Topic: Middle East — Neutral reports only
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[2026-06-17 00:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Hezbollah has received assurances from its ally Iran that it will demand a withdrawal of Israeli troops from Lebanon in its next phase of talks with the United States, Hezbollah's media relations office told Reuters on Tuesday.
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[2026-06-17 00:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US President Donald Trump appears frustrated with Israel’s continued conflict with Hezbollah in Lebanon.
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[2026-06-17 00:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Liquefied natural gas tankers, the costliest ships to insure and the last to risk the Strait of Hormuz, are rushing to leave the Gulf as the US and Iran near a preliminary deal on Friday to restore safe passage.
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[2026-06-17 00:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: London's Metropolitan Police are not investigating the Great Israeli Real Estate Event which took place on Sunday, Middle East Eye has learnt.
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[2026-06-17 00:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: I have not seen Sydney Sweeney in any of her films, but I am aware that her boyfriend is the Jewish Scott ‘Scooter’ Braun, a very successful businessman and record executive. And he is not fearful of identifying with Israel.
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[2026-06-17 00:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: At a G7 summit dominated by the US-Iran agreement, American President Donald Trump delivered a series of striking statements on Tuesday that mentioned Israel, Iran, Lebanon, Syria and the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-06-17 00:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The agency warns that the region’s energy import bill could triple to US$245 billion by 2035 if it does not quickly look for alternatives
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[2026-06-17 00:28 UTC+10:00] [Strait of Hormuz] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The agency warns that the region’s energy import bill could triple to US$245 billion by 2035 if it does not quickly look for alternatives
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[2026-06-17 00:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Professor of Iranian Studies and Comparative Literature at Columbia University Hamid Dabashi argues in his latest article for Middle East Eye that Israel is more isolated than ever following the US-Israeli war on Iran.
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[2026-06-17 00:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Oil prices fell by more than 4 per cent to trade below $80 per barrel on Tuesday amid prospects of a resumption of supplies through the Strait of Hormuz after the US and Iran reached an agreement to end the Middle East war.
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[2026-06-17 00:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Two students were expelled from Amirkabir University of Technology after the pair was accused of burning the flag of the Islamic regime, according to the university’s student newspaper.
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[2026-06-17 00:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Israelis expressed dismay on Monday and Tuesday following the US and Iran’s confirmation that they had completed talks on a memorandum of understanding to end the conflict, saying that the Iranian regime was untrustworthy, and with it still intact, it would continue to pose an ongoing existential threat to the Jewish State.
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[2026-06-17 00:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US President Donald Trump said he plans to release the text of the agreement with Iran in a formal setting, in comments to the media at the G7 summit in France on Tuesday.
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[2026-06-17 00:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Tehran, Iran – The road leading to the signing the memorandum of understanding between the United States and Iran has been difficult.
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[2026-06-17 00:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: When President Donald Trump announced the US deal with Iran on Sunday and declared the "opening" of the Strait of Hormuz, his Truth Social post ended with the words - "Ships of the World, start your engines. Let the oil flow!".
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[2026-06-17 00:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: From courtrooms to cultural boycotts, a series of developments in the Netherlands all point to a Dutch society more sympathetic with the Palestinian cause, even if its government remains broadly supportive of Israel, analysts say.
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[2026-06-17 00:10 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 00:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A statement from the Lebanese Presidency on Tuesday said that President Joseph Aoun met with Prime Minister Nawaf Salam to discuss “ongoing preparations for holding the next round of Lebanese-American-Israeli negotiations in Washington next week” in light of the new US-Iran deal.
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[2026-06-17 00:02 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The regime has learned it must extract concessions rather than promises from the US, but any permanent deal still depends on ending the war in Lebanon
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[2026-06-16 23:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: President Donald Trump on Tuesday signaled that he's open to sending details of the agreement with Iran to members of Congress, as lawmakers from both parties have raised questions.
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[2026-06-16 23:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli air strikes have hit multiple areas in the Nabitieh district of southern Lebanon in spite of mounting pressure from the US on Israel to stop its war on Lebanon as part of their negotiations with Iran.
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[2026-06-16 23:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: A travel insurance safety net being provided by UAE airlines is poised to help entice tourists back to the country as hopes soar that an end to the Iran war can be secured.
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[2026-06-16 23:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Palestinian Presidency has raised alarm over the seriousness of a move announced by Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich to cancel the Hebron agreements, which would strip the Palestinian Hebron Municipality of its authority over construction projects in the occupied West Bank city.
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[2026-06-16 23:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: When Herut Davidson posts in Arabic, she knows some viewers will curse her or accuse her of propaganda. Others, sometimes quietly and sometimes from countries where contact with Israelis remains taboo, tell her that hearing an Israeli Jewish woman speak their language has changed the way they see Israelis.
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[2026-06-16 23:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Trump said on Tuesday that a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Iran has been “all signed” and the Strait of Hormuz will be “completely open” by Friday.
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[2026-06-16 23:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: When Iranian missiles and drones struck Qatar during the war, few expected Doha to emerge weeks later as one of the countries to help Washington and Tehran move towards a framework agreement.
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[2026-06-16 23:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-06-16 23:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: It took Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a day to respond to the news that the US and Iran signed an interim ceasefire deal, despite the potential consequences for Israel.
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[2026-06-16 23:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Israel’s Supreme Court has again rejected an appeal by prominent Palestinian doctor Hussam Abu Safia, who is being held under the Unlawful Combatants Law without any criminal charges being brought against him.
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[2026-06-16 23:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Fox News' major MAGA ally Mark Levin slammed US President Donald Trump over the Iran war peace deal, calling on the White House to release details of the accord’s Memorandum of Understanding.
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[2026-06-16 23:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Lebanon failed to contact famous Lebanese journalist Maria Maalouf before sentencing her to 15 years in absentia last week for comments made five years ago, the US-based Christian-Maronite writer told The Jerusalem Post late on Monday night. Maalouf was sentenced for speaking to Kan News in 2021, where she complained, “Hassan Nasrallah and Iran’s party in Lebanon have taken the state hostage and returned it to the stone age.
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[2026-06-16 23:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Yisrael Beytenu Leader MK Avigdor Liberman warned that the agreement between the US and Iran will cause Tehran to become a nuclear power in a Tuesday interview with 103FM.
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[2026-06-16 23:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman warned Tuesday that local authorities are falling short on basic systems that shape daily life in Israel, from traffic cameras to social workers carrying wartime caseloads to buildings that still may not be safe years after the state identified them as dangerous.
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[2026-06-16 23:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Iran and the US have signed a preliminary deal. However, the actual deal is heading for a “second phase,” the Guardian noted. In fact, most of the reports this week leave a lot of questions about the actual Memorandum that has been signed electronically. In addition, it appears that there are also questions about what the extension of a sixty-day ceasefire will mean.
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[2026-06-16 23:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: While Israel is considered a dominant player in the cybersecurity field, and part of that means using artificial intelligence (AI) in smart ways in that arena, in the broader AI context, Jerusalem is behind and now trying to play catch-up.
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[2026-06-16 23:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: New data shared exclusively with Middle East Eye has shown evidence of Muslim prisoners being disproportionately targeted by harsh prison regulations in the UK.
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[2026-06-16 23:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Hezbollah told Reuters on Tuesday that it has received assurances from Iran that it will demand that Israel withdraw troops from Lebanon as part of its negotiations with the US.
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[2026-06-16 23:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The United States and Iran are to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU), ending weeks of war and starting 60 days of negotiations, in the Swiss city of Geneva on Friday.
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[2026-06-16 23:03 UTC+10:00] [UK news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: View image in fullscreenÉvian-les-Bains, France Donald Trump holds up a gift from the German chancellor, Friedrich Merz, at the G7 summitPhotograph: Thibault Camus/AFP/Getty ImagesShareView image in fullscreenEvian-les-Bains, FranceThe French president, Emmanuel Macron, greets his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, at the G7 summitPhotograph: Ludovic Marin/AFP/Getty ImagesShareView image in fullscreenKyiv, Ukraine A funeral procession for a Ukrainian soldier passes a large banner depicting the war covering a damaged buildingPhotograph: Pierre Crom/Getty ImagesShareView image in fullscreenSidon, Lebanon Displaced people return to their homes
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[2026-06-16 23:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Iran has told Hezbollah that the withdrawal of Israeli troops from Lebanon is included in the US-Iran deal and is expected to take place over a phased 60-day period, a source within the Iran-backed group told The National.
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[2026-06-16 22:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Majid Takht-Ravanchi said that the Memorandum of Understanding between Iran and the US includes a provision for dealing with possible ceasefire violations in Lebanon by Israel.
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[2026-06-16 22:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: New data shared exclusively with Middle East Eye has shown evidence of Muslim prisoners being disproportionately targeted by harsh prison regulations in the UK.
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[2026-06-16 22:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Rights groups and tech activists have warned against the increasing use of AI in the military, specifically citing Israel's genocide in Gaza as a dangerous precedent.
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[2026-06-16 22:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Donald Trump said on Tuesday during a press conference at the G7 summit in France that Iran “has rational leadership now” after US-Israeli attacks killed multiple Iranian officials.
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[2026-06-16 22:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich announced on Monday that the “Hebron Agreements were cancelled”, a move that strips the Palestinian Hebron Municipality of its authority over construction projects in the occupied West Bank city.
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[2026-06-16 22:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Donald Trump has pledged further support to Kyiv and urged Moscow to "make a deal" to end the Ukraine war, as the president's attention turns to Europe amid hopes the Iran conflict is nearing its conclusion.
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[2026-06-16 22:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: At least two Palestinians were killed on Tuesday in an Israeli air attack north of the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza, according to medical sources cited by Wafa news agency.
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[2026-06-16 22:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Qatari foreign ministry spokesperson Majed al-Ansari delivered comments to a press conference on Tuesday in which he expressed hope in the success of the Iran-US deal, but also warned of challenges ahead.
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[2026-06-16 22:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Wateen al-Ajrami was just more than a year old when the blast shook the simple storage room in northern Gaza’s Jabalia that her extended family were sheltering in.
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[2026-06-16 22:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The United Kingdom’s Court of Appeal has upheld the government’s decision to proscribe the activist group Palestine Action as a “terrorist organisation”, marking the latest chapter in a growing debate about the right to protest in Britain.
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