovereignty of the key trade route.
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[2026-05-21 23:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Dubai is set to provide economic incentives worth over $400 million, as businesses struggle to cope with the aftermath of the Iran war and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-05-21 23:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The Iranian flag flies in front of the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Berlin, June 22, 2025. (Fabian Sommer/dpa via AP, File)
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[2026-05-21 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Iran squad pause training to attend appointments for Canadian visas, with some seeking US ones; however, travel, security concerns persist
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[2026-05-21 23:00 UTC+10:00] [Fifa World Cup] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Iran squad pause training to attend appointments for Canadian visas, with some seeking US ones; however, travel, security concerns persist
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[2026-05-21 22:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves leaves 11 Downing Street to attend the weekly session of Prime Minister’s Questions in parliament in London, Wednesday, April 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
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[2026-05-21 22:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Russia on Wednesday voted with other major energy exporters and greenhouse gas emitters against a UN General Assembly resolution that requires governments to take stronger action on climate change.
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[2026-05-21 22:53 UTC+10:00] [Communications] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: BRUSSELS — The EU’s economy chief criticized the U.K.’s decision to loosen planned sanctions on Russian-origin jet fuel and diesel without giving prior notice to fellow G7 allies.
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[2026-05-21 22:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Oil prices jumped Thursday on a report that Iran's supreme leader will not allow the country's enriched uranium to be shipped abroad, a position that will likely complicate peace talks with the U.S.
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[2026-05-21 22:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The US has lifted sanctions against the UN special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories, Francesca Albanese, after a federal judge found that the Trump administration likely violated her free speech rights.
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[2026-05-21 22:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: SIA can capture more Asia-Europe traffic due to its strong oil hedging strategy and balance sheet, and the Iran war’s impact, analysts say
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[2026-05-21 22:33 UTC+10:00] [All Nippon Airways] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: SIA can capture more Asia-Europe traffic due to its strong oil hedging strategy and balance sheet, and the Iran war’s impact, analysts say
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[2026-05-21 22:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Europe is facing an “energy crisis tsunami” following a series of political earthquakes, Kremlin envoy Kirill Dmitriev has warned. The forecast comes as energy shocks caused by the US‑Israeli war on Iran continue to destabilize supplies across the region.
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[2026-05-21 22:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: The illusion of a grand diplomatic breakthrough in the Middle East is once again colliding with reality. The White House has been busy trying to paint a picture of a total capitulation by Tehran, which hasn't been demonstrated given its consistent position defying Washington's demands on the nuclear issue.
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[2026-05-21 22:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Farhad Ibragimov – lecturer at the Faculty of Economics at RUDN University, expert and lecturer at the Department of Political Science, Faculty of Social Sciences and Mass Communications, Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation
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[2026-05-21 22:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Farhad Ibragimov – lecturer at the Faculty of Economics at RUDN University, expert and lecturer at the Department of Political Science, Faculty of Social Sciences and Mass Communications, Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation
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[2026-05-21 21:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Dubai has approved a Dh1.5 billion ($400 million) economic incentive package to support the city's business and tourism sector, at a time when demand has fallen due to the Iran war.
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