[2026-03-19 15:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Albanese offers hope on Iran, Chalmers prepares budget

Snippet: Topic:Government and Politics

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-19/anthony-albanese-iran-fuel-prices-budget-jim-chalmers/106464080

[2026-03-19 15:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Japan's prime minister could get an earful from Trump on Thursday

Snippet: Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi gestures as U.S. President Donald Trump delivers his speech during their visit to the aircraft carrier USS George Washington at the U.S. Navy’s Yokosuka base in Yokosuka, south of Tokyo, on Oct. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/trump-takaichi-japan-iran-strait-of-hormuz-0006b848118381786baa837c403e5e13

[2026-03-19 15:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: As Iran war expands, thinned State Department struggles to keep up

Snippet: Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during a U.S. Hostage and Wrongful Detainee Flag Raising ceremony at the State Department, Monday, March 9, 2026 in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/iran-state-department-doge-trump-expertise-staffing-007f0976bb17c4f3a6bc33aeb759e9d9

[2026-03-19 15:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Trump says US had 'no idea' Israel would attack Pars gas field in Iran

Snippet: US President Donald Trump on Thursday America had 'no idea' of Israel's attack on facilities linked to Iran's oil industry in South Pars and Asaluyeh, warning of severe military consequences if Tehran launches more attacks on Qatar's energy infrastructure, as tensions across the Gulf escalated following strikes on major liquefied natural gas facilities.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/trump-says-us-had-no-idea-israel-would-attack-pars-gas-field-iran

[2026-03-19 14:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Three Palestinian women killed during Iranian missile attack in West Bank

Snippet: Palestinians killed from rocket fragments in occupied West Bank

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/19/three-palestinian-women-killed-during-iranian-missile-attack-in-west-bank

[2026-03-19 14:45 UTC+10:00] [US politics] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: FBI probing US counter-terrorism chief who resigned over Iran war, reports say

Snippet: The reported inquiry predates Joe Kent’s departure on Tuesday from his post as director of the national counter-terrorism center

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/19/fbi-probing-counterterrorism-official-who-resigned-over-iran-war-reports-say

[2026-03-19 14:43 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Middle East crisis live: Trump threatens to ‘blow up’ entire South Pars gasfield if Iran strikes Qatar

Snippet: US president says Israel will not launch another attack on the giant gasfield shared by Iran and Qatar, but promises to destroy it if Tehran retaliates

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/mar/19/iran-war-live-updates-oil-prices-gas-field-strikes-pentagon-more-funds-trump-news

[2026-03-19 14:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Trump admin considering deploying troops to Iranian shores along Strait of Hormuz, Kharg Island: report

Snippet: President Trump is reportedly weighing the deployment of thousands of additional US troops to the Middle East that could potentially be used on the ground in Iran.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/18/us-news/trump-admin-considering-deploying-troops-to-iranian-shores-along-strait-of-hormuz-kharg-island-report/

[2026-03-19 14:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Iran in negotiations with FIFA to have US World Cup matches moved

Snippet: Iran's men's team is holding a pre-World Cup training camp in Turkey, but will not travel to the United States. (Getty Images: Robert Cianflone)

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-19/iran-fifa-world-cup-united-states-matches-boycott-negotiations/106473624

[2026-03-19 14:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: Trump warns to 'blow up' South Pars gas field in Iran if strikes against Qatar energy continue

Snippet: U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday warned that if Iran continued targeting Qatar's energy facilities, America would "massively blow up the entirety of the South Pars Gas Field."

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/19/iran-israel-us-war-energy-facilities-south-pars-global-reactions.html

[2026-03-19 14:04 UTC+10:00] [New York] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: FBI ‘investigating’ top US security official who resigned over Iran war

Snippet: The probe into Joseph Kent apparently predates his sudden departure as head of the National Counterterrorism Centre

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3347098/fbi-investigating-top-us-security-official-who-resigned-over-iran-war

[2026-03-19 14:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Asian shares skid as oil and gas prices surge

Snippet: Currency traders work near a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), top center, and the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won, top center left, at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, March 19, 2026.

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/stocks-markets-oil-iran-trump-1abeddf7c4bf19d1dc96b3f23c1de402

[2026-03-19 14:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Residents in countries near North Korea fear Iran war leaves them exposed

Snippet: Activists held protests against the war and the demand from Donald Trump in Seoul. (Reuters: Kim Soo-hyeon)

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-19/iran-war-and-distracted-trump-rattles-asia-pacific-allies/106470286

[2026-03-19 14:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: NBy Natalie Whiting

Snippet: Natalie Whiting is the ABC's North Asia correspondent, based in Tokyo. She was previously the broadcaster's Papua New Guinea correspondent and has also reported for the ABC from Europe and the Middle East.

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/natalie-whiting/5439586

[2026-03-19 13:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: Bank of Japan keeps rates steady as expected, warns Iran war may push up inflation

Snippet: The Bank of Japan kept its rates steady at 0.75% as expected, but noted that inflation risks now are tilted to the upside due to the Iran war.In its statement, the BOJ said that the decision was split, with eight members of the nine-member board voting in favor of a hold.

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/19/bank-of-japan-keeps-rates-steady-as-expected-warns-iran-war-may-push-up-inflation.html

[2026-03-19 13:52 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Michael West Media

Title: RBA frets over severe global shock from Middle East war

Snippet: March 19, 2026 13:52 | News

Read full article: https://michaelwest.com.au/rba-frets-over-severe-global-shock-from-middle-east-war/

[2026-03-19 13:52 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Michael West Media

Title: RBA frets over severe global shock from Middle East war

Snippet: March 19, 2026 13:52 | News

Read full article: https://michaelwest.com.au/rba-frets-over-severe-global-shock-from-middle-east-war-2/

[2026-03-19 13:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: Qatar says Iran attacked LNG hub; UAE shuts gas facilities - DailyNews

Snippet: Qatar’s state oil giant ​QatarEnergy said on Wednesday that Iranian missile attacks on Ras Laffan, the site of ‌the country’s core LNG processing operations, caused “extensive damage”, while the UAE shut gas facilities after intercepting missiles early on Thursday. The attacks came hours after Iran issued evacuation warnings for several oil facilities ​across Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Qatar, as it prepared retaliation following ​strikes on its own energy infrastructure in South Pars and Asaluyeh.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2026/03/19/breaking-news/969458/qatar-says-iran-attacked-lng-hub-uae-shuts-gas-facilities/

[2026-03-19 13:36 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Ex-counterterrorism official says he wasn't allowed to share concerns about Iran war with Trump

Snippet: WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Kent, the former counterterrorism director who resigned this week over concerns about the Iran war, said Wednesday that he and other senior officials with doubts about the airstrikes “were not allowed” to share them with US President Donald Trump.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10697996

[2026-03-19 13:27 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Ruling party, govt. agree on support measures for SMEs hit by rising oil prices

Snippet: The ruling Democratic Party and the government agreed Thursday on the need to provide support for small and medium-sized enterprises and micro business owners to cushion them from rising oil prices due to an intensifying war in the Middle East.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10697962

[2026-03-19 13:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Ignore the media’s hysteria: Iran’s reduced to tactics of desperation

Snippet: You’d never know it from media reports, but the Iranian regime is struggling to survive — what’s left of it, anyway.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/18/opinion/ignore-the-medias-hysteria-irans-reduced-to-tactics-of-desperation/

[2026-03-19 13:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Hezbollah claims destruction of six Israeli tanks in south

Snippet: Hezbollah said it destroyed six Israeli Merkava tanks during clashes in southern Lebanon, as Israeli forces attempted to advance near the town of Taybeh toward the Deir Siryan area.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/hezbollah-claims-destruction-six-israeli-tanks-south

[2026-03-19 13:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Saudi FM warns Iran that patience in Gulf not ‘unlimited’ amid attacks

Snippet: Saudi reserves right to ‘military action’ after Iranian attack

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/19/saudi-fm-warns-iran-that-patience-in-gulf-not-unlimited-amid-attacks

[2026-03-19 13:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Air strike hits militia headquarters in Iraq, three injured

Snippet: An air strike targeted a headquarters of Iraq’s Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF) north of Salah al-Din province, Al Jazeera Arabic reported.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/air-strike-hits-militia-headquarters-iraq-three-injured

[2026-03-19 13:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: What is South Pars, the Israeli target that escalated the war with Iran?

Snippet: An Iranian security officer at a South Pars gas field unit in Asaluyeh Seaport in November 2015. (FILE: Raheb Homavandi/TIMA via Reuters)

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-19/what-is-south-pars-iran-israel-war-gas/106471892

[2026-03-19 13:05 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: US national debt surges past $39 trillion

Snippet: WASHINGTON (AP) — The national debt surpassed a record $39 trillion Wednesday, a milestone that comes just weeks into the US-Israeli war in Iran.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10697894

[2026-03-19 13:04 UTC+10:00] [Hong Kong stocks] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Hong Kong stocks retreat as Fed warns Iran conflict clouds inflation outlook

Snippet: Hang Seng Index falls after Fed says Middle East hostilities complicate inflation outlook as oil prices remain elevated

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3347091/hong-kong-stocks-retreat-fed-warns-iran-conflict-clouds-inflation-outlook

[2026-03-19 13:00 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Strikes hit world's largest natural gas field in Iran, and Tehran retaliates with more attacks

Snippet: DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Israel killed Iran's intelligence minister as it kept up its campaign against the Islamic Republic’s top leadership and reportedly attacked an Iranian offshore natural gas field Wednesday, as the war escalated pressure on the region’s economic lifeblood: energy.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10697883

[2026-03-19 12:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Tulsi Gabbard hires former Pentagon official skeptical of Iran policy as her deputy quit in protest of the war

Snippet: Former Pentagon official Dan Caldwell – a skeptic of US military intervention, particularly in Iran – has reportedly been hired by Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/18/us-news/tulsi-gabbard-hires-ex-pentagon-official-skeptical-of-us-war-with-iran/

[2026-03-19 12:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: CNBC Daily Open: Markets reel as Fed holds rates steady and Iran hits a key Qatar gas hub

Snippet: Taken from CNBC’s Daily Open, our international markets newsletter — Subscribe today

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/19/cnbc-daily-open-markets-reel-as-fed-holds-rates-steady-and-iran-hits-a-key-qatar-gas-hub.html

[2026-03-19 12:32 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]

Source: 9News

Title: 'Do not buy more than you need': PM urges Aussies not to hoard petrol

Snippet: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has called on Australians to stop hoarding petrol, insisting the country's fuel supply is at a healthy level.Speaking after a meeting of the National Cabinet to coordinate Australia's response to the rising price of oil and petrol caused by the Middle East conflict.The Prime Minister was adamant the country does not have an issue with the amount of fuel available, and said Australians who were panic-buying petrol were causing more problems than solutions.READ MORE: Australia and

Read full article: https://www.9news.com.au/national/fuel-crisis-australia-anthony-albanese-urges-not-to-hoard-petrol-new-task-force-announced/49e2594f-6dfa-4e92-a5b9-325066d8b085

[2026-03-19 12:30 UTC+10:00] [Singapore] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Middle East banks eye Hong Kong as ‘safe haven’ amid Iran threats, InvestHK head says

Snippet: Investment-promotion agency is helping a couple of Middle East banks set up in the city and fielding more inquiries since the war started

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/3347050/middle-east-banks-eye-hong-kong-safe-haven-amid-iran-threats-investhk-head-says

[2026-03-19 12:30 UTC+10:00] [East Asia] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Why North Korea’s Kim expects the US to come ‘cap in hand’ for Trump talks

Snippet: With Washington tied up in Iran, Kim Jong-un’s message is clear: if the US wants a summit, it must pay his nuclear price

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3347040/why-north-koreas-kim-expects-us-come-cap-hand-trump-talks

[2026-03-19 12:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: A exdirector de antiterrorismo no se le permitió compartir con Trump sus inquietudes sobre Irán

Snippet: WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Kent, el exdirector de antiterrorismo que renunció esta semana debido a sus preocupaciones sobre la guerra con Irán, aseguró el miércoles que “no se les permitió” a él y a otros altos funcionarios plantear directamente sus inquietudes al presidente Donald Trump sobre una campaña militar.

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/antiterrorismo-director-kent-trump-guerra-iran-israel-2493c75d01784ce2d79f20cd6b563bf9

[2026-03-19 12:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Who in the Iranian leadership has been killed?

Snippet: US and Israeli strikes on Iran have killed several senior political and military figures as the two countries push for regime change.

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-19/who-in-iranian-leadership-has-been-killed/106471816

[2026-03-19 12:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Foreign worker killed in central Israel after Iran missile launch — medics

Snippet: JERUSALEM — A man was killed in central Israel after the latest round of Iranian missile fire, medics said Thursday, bringing the death toll in the country from the ongoing war to 15.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/03/19/world/americas-emea/foreign-worker-killed-in-central-israel-after-iran-missile-launch-medics/2303323

[2026-03-19 12:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Report: Pentagon seeks $200 billion for war with Iran

Snippet: The Pentagon is seeking more than $200 billion to fund the war with Iran, according to a report by The Washington Post citing a senior US administration official.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/report-pentagon-seeks-200-billion-war-iran-report

[2026-03-19 12:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Iran targets Gulf energy sites after gas field strike

Snippet: Tehran — Iran targeted energy facilities across the Gulf and threatened further destructive attacks after a key gas field was hit, raising fears Thursday of a wider assault on fuel supplies that could jolt already rattled global markets.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/03/19/world/americas-emea/iran-targets-gulf-energy-sites-after-gas-field-strike/2303322

[2026-03-19 12:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Pro-Iran Iraqi armed group says will stop US embassy attacks, under conditions

Snippet: BAGHDAD, Iraq — An influential pro-Iranian armed group in Iraq pledged early Thursday to stop attacking the US embassy for five days, presenting a series of conditions.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/03/19/world/americas-emea/pro-iran-iraqi-armed-group-says-will-stop-us-embassy-attacks-under-conditions/2303321

[2026-03-19 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Won falls sharply past 1,500 won amid oil price surge

Snippet: The South Korean currency fell markedly past the 1,500-won level against the US dollar Thursday as global oil prices surged amid intensifying tensions in the Middle East.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10697775

[2026-03-19 12:00 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Trump news at a glance: president’s war on Iran is putting billions on the US till

Snippet: US spent $11.3bn on bombs in the first six days of the US and Israel’s joint attack on Iran – key US politics stories from 18 March 2026 at a glance

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/18/trump-news-latest-updates-today

[2026-03-19 11:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Qatar says Iran attacks crossed all red lines regionally

Snippet: Qatar’s foreign ministry condemned what it described as Iranian attacks on energy facilities in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, saying the strikes have “crossed all red lines.”

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/qatar-says-iran-attacks-crossed-all-red-lines-regionally

[2026-03-19 11:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: Oil jumps 4% as Iranian retaliatory strikes on Qatar’s key energy facility stoke supply worries

Snippet: Oil prices extended gains as Middle East remains on the boil with strikes on energy infrastructure in the region fanning fears of a supply crunch.

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/19/oil-jumps-iran-strikes-qatar-lng-facility-supply-worries.html

[2026-03-19 11:49 UTC+10:00] [Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC)] [Factuality: 95]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Australia’s major fuel suppliers being investigated over alleged price-gouging amid Iran war

Snippet: Anthony Albanese also announces new national fuel supply taskforce and reiterates call for motorists to ‘only take what you need’

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/mar/19/australia-fuel-suppliers-investigated-price-gouging-iran-war

[2026-03-19 11:44 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: Seoul shares open sharply lower on escalating Mideast crisis, US rate freeze

Snippet: South Korean shares kicked off sharply lower Thursday after the Middle East's critical energy facilities were attacked during the US and Israel-led war against Iran, and the US Federal Reserve's decision to keep its interest rates unchanged.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10697739

[2026-03-19 11:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Putin mourns Larijani, calls him 'true friend' of Russia

Snippet: Russian President Vladimir Putin has sent a message of condolences to Iran’s Supreme Leader following the killing of senior Iranian official Ali Larijani, according to state media.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/putin-mourns-larijani-calls-him-true-friend-russia

[2026-03-19 11:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Trump counterterrorism director explains why he resigned over Iran war

Snippet: Joseph Kent, director of the National Counterterrorism Center, speaks during the House Committee on Homeland Security on Capitol Hill in Washington, Dec. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/iran-joe-kent-counterterrorism-trump-5d8c700f4460f9c202ef1a003cea4ba1

[2026-03-19 11:30 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Petrol queues and rationing: How Trump and his secretary of war ignored the lessons of history

Snippet: Big Fords and Chevrolets idled like junkies hanging out for a fix.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/world/middle-east/petrol-queues-and-rationing-how-trump-and-his-secretary-of-war-ignored-the-lessons-of-history-20260318-p5orgz.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-03-19 11:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Saudi Arabia says kingdom may take military action against Iran

Snippet: Saudi foreign minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud said the kingdom reserves the right to take military action against Iran if necessary, accusing Tehran of pressuring its neighbours rather than engaging in dialogue.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/saudi-arabia-says-kingdom-may-take-military-action-against-iran

[2026-03-19 11:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Saudi Arabia warns patience with Iran aggression not unlimited

Snippet: Saudi foreign minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud said his country’s patience with "Iranian aggression is not unlimited,” warning Riyadh reserves the right to respond.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/saudi-arabia-warns-patience-iran-aggression-not-unlimited