Topic: Middle East — Neutral reports only
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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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[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: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: DEIR AL-BALAH, Franja de Gaza (AP) — Operaciones israelíes en la Franja de Gaza han matado a 1.005 palestinos desde que se alcanzó un alto al fuego entre Israel y el grupo Hamás en octubre pasado, informó el miércoles el Ministerio de Salud de Gaza.
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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 02:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Mohammed Matar, 11, participates in a psychological support session using a virtual reality headset in a tent operated by a medical technology team in Zawaida, central Gaza Strip, Wednesday, June 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
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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
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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 01:30 UTC+10:00] [Opinion] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-06-18 01:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Stock markets in Abu Dhabi and Dubai recorded their highest close in three months amid optimism generated by a US-Iran peace deal that has eased tensions across the Middle East.
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[2026-06-18 01:29 UTC+10:00] [Late-night TV roundup] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Late-night host reviewed Trump’s ‘vanity projects’, secrecy around his Iran peace deal, and RFK Jr’s snake handling
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[2026-06-18 01:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Italy's embassy to Tehran will re-open on Friday after more than three months of closure because of the Iran war, the foreign ministry said on Wednesday.
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[2026-06-18 01:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: A proposed $300 billion investment fund has emerged as one of the most consequential-and politically explosive-features of the U.S.-Iran framework agreement, turning what began as a war-ending diplomatic effort into a test of whether private capital can be used as a substitute for reparations, sanctions relief and state-to-state reconstruction aid.
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[2026-06-18 01:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Beirut, Lebanon – On June 6, Lebanon’s second airport received a flight carrying a number of officials, including Prime Minister Nawaf Salam.
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[2026-06-18 01:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The extremist group Islamic State (ISIS) has claimed a new attack in Syria, with Syrian state media saying on Wednesday that “an improvised explosive device detonated yesterday against the vehicle of Salah Ahmad al-Saleh, head of the Justice Palace department in Babila, south of Damascus, leaving him injured in the Daf al-Shok area.”
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[2026-06-18 01:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Ankara gave Hezbollah delegations assurances that Turkey supported the Iran-backed group’s continued role in Lebanon, and that Damascus had no plans to take action against the terrorist organization, Lebanese Member of Parliament Ali Fayyad told the Hezbollah-affiliated Al-Mayadeen last week.
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[2026-06-18 01:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: How many weddings do you have this month, and what are you going to wear?
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