Topic: Middle East — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-20 04:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: For over a year, Israel, Washington and even Lebanon’s government have been speaking as if Hezbollah has been broken for good.
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[2026-03-20 04:25 UTC+10:00] [Asia Times] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-03-20 04:24 UTC+10:00] [Film] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Distributor says authorities warned screening Tunisian film-maker Kaouther Ben Hania’s docudrama could harm India–Israel relations
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[2026-03-20 04:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Prices for metals fell sharply across the board Thursday as investors worried about the impact rising oil prices due to the U.S.-Iran war will have on the global economy.
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[2026-03-20 04:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: President Trump claimed Thursday he told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to stop attacking Iran’s gas and oil fields.
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[2026-03-20 04:21 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Two leaders tout bilateral relationship and pledge to work cooperatively on trade despite Trump joke about Pearl Harbour
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[2026-03-20 04:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — Former National Counterterrorism Center boss Joe Kent gave a wink and nod Wednesday to an outlandish conspiracy theory that Israel may have been involved in the assassination of late conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
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[2026-03-20 04:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Police vehicles sit outside the Temple Israel synagogue Friday, March 13, 2026, in West Bloomfield Township, Mich. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
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[2026-03-20 03:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Crude oil prices would need to jump to roughly $138 a barrel amid the war on Iran and stay there for at least a few weeks to put the US at a serious risk of a recession, according to a new survey of economists released Thursday.
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[2026-03-20 03:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Russia has condemned an Israeli air strike that injured a TV crew from state-run RT in Lebanon as not “accidental”.
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[2026-03-20 03:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Iran executed a 19-year-old champion wrestler in a public hanging Thursday along with two other people who were arrested during the brutal crackdown of anti-regime protesters in January.
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[2026-03-20 03:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Iranian attacks on Qatar have wiped out 17 percent of its liquefied natural gas (LNG) export capacity, causing an estimated $20bn in lost annual revenue and threatening supplies to Europe and Asia, QatarEnergy’s CEO says.
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[2026-03-20 03:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Several European nations and Japan have issued a joint statement saying they would take steps to stabilise energy markets, a day after several strikes on energy facilities in the Gulf region sent oil and gas prices soaring amid the United States-Israel war on Iran.
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[2026-03-20 03:30 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
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[2026-03-20 03:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The shutdown of the internet in Iran is now the longest in its history, according to a monitor.
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[2026-03-20 03:25 UTC+10:00] [f-35] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: This would be the first time Iran has hit one of the US$100 million planes since the US and Israel launched their attack in February
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[2026-03-20 03:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Qatar called for an “immediate” end to the US-Israeli war on Iran, becoming the first major Gulf energy producer to explicitly call for a halt to the conflict without conditions.
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[2026-03-20 03:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — United States President Donald Trump may use a White House meeting with Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Thursday to press for help in the war on Iran, placing her in an awkward position as Tokyo weighs how much support it can provide.
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[2026-03-20 03:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: THE presidency of Barack Obama was supposed to improve relations by signaling American willingness to engage Iran. Ahmadinejad, however, took advantage of the opportunity to air a laundry list of grievances against the United States. According to an NPR (National Public Radio) news report in 2009:
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[2026-03-20 03:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A sharp drop in Iranian gas flows to Turkey following Israel's strike on the South Pars gas field and Tehran's retaliatory attacks across the Gulf has raised energy security concerns. But analysts say Ankara will likely be able to cushion the blow.
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[2026-03-20 03:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Europe's sovereign bonds are facing "a perfect storm" after new inflation fears sparked by the Iran conflict forced the region's central banks to signal a new course for interest rates on Thursday, sending yields soaring.
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[2026-03-20 03:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Hackers targeted an Orthodox Jewish news publication after US officials warned of Iran-aligned cyber-attacks when the war in the Mideast country got underway last month.
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[2026-03-20 03:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-03-20 02:58 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Attacks on facilities by both sides in the conflict this week threaten grave consequences for the global economy
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[2026-03-20 02:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Palestinians inspect the damage at a beauty salon after a deadly Iranian strike in the West Bank village of Beit Awa, near Hebron, Thursday, March 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
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[2026-03-20 02:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A pregnant woman is the fourth Palestinian to have died from shrapnel wounds sustained after an Iranian missile attack on Wednesday night.
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[2026-03-20 02:50 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Foreign minister claims Israel convinced Donald Trump to make ‘grave miscalculation’ of waging war on Iran
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[2026-03-20 02:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: More than 1,000 people have been killed in intensified Israeli attacks across Lebanon this month, according to local authorities, as the United Nations and other rights groups say Israel’s bombardment of the country may amount to war crimes.
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[2026-03-20 02:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US has been drawn by Israel into an “unlawful war” against Iran and needs help to disengage, Omani Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi has said.
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[2026-03-20 02:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: There are reports of fire and falling debris in Haifa following a strike by an Iranian missile on an oil refinery, according to Israeli media.
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[2026-03-20 02:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The Pentagon is seeking an additional $200bn from Congress to fund the United States-Israel war with Iran, a conflict Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warns has no “timeframe” for ending.
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[2026-03-20 02:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The leaders of France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands and United Kingdom have issued a joint statement condemning Iran’s overnight attacks on its Arab neighbors’ energy infrastructure.
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[2026-03-20 02:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Qatar’s Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed has urged for an immediate cessation of hostilities in the region and said “trust must be restored” in a press conference alongside Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan.
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[2026-03-20 02:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran intensified its attacks on oil and natural gas facilities around the Gulf on Thursday, raising the stakes in a war that is sending shock waves through the global economy.
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[2026-03-20 02:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: The war in the Middle East could pose a threat to the semiconductor industry and other sectors dependent on a resource produced in the Gulf — helium.
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[2026-03-20 02:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli attacks have killed 1,001 people in Lebanon since the latest escalation of the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah began on 2 March, according to the Lebanese Health Ministry.
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[2026-03-20 02:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Murad Sadygzade, President of the Middle East Studies Center, Visiting Lecturer, HSE University (Moscow).
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[2026-03-20 02:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Major international airlines are continuing to suspend flights to Israel amid the country’s ongoing war with Iran.
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[2026-03-20 02:02 UTC+10:00] [Pete Hegseth] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: US defense secretary suggests Thursday will be ‘largest strike package yet … death and destruction from above’
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[2026-03-20 02:00 UTC+10:00] [Gianni Infantino] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Mehdi Taj says his country ‘will be preparing for the World Cup’, with Mexico’s leader saying her country was prepared to host Iran’s matches
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[2026-03-20 01:38 UTC+10:00] [Late-night TV roundup] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Late-night hosts discussed the confirmation hearing for Trump’s new homeland security pick, the about-face by Republicans on Iran and the war’s sticker-shock for ordinary Americans
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[2026-03-20 01:33 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-03-20 01:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Thousands of high-end cars being shipped from Japan and destined for Dubai have been dropped off on the Kenyan island of Lamu, port authorities said, as the Mideast war provides a boost to African shipping hubs.
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[2026-03-20 01:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: British MPs have raised concerns over Israel's new ambassador to the UK after he was accused of obstructing an investigation into leaks of classified information during the war on Gaza.
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[2026-03-20 01:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: A correspondent and cameraman of the Kremlin-funded news network RT were injured in a missile strike while reporting in southern Lebanon on Thursday.
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[2026-03-20 01:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israel has begun arresting Ethiopian asylum seekers and plans to deport those already in detention next month, civil society sources have told Middle East Eye.
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[2026-03-20 01:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard told the intelligence committee during a hearing on Thursday that America and Israel do not share the same war aims in Iran.
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[2026-03-20 01:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Former head of the US National Counterterrorism Center Joe Kent, who resigned this week in protest over the US-Israeli war on Iran, is under FBI investigation, according to Semafor.
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[2026-03-20 01:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Former head of the US National Counterterrorism Center Joe Kent, who resigned this week in protest over the US-Israeli war on Iran, is under FBI investigation, according to Semafor.
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[2026-03-20 01:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Duran
Snippet: Starmer is in zugzwang. Mandelson arrest on suspicion of misconduct in public office
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