[2026-04-19 00:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: US President Trump speaks to media on Iran, says will have updates by 'end of today'

Snippet: US President Donald Trump spoke to the media at the White House on Saturday about his plans for Iran, saying he would announce updates "by the end of the day."

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/international/article-893407

[2026-04-19 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Closed? Open? Closed? Why is Iran changing course on the Strait of Hormuz?

Snippet: Tehran is looking for room to manoeuvre on bigger issues as a ceasefire deadline looms next week, observers say

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3350588/closed-open-closed-why-iran-changing-course-strait-hormuz?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-04-19 00:00 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 90]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Closed? Open? Closed? Why is Iran changing course on the Strait of Hormuz?

Snippet: Tehran is looking for room to manoeuvre on bigger issues as a ceasefire deadline looms next week, observers say

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3350588/closed-open-closed-why-iran-changing-course-strait-hormuz

[2026-04-18 23:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: Best photos of April 18: National Army Day in Tehran to Kashmiri Hajj pilgrims | The National

Snippet: Previous slideNext slide A woman with a rifle stands by an Iranian revolutionary flag during a pro-government National Army Day demonstration in April 18 in Tehran. Getty ImagesInfo A batsman hits the ball during a sunset cricket match in Doha. Qatar. AFPInfo Israeli soldiers stand back as Palestinian medical workers help a man who was reportedly attacked with pepper spray by settler extremists as he worked on his farmland near the Palestinian village of Halhoul, south of Hebron in the

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/2026/04/18/best-photos-of-april-18-national-army-day-in-tehran-to-kashmiri-hajj-pilgrims-2/

[2026-04-18 23:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Pope says ‘not in my interest at all’ to debate Trump but will keep preaching peace

Snippet: Pope Leo XIV arrives in procession to celebrate Mass at Yaounde Ville Airport, Cameroon, Saturday, April 18, 2026 on the sixth day of his 11-day pastoral visit to Africa. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/pope-leo-trump-war-iran-peace-f9980c81d36fad024cce788c915c16eb

[2026-04-18 23:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AfricaNews

Title: Gulf tensions escalate as Iran tightens control of Strait of Hormuz

Snippet: Tensions between Washington and Tehran are rising sharply over access to key shipping routes in the Persian Gulf, as both sides harden their positions.

Read full article: http://www.africanews.com/2026/04/18/gulf-tensions-escalate-as-iran-tightens-control-of-strait-of-hormuz/

[2026-04-18 23:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: UN peacekeeper killed and three wounded in south Lebanon shooting

Snippet: A United Nations peacekeeper was killed and three others wounded after a Unifil patrol came under small-arms fire while clearing explosive ordnance along a road in the southern Lebanese village of Ghandouriyeh, the peacekeeping mission said on Saturday.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/un-peacekeeper-killed-and-three-wounded-south-lebanon-shooting

[2026-04-18 23:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: 'I thought I might die': A Palestinian mother's account of Israeli detention

Snippet: Each night, Saeda al-Shrafi feels as though she is back in the cell: boots in the corridor, a headcount barked in the dark, the cold of Damon prison seeping into her bones.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/i-thought-i-might-die-palestinian-mothers-account-israeli-detention

[2026-04-18 23:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Strategic success in the Iran war: What Israel and the US achieved together - opinion

Snippet: The war against Iran had a coherent cause and was strategically successful

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-893317

[2026-04-18 23:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Lesson for China? Iran’s low-cost 358 missile takes out million-dollar US assets

Snippet: Price of successful ‘drone killer’ said to be one-tenth that of conventional air-defence munitions with comparable range and firepower specs

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3350564/lesson-china-irans-low-cost-358-missile-takes-out-million-dollar-us-assets?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-04-18 23:30 UTC+10:00] [SA-] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Lesson for China? Iran’s low-cost 358 missile takes out million-dollar US assets

Snippet: Price of successful ‘drone killer’ said to be one-tenth that of conventional air-defence munitions with comparable range and firepower specs

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3350564/lesson-china-irans-low-cost-358-missile-takes-out-million-dollar-us-assets

[2026-04-18 23:28 UTC+10:00] [Banks] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Politico

Title: Europeans tried to win over the US this week in DC. Their efforts were lost in translation.

Snippet: WASHINGTON — As European finance officials descended on the U.S. capital this week for the IMF-World Bank spring meetings, they sought to engage the Americans on the existential economic issues facing the continent: from the economic fallout from the Iran war to threats facing the global financial system to support for Ukraine.

Read full article: https://www.politico.eu/article/imf-world-bank-spring-meeting-us-eu-efforts-lost-in-translation/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication

[2026-04-18 23:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Iranian official says US 'maximalist' demands stall face-to-face talks

Snippet: Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Saeed Khatibzadeh adjusts his glasses as he talks during an interview with Associated Press at the Antalya Diplomacy Forum, in Antalya, southern Turkey, Saturday, April 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Riza Ozel)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/iran-deputy-foreign-minister-interview-40d8e43e3c7b5a23cda6783b064b9dbf

[2026-04-18 23:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: Israel kills two Gaza water truck drivers – UNICEF

Snippet: UNICEF has said two truck drivers it had contracted to deliver clean water to families in Gaza have been killed by Israeli fire. The agency reported it had suspended activities at the site and called on West Jerusalem to investigate the incident.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/638631-israeli-kills-gaza-water-drivers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

[2026-04-18 23:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Trump claims on Iranian concessions trigger questions, rejections in Tehran

Snippet: Tehran, Iran – United States President Donald Trump’s announcements about securing major concessions from Tehran have riled supporters of the Iranian establishment, prompting rejections and clarifications from the authorities.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/18/trump-claims-on-iranian-concessions-trigger-questions-rejections-in-tehran

[2026-04-18 23:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: Iran war distracting world from 'dire' conditions in Gaza, Palestine's Foreign Minister says | The National

Snippet: Live updates: Follow the latest news on US-Iran war

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/04/18/iran-war-distracting-world-from-dire-conditions-in-gaza-palestines-foreign-minister-says/

[2026-04-18 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: America In Focus: March home sales drop, unemployment claims fall, wholesale prices surge

Snippet: In the past week, many Americans were keeping a closer eye than ever before on the economy, inflation and how those issues and others will potentially impact their daily lives. Concerns range from rising grocery and gas prices to escalating housing costs and corporate layoffs.

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/inflation-iran-mortgage-unemployment-economy-3280165968de98d78313b50a593cf645

[2026-04-18 22:56 UTC+10:00] [Americas] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Politico

Title: Tehran shuts Hormuz again as Iranian gunboats fire on tanker

Snippet: Iran's military reimposed strict control over the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, demanding that the U.S. must lift its blockade of Iranian ports before the vital waterway is opened again, a spokesperson for the joint military command said.

Read full article: https://www.politico.eu/article/iran-strait-of-hormuz-irgc-gunboats-fire-on-tanker/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication

[2026-04-18 22:47 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: UK’s counterterror police probe another London arson attack

Snippet: The fire in Hendon on Friday follows another arson attack on a synagogue in nearby Finchley on Wednesday

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3350585/uks-counterterror-police-probe-another-london-arson-attack

[2026-04-18 22:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: Trump lied seven times in one hour – Iran’s top negotiator

Snippet: US President Donald Trump made seven claims in one hour after Tehran announced the temporary reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, and all of them are untrue, Iranian parliamentary speaker and chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has said.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/638643-us-iran-trump-hormuz/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

[2026-04-18 22:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: French soldier killed in Lebanon attack

Snippet: Barber Mohammad Mehdi cuts the hair of his client Ayman Al Zein inside his shop, which was damaged in an Israeli airstrike that also damaged Al Zein’s shop, in Dahiyeh, Beirut’s southern suburbs, Lebanon, Saturday, April 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/lebanon-israel-france-peacekeepers-5856353ddea6c1654c38c8aadf803ed7

[2026-04-18 22:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Why Dems are opposing Operation Epic Fury against Iran — despite its successes

Snippet: In one of the most unfortunate moral and strategic inversions in recent times, Democrats today seem to believe what is good for our national security is bad for the Democratic Party.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/04/18/opinion/dems-oppose-epic-fury-despite-its-successes-heres-why/

[2026-04-18 22:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: French soldier killed by Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, Macron says

Snippet: A French UNIFIL soldier was killed, and three others were wounded during an attack in southern Lebanon, French President Emmanuel Macron announced in an X/Twitter post on Saturday.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-893406

[2026-04-18 22:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: 'Everything points to Hezbollah' for French Unifil soldier killing, says Macron | The National

Snippet: A French soldier has been killed and three others wounded in an attack on a UN peacekeeping patrol in southern Lebanon, French President Emmanuel Macron announced, adding that "everything points to Hezbollah bearing the responsibility".

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/04/18/everything-points-to-hezbollah-for-french-unifil-soldier-killing-says-macron/

[2026-04-18 22:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Macron: French soldier was killed in Lebanon

Snippet: A French soldier who was part of international forces stationed in southern Lebanon has been killed, President Emmanuel Macron said on Saturday.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/macron-french-soldier-was-killed-lebanon

[2026-04-18 22:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Iran closes Strait of Hormuz again over US blockade of its ports

Snippet: Iran says it has closed the Strait of Hormuz again, calling the decision a response to a continued blockade of its ports by the United States.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/18/iran-closes-strait-of-hormuz-again-over-us-blockade-of-its-ports

[2026-04-18 22:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: Merchant vessels report gunfire as they attempt to cross Hormuz after Iran declared strait closed | The National

Snippet: Live updates: Follow the latest news on Iran war

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/04/18/merchant-vessels-report-gunfire-as-they-attempt-to-cross-hormuz-after-iran-declared-strait-closed/

[2026-04-18 21:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Displaced Lebanese return as Israeli shelling violates ceasefire in south

Snippet: Beirut, Lebanon – Tens of thousands of displaced Lebanese families are returning home despite ongoing reports of Israeli shelling and demolitions of homes near the country’s southern border.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/18/displaced-lebanese-return-as-israeli-shelling-violates-ceasefire-in-south

[2026-04-18 21:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: Ukraine Urges Israel To Act Against Russian Ship Carrying 'Stolen' Grain To Haifa Port

Snippet: Ukraine is pushing Israel to seize a grain shipment it says was looted from Russian-occupied territory as the war persists in the east.

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/ukraine-israel-act-against-russian-ship-carrying-stolen-grain-haifa-port

[2026-04-18 21:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Independence Day: 78+1 reasons I love Israel - opinion

Snippet: 1. Returned hostage Alon Ohel played the piano dedicated to him in Hostages Square.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-893191

[2026-04-18 21:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: IDF strikes Hezbollah terrorists in southern Lebanon who approached troops, yellow line

Snippet: The IDF targeted on Saturday several sites in southern Lebanon where Hezbollah terrorists were stationed, arguing that their presence was in violation of the ceasefire agreement.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-893405

[2026-04-18 21:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]

Source: BBC News

Title: BBC reports from Lebanese border town as residents try to return home

Snippet: BBC Arabic's correspondent Carine Torbey reports from the border town of Khiam, as the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah in southern Lebanon goes into its second day.

Read full article: https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/cly90z9g5q3o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

[2026-04-18 21:46 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 90]

Source: 9News

Title: Iranian gunboats open fire upon tanker hours after closing the Strait of Hormuz

Snippet: Auto news: Will Australians spend over $100,000 on a Chinese car?

Read full article: https://www.9news.com.au/world/us-israel-iran-war-strait-of-hormuz-tanker-fired-upon-by-iranian-gunboats/b2966ea4-4d42-4ed8-bbb0-dd69cfa296c6

[2026-04-18 21:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Statement from supreme leader says Iran's navy 'stands ready' to defeat US

Snippet: A statement said to have been issued by Iran's supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, warned that the Islamic Republic's navy is ready to defeat US forces, as the two countries sparred over the Strait of Hormuz.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/statement-supreme-leader-says-irans-navy-stands-ready-defeat-us

[2026-04-18 21:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: Britain is turning into a Zionist police state to protect Israel

Snippet: By Tarik Cyril Amar, a historian from Germany working at Koç University, Istanbul, on Russia, Ukraine, and Eastern Europe, the history of World War II, the cultural Cold War, and the politics of memory

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/638628-britain-zionist-police-state-israel/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

[2026-04-18 21:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: Britain is turning into a Zionist police state to protect Israel

Snippet: By Tarik Cyril Amar, a historian from Germany working at Koç University, Istanbul, on Russia, Ukraine, and Eastern Europe, the history of World War II, the cultural Cold War, and the politics of memory

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/638628-britain-zionist-police-state-israel/

[2026-04-18 21:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Iran fires on tanker near Oman after re-closing Strait of Hormuz

Snippet: ISLAMABAD — The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps fired on at least one ship in the waters near Oman after Tehran again closed the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, according to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Organization.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/04/18/us-news/iran-fires-on-tanker-near-oman-after-re-closing-strait-of-hormuz/

[2026-04-18 21:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Iran reimposes Hormuz Strait control, accuses US of breaching terms - report

Snippet: Iranian leadership claimed on Saturday that it has regained military control over the Strait of Hormuz and that this control will remain in place unless the United States guarantees full freedom of movement for vessels traveling to and from Iran.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-893404

[2026-04-18 21:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Iran tells ships on radio that Strait of Hormuz 'is shut again'

Snippet: Some merchant vessels have received a radio message from Iran's navy that the Strait of Hormuz is shut again and no ships are allowed to pass through, shipping sources told Reuters on Saturday.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/irans-navy-tells-ships-radio-strait-hormuz-shut-again

[2026-04-18 21:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: UK agency says IRGC-linked gunboats fired on tanker near Oman

Snippet: The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) agency said on Saturday it had received a report of a tanker being fired upon by what it said were "two gunboats linked to Iran's Revolutionary Guards (IRGC)" 20 nautical miles north-east of Oman.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/uk-agency-says-irgc-linked-gunboats-fired-tanker-near-oman

[2026-04-18 21:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Iran signals re-closure of Hormuz as it rejects uranium transfer abroad

Snippet: Iran has denied US claims that it agreed to transfer its enriched uranium abroad and threatened to close the Strait of Hormuz again if Washington’s naval blockade is not lifted, as a handful of vessels began transiting the strategic waterway on Saturday.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/iran-denies-it-will-transfer-enriched-uranium-vessels-pass-strait-hormuz

[2026-04-18 21:00 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Traders placed over $1bn in perfectly timed bets on the Iran war. What is going on?

Snippet: Suspicious wagers on the US-Israel war in Iran are creating huge windfalls and raising concerns among lawmakers

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/18/iran-war-bets-ethics-concerns

[2026-04-18 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: How China’s military could learn vital lessons from war in Iran

Snippet: The US-Israeli attacks are a ‘massive learning opportunity’, a Middle East analyst tells a seminar held in Shenzhen

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3350567/how-chinas-military-could-learn-vital-lessons-war-iran?utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-04-18 21:00 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 90]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: How China’s military could learn vital lessons from war in Iran

Snippet: The US-Israeli attacks are a ‘massive learning opportunity’, a Middle East analyst tells a seminar held in Shenzhen

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3350567/how-chinas-military-could-learn-vital-lessons-war-iran

[2026-04-18 20:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The National (UAE)

Title: Moody's changes Bahrain and Iraq's outlook to negative over war fallout | The National

Snippet: Moody's Investors Service has changed its outlook for Bahrain and Iraq from stable to negative, citing the regional conflict's ill-effects on trade and energy flows.

Read full article: https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/economy/2026/04/18/moodys-changes-bahrain-and-iraqs-outlook-to-negative-over-war-fallout/

[2026-04-18 20:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: US renews Russian oil waiver after pressure from countries dealing with Iran war price shocks

Snippet: The Trump administration on Friday renewed a waiver allowing countries to buy sanctioned Russian oil at sea for about a month, even as lawmakers accused the government of going easy on Moscow as its war on Ukraine grinds on.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/american-politics/article-893401

[2026-04-18 20:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: Hindi Rajab Foundation files complaint against Israeli-American tourist in Sri Lanka

Snippet: The Hindi Rajab Foundation (HRF) filed a complaint on Saturday against an Israeli-American tourist in Sri Lanka who served in the IDF and was part of the combat operation in Gaza.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/article-893403

[2026-04-18 20:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Title: ‘Collateral damage’: Exiled Lebanese refugees back Israel’s fight against Hezbollah

Snippet: The Lebanese understand the necessity of land operations to rid the country of Hezbollah, but are fearful Israel will withdraw before freeing them of the Iranian proxy, two exiled descendants of Southern Lebanon Army members told The Jerusalem Post.

Read full article: https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-893304

[2026-04-18 20:29 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Iran reimposes restrictions on Strait of Hormuz, accusing US of violating deal

Snippet: Iran has swiftly reversed course on reopening the Strait of Hormuz, reimposing restrictions on the critical waterway on Saturday after the US said it would not end its blockade of Iran-linked shipping.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/world/middle-east/iran-reimposes-restrictions-on-strait-of-hormuz-accusing-us-of-violating-deal-20260418-p5zp27.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-04-18 20:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Iran reimposes restrictions on Strait of Hormuz, accusing US of violating deal to reopen it

Snippet: Iran swiftly reversed course on reopening the Strait of Hormuz, reimposing restrictions on the critical waterway on Saturday after the US said it would not end its blockade of Iran-linked shipping.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/04/18/world-news/iran-reimposes-restrictions-on-strait-of-hormuz-accusing-us-of-violating-deal-to-reopen-it/