Topic: Middle East — Neutral reports only
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[2026-04-18 21:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
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
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[2026-04-18 21:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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.
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[2026-04-18 21:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
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.
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[2026-04-18 21:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
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.
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[2026-04-18 21:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
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.
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[2026-04-18 21:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
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.
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[2026-04-18 21:00 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Suspicious wagers on the US-Israel war in Iran are creating huge windfalls and raising concerns among lawmakers
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[2026-04-18 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The US-Israeli attacks are a ‘massive learning opportunity’, a Middle East analyst tells a seminar held in Shenzhen
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[2026-04-18 21:00 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The US-Israeli attacks are a ‘massive learning opportunity’, a Middle East analyst tells a seminar held in Shenzhen
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[2026-04-18 20:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
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.
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[2026-04-18 20:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
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.
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[2026-04-18 20:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
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.
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[2026-04-18 20:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
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.
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[2026-04-18 20:29 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
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.
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[2026-04-18 20:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
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.
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[2026-04-18 20:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Egypt and Pakistan are working "very hard" as mediators to bring about "a final agreement between the United States and Iran", Egypt's foreign minister said on Saturday at the Antalya Diplomacy Forum in Turkey.
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[2026-04-18 19:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Mohammed Suleiman, chief paramedic of the Nabatiyeh Emergency Services, comforts his niece, Israa Jaber, at the service’s temporary center in Nabatiyeh, southern Lebanon, Friday, April 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
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[2026-04-18 19:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The Iranian military has once again closed free passage through the strategic Strait of Hormuz, citing what it described as US ‘piracy.’
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[2026-04-18 19:30 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Fuel prices are set to fall even further by next weekend after an Iranian leader announced a halt to the regime’s weeks-long blockade on shipping from the Middle East.
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[2026-04-18 19:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Pakistan’s army chief and the prime minister have wrapped up separate diplomatic visits aimed at advancing efforts to end the United States-Iran conflict, with Field Marshal Asim Munir leaving Tehran and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif returning from Turkiye.
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[2026-04-18 19:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Since the declaration of the so-called ceasefire between Hamas and Israel in October 2025 - violated more than 2,000 times - and more dramatically since the US and Israel launched their war on Iran on 28 February, Palestine has been actively displaced from the centre of global attention.
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[2026-04-18 19:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Egypt is working closely with Pakistan on a framework aimed at securing a lasting peace between the US and Iran, Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty said on Saturday.
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[2026-04-18 19:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The waterway has ‘returned to its previous state’, Chinese news agency reports
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[2026-04-18 19:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The waterway has ‘returned to its previous state’, Chinese news agency reports
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[2026-04-18 19:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: President Donald Trump sounded optimistic late Friday about the progress of peace talks with Iran and said negotiations are continuing as a fragile ceasefire held, but Iranian media said the key Strait of Hormuz was closed to shipping traffic again after the U.S. failed to meet its obligations.
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[2026-04-18 18:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: A group of vessels attempted to cross the Strait of Hormuz late on Friday, after the US and Iran announced that it has been reopened, but were forced to stop or turn back, demonstrating the extent of confusion there.
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[2026-04-18 18:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran's central military command announced on Saturday it would resume "strict management" of the Strait of Hormuz, reversing a decision to unblock the strategic channel as part of negotiations with Washington.
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[2026-04-18 18:37 UTC+10:00] [Media] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: The speaker of Iran's parliament issued a direct threat to close the Strait of Hormuz if a U.S. naval blockade continues, marking one of Tehran's sharpest public warnings since ceasefire negotiations began.
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[2026-04-18 18:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Dos policías pasan por delante de un cartel antiestadounidense que muestra un avión de Estados Unidos siendo capturado por las fuerzas armadas de Irán en una red de pesca con la frase, en farsi, “El estrecho de Ormuz seguirá cerrado, todo el golfo Pérsico es nuestro terreno de caza”, en Teherán, Irán, el 5 de abril de 2026.
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[2026-04-18 18:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: After six weeks of escalating violence in the US-Israeli war on Iran, a fragile two-week ceasefire was brokered by Pakistan in early April, with peace talks taking place this past weekend in Islamabad.
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[2026-04-18 18:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: This week, Israel marked Holocaust Remembrance Day. There is no dispute that the Holocaust is a unique event in human history – a moral and historical rupture without parallel, and a foundational element in the creation of the State of Israel in its current form.
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[2026-04-18 18:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Iranians striving to maintain a semblance of normal life after weeks of US and Israeli bombing and a deadly crackdown on protesters in January remain daunted by the future, as damage from airstrikes and internet cuts take a toll.
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[2026-04-18 18:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Five empty Iranian tankers were sighted in Iranian ports loading millions of barrels of oil amid the US blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, The Washington Post reported on Friday.
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[2026-04-18 18:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Two police officers walk in front of an anti-U.S. billboard depicting American aircraft being caught by Iranian armed forces in a fishing net beneath the words in Farsi, “The Strait of Hormuz will remain closed, The entire Persian Gulf is our hunting ground,” in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, April 5, 2026.
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[2026-04-18 18:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Pope Leo XIV is set to arrive in Angola on the third leg of a landmark African tour that has unfolded alongside an escalating war of words with United States President Donald Trump over the Middle East conflict.
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[2026-04-18 18:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Bayed on by frenzied home support in Jeddah, Al Ahli Saudi fought back to maintain their dream of back-to-back AFC Champions League Elite titles.
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[2026-04-18 17:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Live updates: Follow the latest news on US-Iran war
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[2026-04-18 17:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Local Spain
Snippet: The head of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) on Friday called on authorities to put "well-coordinated plans in place" in the event of jet-fuel rationing due to the Middle East war.
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[2026-04-18 17:00 UTC+10:00] [Fossil fuels] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The US attack on Iran has made the need for renewable energy inarguable. Environmentalists are now being seen for the pragmatists that they are
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[2026-04-18 16:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Varias personas pasan por delante de tiendas cerradas en el principal bazar tradicional, casi vacío, durante las vacaciones del Año Nuevo iraní, o nowruz, en Teherán, Irán, el 29 de marzo de 2026. (AP Foto/Vahid Salemi, archivo)
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[2026-04-18 16:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Much like schools in the UAE, all public and private universities are to resume in-person learning on Monday, having moved online as the country defended itself against Iranian attacks.
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[2026-04-18 16:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Hundreds attended the pro-Palestine rally in Brisbane. (ABC News)
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[2026-04-18 16:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US President Donald Trump said on Friday there had been some "pretty good news" regarding Iran, adding that the US and Iran's temporary ceasefire may end unless a long-term deal to end the war is agreed upon by Wednesday.
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[2026-04-18 16:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The US Department of the Treasury issued a waiver allowing the delivery and sale of sanctioned Russian crude as the administration seeks to ease prices during the war involving Iran, CNN reported.
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[2026-04-18 16:08 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Iranian parliamentary speaker also says passage through waterway will depend on Iranian authorisation and accuses Donald Trump of multiple falsehoods
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[2026-04-18 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Geopolitical risk is driving a rethink of where bullion is stored – and Hong Kong’s unique status is drawing attention
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[2026-04-18 16:00 UTC+10:00] [Germany] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Geopolitical risk is driving a rethink of where bullion is stored – and Hong Kong’s unique status is drawing attention
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[2026-04-18 15:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US forces will pursue ships linked to Iran well beyond the Middle East, including in the Indo-Pacific, CNN reported, quoting the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
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[2026-04-18 15:20 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: President Donald Trump said there had been "some pretty good news" about Iran, suggesting optimism about peace talks to end the war in the Middle East, but he said a ceasefire in the conflict may not be extended without a deal by Wednesday.
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[2026-04-18 15:12 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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