Topic: Middle East — Neutral reports only
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[2026-06-15 03:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US and Israel’s “good cop, bad cop” strategy for diplomacy while allowing continued Israeli attacks is outdated, Iran’s chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said on Sunday, shortly after a deadly strike on Lebanon.
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[2026-06-15 03:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US and Israel’s “good cop, bad cop” strategy for diplomacy while allowing continued Israeli attacks is outdated, Iran’s chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said on Sunday, shortly after a deadly strike on Lebanon.
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[2026-06-15 03:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: An Israeli air strike on the southern suburbs of Lebanon's capital Beirut has put further pressure on attempts for a US-Iran deal to end the war, although Donald Trump says a truce remains close.
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[2026-06-15 03:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) activists protested on Jerusalem's Bar Ilan Street on Sunday, Israel Police confirmed.
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[2026-06-15 03:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s top joint military command says its forces have a "finger on the trigger" and are ready to strike at the "enemy's heart", according to Iranian state media.
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[2026-06-15 03:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El secretario de Estado Marco Rubio testifica en el Congreso en Washington, el 3 de junio del 2026. (AP foto/Jose Luis Magana)
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[2026-06-15 03:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Pro-Israel activists threatened and attacked anti-apartheid protesters outside a London real estate event accused of marketing property in illegal Israeli settlements in occupied Palestine.
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[2026-06-15 03:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday he will discuss the Russian invasion and efforts to end it during a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump at the G7 summit in France.
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[2026-06-15 03:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: US President Donald Trump said on Sunday a deal with Iran was “very close”, although doubts persisted over the timing of an agreement.
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[2026-06-15 03:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: US President Donald Trump on Sunday announced that a deal with Iran has been reached and that he had authorised the Strait of Hormuz to be reopened immediately.
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[2026-06-15 03:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday he will discuss the Russian invasion and efforts to end it during a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump at the G7 summit in France.
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[2026-06-15 03:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: There is a voter I keep meeting. He did his army service, or his son did, or both. He votes Right and always has. He believes Torah and the rifle belong together, the way the hesder yeshivot (programs that braid Talmud study with combat service) have insisted for two generations.
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[2026-06-15 03:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The first annual Thai Festival in Israel was held on Friday, marking 72 years of Israeli-Thai diplomatic relations and highlighting Thailand’s culture, cuisine, traditions, and art.
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[2026-06-15 03:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The Islamic regime detained 130 people accused of rioting during January's protests and the war with Israel, Iranian media outlets reported on Sunday, citing the regime's Intelligence Ministry.
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[2026-06-15 03:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The latest round of confrontation with Iran once again demonstrates the determination of the regime not only to avoid capitulation, but also to continue fighting for its interests and national honor.
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[2026-06-15 03:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: There’s good news and bad news. The good news is that, perhaps, the most pro-Israel administration ever is governing America at a time when the Jewish state is faced with its greatest existential threat.
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[2026-06-15 03:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: A group of masked individuals in Spain’s Basque region has vandalized six light rail trains belonging to the Spanish company CAF that were allegedly destined for Tel Aviv. The damage caused is likely to delay the trains’ arrival in Israel.
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[2026-06-15 03:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Dozens of families of those imprisoned by the Islamic regime for participating in the December demonstrations have been targeted by a series of costly fraud schemes, Dadban, a network of pro-bono lawyers and jurists that provides legal counsel, education, and support to political prisoners, protesters, and rights activists in Iran, claimed on Saturday.
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[2026-06-15 02:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Secretary of State Marco Rubio testifies before the Senate Committee on Appropriations on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, June 3, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
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[2026-06-15 02:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Trump has told Fox News that a deal with Iran is expected in the “next two to three hours”, as mediators signal that negotiations are close to a breakthrough.
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[2026-06-15 02:01 UTC+10:00] [Artificial Intelligence] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: The muted ambitions from the United States and European countries reflect how the world has come to operate in the Trump era, in which avoiding a blowup and papering over differences with a message of cohesion is viewed as a win.
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[2026-06-15 01:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi on Sunday became the first president of Somaliland to visit Israel, months after Israel recognised the breakaway east African state.
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[2026-06-15 01:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Hundreds of pro-Palestinian demonstrators have gathered in the British capital to condemn an event promoting the sale of land and properties in illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank.
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[2026-06-15 01:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Iran will never have a nuclear weapon, US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth told CBS News on Sunday.
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[2026-06-15 01:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Israel struck Beirut’s southern suburbs on Sunday for the second time in a week in response to what it said was Hezbollah fire at northern Israel
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[2026-06-15 01:25 UTC+10:00] [Hezbollah] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Israel struck Beirut’s southern suburbs on Sunday for the second time in a week in response to what it said was Hezbollah fire at northern Israel
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[2026-06-15 01:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Lebanon’s health ministry says Israel’s war on the country has killed at least 3,783 people and wounded 11,699 others between 2 March and 14 June, Lebanon's National News Agency reported.
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[2026-06-15 01:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: United States President Donald Trump has criticised Israel for launching an attack on Lebanon’s capital, Beirut, on the day he has said a deal to end the US-Israeli war with Iran could be signed.
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[2026-06-15 01:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US President Donald Trump denounced the IDF's strikes on Beirut on Sunday.
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[2026-06-15 01:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US President Donald Trump said that Israel's attack on Beirut's southern suburbs on Sunday "should not have happened".
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[2026-06-15 01:06 UTC+10:00] [Politics] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: United Nations Ambassador Mike Waltz praised the waiting-to-be-finalized Iran deal but held back from confirming when the agreement will be signed.
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[2026-06-15 01:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
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[2026-06-15 01:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: On Sunday the spokesman for the Iranian parliament's National Security Commission again warned against pursuing a deal with the United States without first restraining Israel. Iran has tried to force a 'red line' on Washington - essentially making clear that if it doesn't get Israel under control in Lebanon, it can kiss an Iran and Hormuz Strait reopening peace deal goodbye.
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[2026-06-15 00:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: An anticipated deal to stop the war with Iran and open the Strait of Hormuz hangs in the balance as Israel and Tehran-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon traded strikes Sunday.
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[2026-06-15 00:43 UTC+10:00] [guerra no Irã] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: O Irã ameaçou neste domingo (14/06) romper as negociações de paz com os Estados Unidos após um ataque por Israel contra a capital do Líbano, Beirute. Pelo menos três pessoas morreram e 15 ficaram feridas.
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[2026-06-15 00:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Twenty haredi (ultra-Orthodox) air force technicians were recruited last week at Tel Nof Air Force Base, following a two-month technician training course at a base in Haifa, the IDF announced on Sunday.
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[2026-06-15 00:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The IDF is ready for a potential Iranian ballistic missile attack in the coming hours, and the home front should be on high alert, IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir said on Sunday at 5:07 p.m.
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[2026-06-15 00:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi, widely known as Cirro, on Sunday became the first president of Somaliland to visit Israel.
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[2026-06-15 00:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: A Jordanian delegation led by Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi held talks on Sunday with Syrian officials, as the two countries look to establish themselves as a possible alternative route to the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-06-15 00:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Three aid convoys carrying 544 tonnes of food and shelter supplies from the UAE entered Gaza this week to deliver a lifeline to civilians in the grip of a humanitarian crisis.
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[2026-06-15 00:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Al Zaidi has ordered the cancellation of a major project to develop Baghdad International Airport over corruption allegations, the Iraq News Agency reported on Sunday.
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[2026-06-15 00:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: An Israeli strike killed four Palestinians and injured several others in the Yemen al-Saeed hospital in the Jabalia refugee camp, north Gaza.
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[2026-06-15 00:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: ROME, June 14 (Yonhap) -- The presidential office expressed hope Sunday that the United States and Iran will reach a ceasefire agreement to restore peace in the Middle East and reopen the Strait of Hormuz as soon as possible.
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[2026-06-15 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: As global media speculate on potential outcomes and the probable fate of US-Iran negotiations, we in the Arab world, particularly in the Gulf states, remain deeply concerned about Iran’s next move in the region.
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[2026-06-14 23:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Mediators from Pakistan, Qatar, Egypt and Turkey have played a vital role in narrowing the differences between Iran and the US as the two countries close in on a deal to end their war, sources told The National on Sunday.
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[2026-06-14 23:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Thr deputy commander of Iran's top joint military command Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, said on Sunday that Israel's assault on Beirut "will not go unanswered," state-media reported.
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[2026-06-14 23:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Israeli officials feel sidelined by the emerging US-Iran peace deal and are furious with what they believe amounts to a “catastrophe” that fails the objectives set prior to the war, according to a report by the Israeli outlet Ynet.
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[2026-06-14 23:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Israeli officials feel sidelined by the emerging US-Iran peace deal and are furious with what they believe amounts to a “catastrophe” that fails the objectives set prior to the war, according to a report by the Israeli outlet Ynet.
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[2026-06-14 23:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Un edificio dañado por un bombardeo israelí en el Campamento Al-Maghazi en la Franja de Gaza, el 12 de junio del 2026. (AP foto/Abdel Kareem Hana)
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[2026-06-14 23:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Gaza’s Health Ministry says the Palestinian death toll from the Israel-Hamas war has surpassed 73,000.
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