Topic: Middle East — Neutral reports only
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[2026-06-18 05:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Sentimental Value, which won the Oscar for Best International Feature in 2026 and which opens on Thursday at theaters around Israel, was one of my favorite movies this year. Had I been an Academy Awards voter, I would have picked it in all nine categories in which it received nominations, including Best Picture.
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[2026-06-18 05:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The left-wing Democrats Party announced on Wednesday that it had surpassed 75,000 members, setting a new membership record, and that it had decided on a date for its primaries to determine the party’s Knesset list ahead of the upcoming elections.
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[2026-06-18 05:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Israeli flag removed at World Cup match while Palestinian flags remained nearby, Hebrew media reports
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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: One day after Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich’s dramatic declaration that he had “ended” dependence on the Hebron municipality regarding Jewish settlement in the city, the Higher Planning Council in the Civil Administration on Wednesday approved a series of construction plans in the West Bank for the first time without seeking approval from the Palestinian Hebron municipality.
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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: 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 04:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Israel has moved to reduce the powers of Palestinian authorities in Hebron, one of the most volatile cities in the occupied West Bank, in a step Palestinians say violates a decades-old agreement and advances annexation.
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[2026-06-18 04:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Israel has moved to reduce the powers of Palestinian authorities in Hebron, one of the most volatile cities in the occupied West Bank, in a step Palestinians say violates a decades-old agreement and advances annexation.
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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 04:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: WASHINGTON, June 17 (Yonhap) -- The U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday held its benchmark interest rate steady for the fourth consecutive time, marking its first rate decision since new Chair Kevin Warsh took office last month, amid lingering concerns over the economic fallout of the Middle East conflict.
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[2026-06-18 04:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The haredi (ultra-Orthodox) world has long stood apart, wrapped in its own traditions and ways, but lately, the gap between its insular mindset and the broader society, which includes the National-Religious and a large part of the Yeshiva world, has grown alarmingly wide.
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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
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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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 03:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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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
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-06-18 03:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: On May 17, 2025, Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi sent a letter to the leaders of all 193 UN member states, asking them to formally recognize Somaliland's independence.
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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 03:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: More than 1,000 people in Gaza have been killed since a US-brokered October “ceasefire” between Hamas and Israel was agreed, and the humanitarian situation in the besieged enclave remains catastrophic.
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[2026-06-18 03:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: People fill water containers at a free distribution point amid water outages in Khartoum, Sudan, May 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Marwan Ali, File)
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[2026-06-18 02:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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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 02:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Ending the "indoctrination" of Palestinian schoolchildren into glorifying the murder and murderers of Jews and Israelis is key to undermining the Palestinian Authority’s Pay-for-Slay program, panelists at a Monday StandWithUs event on the issue said.
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[2026-06-18 02:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and new Mossad Director Roman Gofman held their first regular one-on-one working meeting on Wednesday night.
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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: An anonymous Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) officer whose identity was exposed by Likud MK Tally Gotliv petitioned the High Court of Justice on Wednesday against the Knesset’s decision to grant her immunity from criminal prosecution, arguing that the vote was legally flawed, politically predetermined, and dangerous to Israel’s security services.
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[2026-06-18 02:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Houthis are one of the Iranian-backed groups in the region that remain strong. While Hezbollah and Hamas have suffered blows, the Assad regime has fallen, and militias in Iraq are under pressure, the Houthis remain steadfast in Yemen. They have achieved this because they are secure in the mountains of northern Yemen.
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