Topic: Middle East — Neutral reports only
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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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[2026-06-18 00:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said Wednesday that his country's negotiations with Israel in Washington were independent of the US-Iran deal.
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[2026-06-18 00:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: After a US watchdog report earlier this week said that the American fleet of F-35 stealth fighters has seen reduced readiness and usability as maintenance issues drag down mission-capable rates, Israeli sources said that their F-35s were faring better.
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[2026-06-18 00:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Five IDF soldiers were wounded in southern Lebanon when an explosive drone operated by Hezbollah hit their location on Wednesday, according to a statement from the IDF.
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[2026-06-18 00:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: This is a locator map of Israel and the Palestinian Territories. (AP Photo)
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[2026-06-18 00:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Oil prices have tumbled in recent days as optimism grew there would be a lasting Middle East peace agreement, which would mean supplies would be back on track - but investors are taking a breather today with prices marginally higher this morning, rising off three month lows (and the 200DMA) after Trump threatened to 'start bombing again' if he doesn't like the deal (or how Iran is behaving).
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[2026-06-18 00:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Israel has accused Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko of anti-Semitism after he compared its actions in Gaza to the horrors of the Holocaust.
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[2026-06-18 00:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Israel has accused Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko of anti-Semitism after he compared its actions in Gaza to the horrors of the Holocaust.
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[2026-06-18 00:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Lebanese president says ‘nobody is negotiating for us’ in seeking to end the hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah
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[2026-06-18 00:24 UTC+10:00] [Pakistan] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The Lebanese president says ‘nobody is negotiating for us’ in seeking to end the hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah
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[2026-06-18 00:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: National Security Minister MK Itamar Ben-Gvir has appointed six members of bereaved families from the Choosing Life Forum as official inspectors under the Death Penalty for Terrorists Law, Ben-Gvir confirmed on Wednesday.
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[2026-06-18 00:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Fears are mounting in Israel over a public rift emerging with the US, the country’s most important backer, amid reports that the ruling Likud party shelved an election campaign to promote Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s close ties with President Donald Trump.
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[2026-06-18 00:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir announced on Wednesday that the pilot program to try out women serving in tank units will begin in November, despite opposition from about one-third of the hesder yeshivas that provide significant numbers of religious Zionist combat soldiers.
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[2026-06-18 00:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Knesset plenum approved on Wednesday to grant Likud MK Tally Gotliv immunity after she was indicted for disclosing and publishing classified confidential information in violation of the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) law by exposing the identity of a Shin Bet officer.
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[2026-06-18 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: With the war with Iran hopefully coming to an end, US President Donald Trump and the Board of Peace must now return their full attention to Gaza.
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[2026-06-17 23:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Un grupo de manifestantes durante la marcha del orgullo gay de Seattle, el 25 de junio de 2023, en Seattle. (AP Foto/Lindsey Wasson)
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[2026-06-17 23:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-06-17 23:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran will immediately take steps to reopen the Strait of Hormuz once a tentative deal with the U.S. to end the war is signed and will be allowed to sell its oil without restrictions, according to leaked copies of an interim agreement that officials say broadly matches the document.
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[2026-06-17 23:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The US President Donald Trump accused former president Barack Obama of “bribing” Iran with $1.7 billion to agree to the 2015 nuclear agreement.
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[2026-06-17 23:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The threat to ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz has lessened following the announcement of the Iran deal, a naval coalition led by the United States told shippers in a notice this week.
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[2026-06-17 23:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Three Iranian tankers loaded with crude oil have passed the US blockade line in the Gulf of Oman, ship-tracking data shows.
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[2026-06-17 23:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said Israel will deepen its cooperation with Somaliland, whose officials denied rumours that the Israeli military is building a base there.
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[2026-06-17 23:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: US leader warns framework is a work in progress and threatens to return to ‘dropping bombs’ if he does not like the terms of the agreement
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[2026-06-17 23:20 UTC+10:00] [Pakistan] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: US leader warns framework is a work in progress and threatens to return to ‘dropping bombs’ if he does not like the terms of the agreement
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[2026-06-17 23:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Israeli air strikes have continued to target towns in southern Lebanon despite an agreement between the United States and Iran set to be formally signed on Friday to end the war on all fronts.
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[2026-06-17 23:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Residents said they heard explosions shortly after 2 a.m. before seeing smoke rise from the mosque. According to local imam Mohammad Khasib, 15 to 20 tyres were set on fire inside the ablution area, causing extensive damage to the building. Hebrew graffiti, including the word “revenge” and references to detainees, was sprayed on the exterior walls.
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[2026-06-17 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov spoke to his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi on Wednesday about the US-Iran deal, and said Moscow was ready to help.
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[2026-06-17 23:00 UTC+10:00] [Israel] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Images show Israeli military using six companies’ bulldozers and excavators to demolish south Lebanon villages
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[2026-06-17 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: According to the lead article in the June 12 issue of The Jerusalem Post, “Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) draft protesters shut down multiple highways and train routes, causing immense traffic in Israel for over two hours on Thursday (June 11).
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[2026-06-17 22:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US President Donald Trump denied recent reports that the US-Iran deal includes provisions for $300bn in investments for Tehran.
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[2026-06-17 22:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Headlines edited by James Genn and Lara Sukster Mosheyof. Hosted and produced by Shifra Jacobs.
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[2026-06-17 22:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A memorandum of understanding between the United States and Iran has opened a new political fight before the public has seen the full text of the agreement.
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[2026-06-17 22:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Global oil supply and demand will both contract sharply this year as the fallout from the Iran war ripples across products and regions, with only a gradual recovery in Gulf exports and output ahead, the International Energy Agency said on Wednesday.
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[2026-06-17 22:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: BMW shares cratered in Germany after the automaker warned investors it would slash its 2026 margin guidance to as low as 1%, down from a prior estimate of as high as 6%, amid weakening demand in China, Middle East-related pressures, rising energy costs, and a deteriorating consumer backdrop hitting sales and profitability.
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[2026-06-17 22:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Wary of Israel's spies and advanced eavesdropping technology, mediators working on the US-Iran deal due to be signed on Friday resorted to maximum secrecy and misinformation to prevent them from gauging the progress or direction of the process in case of sabotage.
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[2026-06-17 22:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Shin Bet, Israel’s domestic security agency, has joined the investigation into sedative drugs found in baby fruit puree jars consumed by several toddlers in Jerusalem, as police examine whether the substances were inserted into the products deliberately.
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[2026-06-17 22:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: US futures are attempting to bounce back from yesterday’s losses on Wall Street led by Tech. As of 8:00am ET, Nasdaq 100 futures lead the charge, with gains of 0.5% versus 0.1% for the S&P 500 future, although both are off session highs. SpaceX’s post-IPO surge continues, with shares adding another 3% in the pre-market while Mag 7 are mixed: NVDA is up 0.4%, while GOOGL is down 0.5%.
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