[2026-05-25 20:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Iran's Jews: From ancient roots to the modern day

Snippet: When Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the joint sessions of the US Congress in March 2015, just as President Obama was about to sign a nuclear deal with Iran, he misquoted the Biblical story of Esther in an attempt to thwart the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action from being signed, and to set out his case that Iran posed an existential threat to Jews and the state of Israel.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/irans-jews-ancient-roots-modern-day

[2026-05-25 20:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: 'A building for every drone': Zamir, Smotrich call to strike Beirut over drone attacks on soldiers

Snippet: IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir said that Israel should attack Beirut in response to Hezbollah's drone attacks on Israeli troops in southern Lebanon during a Security Cabinet meeting on Monday, sources confirmed to The Jerusalem Post.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/defense-news/article-897231

[2026-05-25 20:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Hezbollah drone hits, damages home in Metula, no injuries

Snippet: A Hezbollah drone launched from Lebanon struck the roof of a home in Metula on Monday, causing damage to the building but no injuries.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-897232

[2026-05-25 20:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Israel kills three in attacks on Lebanon, issues more displacement orders

Snippet: At least three people have been killed in Israeli air attacks on vehicles in southern Lebanon, the country’s National News Agency (NNA) reported, as the Israeli military issued new forced displacement orders for residents in the south.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/25/israel-kills-three-in-attacks-on-lebanon-issues-more-displacement-orders

[2026-05-25 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: How to think about the Iran war — and what it means for oil and stocks

Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/25/business/how-to-think-about-the-iran-war-and-what-it-means-for-oil-and-stocks/

[2026-05-25 19:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The New York Times

Title: Iran War Live Updates: Peace Deal Could Take Days to Nail Down

Snippet: Tehran4:03 p.m. May 25

Read full article: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/05/25/world/iran-war-trump

[2026-05-25 19:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Huckabee tells Lebanese being bombed to thank Israel for seedless watermelons

Snippet: Mike Huckabee, the US ambassador to Israel and a passionate advocate of its wars in the region, has told the people of Lebanon to be grateful for Israeli contributions to its society.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/us-mike-huckabee-tells-lebanese-thank-israel-seedless-watermelons

[2026-05-25 19:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Iran demands access to USD 12b. assets frozen in Qatar as precondition to advancing talks - report

Snippet: Iran is demanding the immediate release of $12 billion in frozen assets held in Qatar as a precondition for continuing the talks with the United States, Iran International reported on Sunday night, citing an informed source with direct knowledge of the negotiations.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-897224

[2026-05-25 19:30 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: The art of the incomplete deal: To open the strait, Trump had to leave the hard issues for later

Snippet: Washington: The temporary agreement that the Trump administration announced with Iran this weekend isn’t a peace deal. It isn’t a nuclear deal. It isn’t a missile deal.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/world/middle-east/the-art-of-the-incomplete-deal-to-open-the-strait-trump-had-to-leave-the-hard-issues-for-later-20260525-p600i1.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-05-25 19:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Shaping the future of AI at Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Snippet: The effects that AI will have on the world economy, says Dr. Michael Gofman, senior lecturer in finance and head of the PhD Program at the Hebrew University Business School, cannot be overstated. “The entire economy is going to undergo an enormous transformation,” he says. “It can be relatively smooth and controlled, or it can be quite disruptive.”

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/international/article-897155

[2026-05-25 19:12 UTC+10:00] [Gaza] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Australian flotilla activists arrive home alleging sexual assault and beatings in Israeli detention

Snippet: Activists detained by Israel after attempting to deliver aid to Gaza as part of Global Sumud Flotilla arrive in Australia

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/25/stripped-naked-and-beaten-australian-flotilla-activists-arrive-home-after-alleged-torture-in-israeli-detention-ntwnfb

[2026-05-25 18:54 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Activists detained by Israel arrive home

Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/national/activists-detained-by-israel-arrive-home-20260525-p600k4.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-05-25 18:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Netanyahu trial: Case 2000 hearing cut short for ‘security-diplomatic schedule reasons’

Snippet: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s testimony in his criminal trial resumed Monday morning at the Tel Aviv District Court building, with his cross-examination continuing in Case 2000, the media-bribery case involving Yediot Aharonot publisher Arnon “Noni” Mozes.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/politics-and-diplomacy/article-897215

[2026-05-25 18:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: UAE deports Pakistani Shiites: jobs lost and savings frozen amid Iran war

Snippet: Over one hundred deported Pakistanis said they were unable to retrieve their luggage or savings before being placed ‌on deportation flights

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3354750/uae-deports-pakistani-shiites-jobs-lost-and-savings-frozen-amid-iran-war?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-05-25 18:39 UTC+10:00] [Human Rights Watch] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: UAE deports Pakistani Shiites: jobs lost and savings frozen amid Iran war

Snippet: Over one hundred deported Pakistanis said they were unable to retrieve their luggage or savings before being placed ‌on deportation flights

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3354750/uae-deports-pakistani-shiites-jobs-lost-and-savings-frozen-amid-iran-war

[2026-05-25 18:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Iran downplays prospect of imminent US agreement

Snippet: Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said on Monday that Tehran and Washington have reached conclusions on several issues discussed as part of a potential memorandum of understanding. However, he stressed that this should not be interpreted as meaning that Iran is close to signing any agreement with the U.S.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/iran-downplays-prospect-imminent-us-agreement

[2026-05-25 18:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Kiryat Ono gymnastics coach arrested on suspicion of years-long sexual crimes against minor

Snippet: Israel Police arrested a Kiryat Ono resident on Sunday, a senior and well-known floor gymnastics trainer, on suspicion of serious sexual offenses committed against a 22-year-old woman over several years, beginning when she was only 12 years old.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/crime-in-israel/article-897207

[2026-05-25 18:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Lo que sabemos y no sabemos del acuerdo incipiente para poner fin a la guerra de Irán

Snippet: Mujeres sostienen retratos del líder supremo de Irán, Moytaba Jamenei, durante una ceremonia en homenaje a fuerzas armadas y los caídos en la guerra con Israel y Estados Unidos, en la Gran Mezquita Imán Jomeini en Teherán, Irán, el domingo 24 de mayo de 2026. (AP Foto/Vahid Salemi)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/iran-eeuu-acuerdo-ormuz-uranio-explica-ba14f0b47b40c5bd3cdb771881440ff2

[2026-05-25 18:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: Ghalibaf re-elected as Iran's Parliament Speaker as tensions rise over US talks | The National

Snippet: Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf was re-elected as Speaker of Iran’s Parliament on Monday, extending his tenure in one of the country’s most influential political posts for another year.

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/05/25/ghalibaf-re-elected-as-irans-parliament-speaker-as-tensions-rise-over-us-talks/

[2026-05-25 18:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: CIA knows Iran's real power center while Washington pretends otherwise - opInion

Snippet: As negotiations between Washington and Tehran remain deadlocked, US President Donald Trump convened a high-level meeting Friday with senior US national security officials, including the CIA director, secretary of defense, and vice president, to discuss scenarios for a possible return to military confrontation with the Islamic Republic.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-897213

[2026-05-25 18:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Australia's spy chief says antisemitism was left unchecked after Gaza war

Snippet: Antisemitism in Australia was left unchecked after the October 2023 outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war, fueling violence against Jewish people, the country's spy chief told an inquiry into the Bondi Beach mass shooting on Monday.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-897212

[2026-05-25 18:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: High Court to hear petition over recognition of soldiers who died by suicide after war service

Snippet: The High Court of Justice was set to hear on Monday morning a petition challenging the state’s handling of discharged soldiers and reservists who died by suicide after their military service, in cases where their deaths may have been connected to their service in the Gaza war.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/politics-and-diplomacy/article-897204

[2026-05-25 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Nikkei Asia

Title: Japan stocks close at all-time high as investors bet on Iran deal

Snippet: Japanese stocks climbed across the board in Tokyo, helping lift the Tokyo Stock Price Index (Topix) to an all-time high on May 25. (Photo by Nanami Sato)

Read full article: https://asia.nikkei.com/business/markets/japan-stocks-close-at-all-time-high-as-investors-bet-on-iran-deal

[2026-05-25 18:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Lebanon: Those who resist Israel are now called internal enemies of the state

Snippet: As with previous rounds of negotiations, the latest US-brokered talks between Lebanon and Israel, held in Washington earlier this month, signalled the laundering of war through diplomacy.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/lebanon-those-who-resist-israel-are-now-called-internal-enemies-state

[2026-05-25 18:00 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Opposition divided: battle among Iranian regime’s opponents plays out on London streets

Snippet: Supporters of Reza Pahlavi, exiled son of the late shah, are clashing with those who oppose a return of monarchy

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/25/iran-regime-opponents-london-shah-pahlavi-mek

[2026-05-25 17:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Iran war day 87: Trump says US not in rush to sign deal, dashing optimism

Snippet: What's the long-term global impact of the war on Iran?

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/25/iran-war-day-87-trump-says-us-not-in-rush-to-sign-deal-dashing-optimism

[2026-05-25 17:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: US-Iran deal hopes push oil prices below $100 a barrel | The National

Snippet: Oil prices slipped below $100 a barrel on Monday on hopes of a deal between the US and Iran, after President Donald Trump said the Strait of Hormuz blockade would stay in place until an agreement is sealed.

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/energy/2026/05/25/oil-prices-iran-war-us-trump/

[2026-05-25 17:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Rubio says US will find ‘another way’ if Iran talks fail

Snippet: The United States will either secure a strong agreement with Iran or confront the country “another way”, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says after President Donald Trump moved to temper expectations that an agreement to end the war is close.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/25/rubio-says-us-will-find-another-way-if-iran-talks-fail

[2026-05-25 17:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Iran's Khamenei hidden behind 'labyrinth' of couriers, US intelligence reveals - report

Snippet: Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei is hidden in a secret location with little access to the outside world, US officials disclosed to CBS on Sunday.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-897200

[2026-05-25 17:30 UTC+10:00] [WORLD] [Factuality: 95]

Source: The Japan Times

Title: Iran and U.S. play down hopes for imminent breakthrough in war

Snippet: NEW DELHI/ISLAMABAD – Iran and the United States played down hopes for an imminent breakthrough in the three-month-old war on Monday, with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio saying there will either be a good agreement or Washington would deal with the country in “another way.”

Read full article: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/25/world/trump-iran-deal-us-blockade/

[2026-05-25 17:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: What to know about possible Iran war deal

Snippet: Women hold portraits of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, during a ceremony honoring the armed forces and those killed in the war with Israel and the U.S. at the Imam Khomeini Grand Mosque in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, May 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/iran-united-states-deal-explainer-war-b1659232611edc10808612e30647c17d

[2026-05-25 17:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: ISIS-linked women and children to return to Australia within days

Snippet: Topic:Federal Government

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-25/is-families-syria-australia-flights-booked-return/106719556

[2026-05-25 17:00 UTC+10:00] [Israel-Gaza war] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Listen to the stories of Gaza's women to fully grasp the horrors Israel is inflicting on us | Olfat al-Kurd

Snippet: I survived months of bombardment before escaping. The systematic dismantling of our home has harmed every aspect of women’s lives

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/may/25/stories-gaza-women-horrors-israel

[2026-05-25 17:00 UTC+10:00] [Global development] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Written under collapsing ceilings, typed on phones: the poetry bringing Palestine to the world

Snippet: Two new poetry collections tackle themes of trauma, exile, resistance and love amid conflict in Gaza

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/may/25/poetry-students-gaza-palestine-glasgow-university-alison-phipps

[2026-05-25 17:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: China sales stable as European luxury brands tally first-quarter impact of Iran war

Snippet: While LVMH, Hermes and Prada recorded increased sales in Chinese market, Kering reported a decline

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3354733/china-sales-stable-european-luxury-brands-tally-first-quarter-impact-iran-war?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-05-25 17:00 UTC+10:00] [luxury brands] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: China sales stable as European luxury brands tally first-quarter impact of Iran war

Snippet: While LVMH, Hermes and Prada recorded increased sales in Chinese market, Kering reported a decline

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3354733/china-sales-stable-european-luxury-brands-tally-first-quarter-impact-iran-war

[2026-05-25 16:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: Iran is in the 'process of blinking' over the Strait of Hormuz, Petraeus says

Snippet: Iran appears to be in the process of "blinking" over the Strait of Hormuz, according to ex-CIA director David Petraeus.

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/25/iran-in-the-process-of-blinking-over-the-strait-ofoh-ex-cia-director.html

[2026-05-25 16:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Nikkei Asia

Title: Toyota to cut more production abroad due to Iran war

Snippet: Toyota plans to cut overseas production of cars, including IMV series. (Toyota Motor)

Read full article: https://asia.nikkei.com/business/automobiles/toyota-to-cut-more-production-abroad-due-to-iran-war

[2026-05-25 16:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: Iran war latest: Trump says blockade in place until deal is reached | The National

Snippet: Get news alerts fromYou can manage notifications at any time by clicking the notifications icon.SubscribeMaybe later

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/05/25/live-us-iran-negotiations/

[2026-05-25 16:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Morning update

Snippet: Good morning Middle East Eye readers,

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/morning-update-541

[2026-05-25 16:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Why ICC going after Smotrich is a bigger deal than going after PM - analysis

Snippet: In hindsight, from the moment that Israel partially lost the US's backing for the war over the invasion of Rafah in May 2024, it became inevitable that the International Criminal Court would go after some Israeli officials regarding the conduct of the war with Hamas.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/politics-and-diplomacy/article-897197

[2026-05-25 16:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Anti-draft ultra-Orthodox protesters vandalize police cars in Jerusalem after draft dodger arrested

Snippet: Dozens of haredi (ultra-Orthodox) protesters attempted to storm the Oz military police station in Jerusalem after a suspected IDF deserter was arrested overnight between Sunday and Monday, Israel Police said.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/crime-in-israel/article-897193

[2026-05-25 16:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: BBC News

Title: Rubio says 'solid' Iran deal may come on Monday

Snippet: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says US and Iranian negotiators have "a pretty solid thing on the table" and a deal to end the war between the two countries may be reached on Monday.

Read full article: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cglpp2yk336o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-05-25 16:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Israeli army orders evacuations of 10 Lebanon villages ahead of strikes

Snippet: The Israeli military has warned residents of 10 villages in southern Lebanon’s Nabatieh and Jezzine districts to evacuate ahead of what it described as imminent strikes.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-army-orders-evacuations-10-lebanon-villages-ahead-strikes

[2026-05-25 16:24 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Middle East crisis live: Rubio says US-Iran agreement ‘pretty solid’ as oil price falls amid optimism for deal

Snippet: Secretary of state says a deal could materialise ‘today’, while Trump says talks with Iran proceeding constructively as he faces criticism from within his own party

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/may/25/iran-war-news-middle-east-crisis-oil-price-us-tehran-peace-talks-deal-strait-hormuz

[2026-05-25 16:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Financial Times details emerging Tehran-Washington framework

Snippet: A proposed agreement between Tehran and Washington would extend the current ceasefire by 60 days, creating time for negotiations on Iran’s nuclear programme and the gradual reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, Financial Times reported, quoting a diplomat.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/financial-times-details-emerging-tehran-washington-framework

[2026-05-25 16:15 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]

Source: 9News

Title: MP's WhatsApp account hacked by foreign power

Snippet: A foreign state actor has hacked a parliamentarian and three staff members' WhatsApp accounts, leading to the platform being temporarily blocked.A Department of Parliamentary Services official told a Senate hearing today there was a "targeted phishing activity" on March 6.They received reports from a parliamentarian and three staffers that their accounts had been compromised.READ MORE: 'Maybe today': Rubio hints US-Iran deal could come sooner than we thinkAn MP's WhatsPApp account was hacked into by a foreign state actor.

Read full article: https://www.9news.com.au/national/foreign-state-actor-hacked-parliamentarians-whatsapp-account/90e7f13c-a3eb-47bc-b5e0-afd669f4d9f1

[2026-05-25 16:06 UTC+10:00] [Business / Consumer affairs] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Australian fuel prices face July surge if Strait of Hormuz remains shut

Snippet: Australia faces a race against time to avoid another fuel price shock, as analysts watch to see if the latest breakthrough to end the Iran war can deliver cuts to the cost of oil before the Albanese government’s 26¢ excise relief expires at the end of June.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/business/consumer-affairs/australian-fuel-prices-face-july-surge-if-strait-of-hormuz-remains-shut-20260525-p600fd.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-05-25 16:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: IDF Home Front Command develops early warning system for Hezbollah rocket, drone attacks - report

Snippet: The Home Front Command has developed the capability to issue advanced warning for attacks launched from Lebanese territory, N12 News reported on Sunday.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/defense-news/article-897192

[2026-05-25 16:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: BBC News

Title: Oil prices slide on hopes of US-Iran peace deal

Snippet: Oil prices have fallen sharply and Asian stock markets have risen on hopes of a deal that could bring an end to the US-Israel war with Iran.

Read full article: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c809m7g29r7o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss