[2026-03-18 10:27 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 90]

Source: SBS News

Title: Trump says he doesn't 'need or desire' Australia's help in outburst over Strait of Hormuz

Snippet: Donald Trump has lashed out at a handful of countries, including Australia, for refusing help with Iran's blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. Source: AAP / Niall Carson/PA

Read full article: https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/trump-says-he-doesnt-need-or-desire-australias-help-in-outburst-over-strait-of-hormuz/m7sq9dzut

[2026-03-18 10:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: US targets Iranian missile sites near Strait of Hormuz with 5,000-pound bomb

Snippet: The United States military said Tuesday that it targeted sites along Iran's coastline near the Strait of Hormuz with "multiple 5,000-pound deep penetrator munitions".

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/us-targets-iranian-missile-sites-near-strait-hormuz-5000-pound-bomb

[2026-03-18 10:15 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Donald Trump lashes out at NATO and Australia over Iran

Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/world/donald-trump-lashes-out-at-nato-and-australia-over-iran-20260318-p5okuv.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-03-18 10:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Tradition and worry at an iftar gathering near the Iran-Iraq border in photos

Snippet: Women take part in a family gathering to break the fast with an Iftar meal during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in the village of Gulp, Iraq, Tuesday, March 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/photo-gallery/photos-iftar-ramadan-kurdush-iraq-iran-border-4b9508aee7853415dab599029d3ccec7

[2026-03-18 10:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Precios de gasolina en EEUU alcanzan su nivel más alto desde 2023 por la guerra con Irán

Snippet: Una persona repostando combustible en una gasolinera, el martes 17 de marzo de 2026, en Baltimore. (AP Foto/Stephanie Scarbrough)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/eeuu-iran-guerra-gasolina-precio-51ce8c332e02b6d74bf0b4442d75b005

[2026-03-18 09:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Ireland’s Micheal Martin and Trump in awkward St Patrick’s Day exchange

Snippet: Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin has met US President Donald Trump during an annual Saint Patrick’s Day visit to Washington, DC, delicately pushing back against the latter’s stances on several issues, from Iran to UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/17/irelands-micheal-martin-and-trump-in-awkward-st-patricks-day-exchange

[2026-03-18 09:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: US government is FAR better off without conspiracy theorist Joe Kent

Snippet: Feverish Iran-war critics Tuesday seized on Joe Kent’s resignation as national counterterrorism director as somehow proving President Donald Trump was foolish to launch Operation Epic Fury, when in fact Kent’s “I quit” letter proves he never belonged in that high post.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/17/opinion/us-govt-is-far-better-off-without-conspiracy-theorist-joe-kent/

[2026-03-18 09:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Ali Larijani, one of Iran's top security officials, is killed in an Israeli strike

Snippet: Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani gives a press conference in Tehran, Iran, Dec. 1, 2019. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/ali-larijani-dead-be5f46c171b2f9bf1dbd8325261a92a6

[2026-03-18 09:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Another ‘doomsday’ plane spotted in Fresno amid Iran concerns

Snippet: An unmarked airplane was spotted in Fresno this past weekend circling the city’s airport, at least the third such incident in a string of unusual appearances in the state of military-level aircraft.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/17/us-news/another-doomsday-plane-spotted-in-fresno-amid-iran-concerns/

[2026-03-18 09:30 UTC+10:00] [Data and Documents] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Rappler

Title: Casualty Tracker: US-Israel war on Iran

Snippet: This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.

Read full article: https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/iq/casualty-tracker-us-israel-war-on-iran/

[2026-03-18 09:24 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]

Source: 9News

Title: Trump-appointed intelligence official resigns over Iran war

Snippet: Auto news: These are Australia's safest roads.

Read full article: https://www.9news.com.au/world/joe-kent-donald-trumpappointed-intelligence-official-resigns-over-iran-war-says-iran-posed-no-imminent-threat/752d5c36-6099-4f1c-b495-35459d02d7d9

[2026-03-18 09:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: New York Post

Title: US allies need to get a grip – step up and help open the Strait of Hormuz

Snippet: With friends like these: One real virtue of the Iran war is how it exposes once-hidden disloyalties.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/17/opinion/us-allies-germany-the-uk-owe-america-their-help-in-opening-the-strait-of-hormuz/

[2026-03-18 09:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: New York Post

Title: Why freeing the Strait of Hormuz is America’s burden to bear

Snippet: The reason why we have the Fifth Fleet, one of the most awesome naval forces ever assembled in the history of mankind, is to protect the sea lanes in the Middle East.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/17/opinion/why-freeing-the-strait-of-hormuz-is-americas-burden-to-bear/

[2026-03-18 09:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: IRGC responds to killing of Larijani

Snippet: Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has responded to the confirmation of Ali Larijani’s assassination.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/irgc-responds-killing-larijani

[2026-03-18 08:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Why Iranian-Americans are cheering the war — and thanking Trump

Snippet: Crowds filled Westwood Boulevard on the night the war with Iran began, on February 28 — not in protest, but in celebration.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/17/opinion/why-iranian-americans-are-cheering-the-war/

[2026-03-18 08:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: ABC News

Title: Trump names Australia in outburst over lack of ally support in Iran

Snippet: US President Donald Trump has lashed out at America's allies for their lack of partipation in the Middle East conflict. (Reuters: Kevin Lamarque)

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-18/trump-lashes-nato-australia-lack-of-iran-war-support/106458656

[2026-03-18 08:43 UTC+10:00] [London] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Zelensky, Starmer urge continued support for Ukraine as Iran conflict steals focus

Snippet: ‘Putin can’t be the one who benefits from the conflict in Iran,’ said Starmer during a meeting with Ukraine’s president in London

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3346941/zelensky-starmer-urge-continued-support-ukraine-iran-conflict-steals-focus

[2026-03-18 08:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Israeli forces kill two people in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley

Snippet: Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency is reporting that Israeli warplanes have killed two people and injured six in an attack on a residential neighbourhood in the Ras al-Ain neighbourhood of Baalbek.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-forces-kill-two-people-lebanons-bekaa-valley

[2026-03-18 08:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: By wresting control of the Strait of Hormuz, Iran has turned the tables on US

Snippet: Iran spent a decade building up a shadow fleet of tankers untouched by western finance and insurance to evade US sanctions.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/wresting-control-strait-hormuz-iran-has-turned-tables-us

[2026-03-18 08:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: Iran confirms death of top security official Ali Larijani in US-Israeli strikes

Snippet: Ali Larijani, the influential head of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, has been killed in US-Israeli strikes, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has announced.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/635365-iran-confirms-larijani-death/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

[2026-03-18 08:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Iran confirms security chief Ali Larijani killed

Snippet: Iran's security chief, Ali Larijani, has been killed, Iranian media confirmed on Tuesday.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/iran-confirms-security-chief-ali-larijani-killed

[2026-03-18 08:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: SnoCountry Mountain Reports

Snippet: LEBANON, NH ---- (AP) Latest snow conditions, as supplied by

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/snocountry-mountain-reports-ce3b1a143f6273269d7dcb8603f0a12c

[2026-03-18 08:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Iran confirms death of security chief Larijani

Snippet: TEHRAN, Iran — Iran's Supreme National Security Council on Tuesday confirmed the death of its chief Ali Larijani, after Israel said it had killed him in an air strike.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/03/18/world/iran-confirms-death-of-security-chief-larijani/2302289

[2026-03-18 08:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Iran confirms brutal leader Ali Larijani killed after US-Israeli airstrikes

Snippet: Iranian state media confirmed that the country’s de facto leader was killed in an airstrike on Tuesday.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/17/world-news/iran-confirms-brutal-leader-ali-larijani-killed-after-us-israeli-airstrikes/

[2026-03-18 08:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Trump says US does not ‘need’ Strait of Hormuz help, despite appeal

Snippet: United States President Donald Trump has said that the US does not “need any help” in reopening the Strait of Hormuz, despite his appeals for an international coalition to support shipping during the war against Iran.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/17/trump-says-us-does-not-need-strait-of-hormuz-help-despite-appeal

[2026-03-18 08:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: US drivers see gas prices jump to their highest level since 2023 as the Iran war drags on

Snippet: Prices are displayed on a Chevron gas station sign in Houston, Tuesday, March 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/us-oil-trump-war-iran-gas-prices-edef1d6c5bf85ab64d959510fb50f0bd

[2026-03-18 08:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: RT News

Title: ‘They will do nothing for us’ – Trump on NATO

Snippet: US President Donald Trump has sharply criticized other NATO nations’ unwillingness to join the US-Israeli military campaign against Iran, denouncing the bloc as a “one-way street” that America has never really needed.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/635361-nato-do-nothing-trump/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

[2026-03-18 08:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Trump says to make delayed China trip in 'five or six weeks'

Snippet: WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump said Tuesday he expected to travel to China in a bit over one month, after postponing the trip slated for the end of March due to his war on Iran.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/03/18/world/trump-says-to-make-delayed-china-trip-in-five-or-six-weeks/2302277

[2026-03-18 07:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Iran continues intense attacks on Middle East neighbors after Israel says it ‘eliminated’ 2 of its top officials

Snippet: DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Israel said Tuesday it killed two senior Iranian security officials in overnight strikes in a major blow to the country’s leadership.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/17/world-news/iran-continues-intense-attacks-on-neighbors-after-israel-says-it-killed-2-of-its-top-officials/

[2026-03-18 07:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Strait of Hormuz 'won’t return to its pre-war status', Iranian official says

Snippet: Iran’s parliament speaker, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, wrote that “the Strait of Hormuz situation won’t return to its pre-war status”, in a post on X on Tuesday.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/strait-hormuz-wont-return-pre-war-status-iranian-official-says

[2026-03-18 07:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: EU and NATO leadership ‘worst in decades’ – El Pais oped

Snippet: The EU and NATO have their worst leadership in decades, marked by incompetence, a policy of appeasing the US, and failing to protect European interests, according to a scathing critique by journalist Claudi Perez in Spain’s leading newspaper, El Pais.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/635335-eu-leadership-crisis-iran-war/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

[2026-03-18 07:30 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: [Brahma Chellaney] US shows China how to seize Taiwan

Snippet: Since returning to office last year, US President Donald Trump has ordered military strikes from the Caribbean and eastern Pacific to Africa and the Middle East, targeting alleged drug-smuggling boats and suspected terrorist groups. He has attacked Venezuela and kidnapped its leader, Nicolas Maduro. And he has joined Israel in a large-scale assault on Iran that amounts to a major escalation from last year’s strikes, which supposedly “obliterated” the country’s nuclear facilities.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10696450

[2026-03-18 07:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Democrats’ misdirected Iran war outrage: Letters to the Editor — March 18, 2026

Snippet: Democrats are blaming President Trump in any manner possible for the Iran situation (“The War Critics’ Agenda,” Editorial, March 14).

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/17/opinion/democrats-misdirected-iran-war-outrage-letters/

[2026-03-18 07:24 UTC+10:00] [US politics] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Democrats urge windfall tax as big oil set to make billions from Iran war

Snippet: Progressive and green groups join call for tax on major fossil-fuel companies to help offset rising living costs

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/17/democrats-windfall-tax-fossil-fuel-companies-iran-war

[2026-03-18 07:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: How major US stock indexes fared Tuesday 3/17/2026

Snippet: Oil prices resumed their rise because of the war with Iran, but U.S. stocks held steadier this time around.

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/wall-street-stocks-dow-nasdaq-a4a5166c24a3567f5a85e5fc97ab11cd

[2026-03-18 07:19 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]

Source: SBS News

Title: Israel says it has killed Iran security chief as new supreme leader said to reject ceasefire proposals

Snippet: Israel say it has killed Ali Larijani, Iran’s top security official, as fighting between Israel, the United States and Iran continues, now in its third week. Source: Getty / Houssam Shbaro

Read full article: https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/israel-says-it-has-killed-iran-security-chief-ali-larijani-as-supreme-leader-said-to-reject-ceasefire-proposals/lubj9tgg0

[2026-03-18 07:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Trump arremete contra la OTAN por no ayudar a asegurar el estrecho de Ormuz y opta por ir solo

Snippet: El presidente Donald Trump habla durante una reunión con el primer ministro irlandés Micheál Martin en el Despacho Oval de la Casa Blanca, el 17 de marzo de 2026, en Washington. (Foto AP/Alex Brandon)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/trump-aliados-iran-ormuz-europa-otan-macron-c961e27b2079270b86b8b66c2fd6de28

[2026-03-18 07:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Israeli military says it struck more than 10 Basij force posts

Snippet: Israel's military hit ten Basij force posts across Tehran in recent hours, the military said on Tuesday.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-military-says-it-struck-more-10-basij-force-posts

[2026-03-18 07:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Iraq’s capital Baghdad rocked by powerful blasts near US embassy

Snippet: US air defences seen intercepting target near US Embassy

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/17/iraqi-capital-baghdad-rocked-by-powerful-blasts-near-us-embassy

[2026-03-18 07:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: Who really controls the Middle East narrative?   - DailyNews

Snippet: In recent days, Western media coverage of the Middle East has shifted dramatically. Outlets that previously framed conflicts through a US- and UK-centric lens are now reporting more directly on Iran’s attacks on Israeli and US security positions. This change reflects not only evolving realities on the ground but also deeper dynamics in the global political economy, where military action, economic power, and media narratives are closely intertwined.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2026/03/18/general-opinion/968590/who-really-controls-the-middle-east-narrative/

[2026-03-18 06:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Iraq in talks with Iran over tanker passage through Hormuz

Snippet: BAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq was in contact with Iran to try to arrange passage for some of its oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz, the country's oil minister told local media.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/03/18/world/iraq-in-talks-with-iran-over-tanker-passage-through-hormuz/2302213

[2026-03-18 06:53 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 90]

Source: SBS News

Title: 'Cashing in big time': Who's profiting from the war in the Middle East?

Snippet: Global defence spending jumped 9.4 per cent in 2024 to $2.7 trillion, according to researchers in Sweden. Credit: AAP/Rosemary Vasquez-brown

Read full article: https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/whos-profiting-from-the-war-in-the-middle-east/phfccuugu

[2026-03-18 06:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: Israel and America The illusion of control - DailyNews

Snippet: War has erupted between the United States, Israel, and Iran, shattering assumptions that calibrated pressure could prevent a wider conflict.The road to war was not paved by a sober calculation of costs and benefits, but by an illusion of control: the belief that USA and Israel could coerce Iran into submission through threats, deployments and limited strikes without triggering a broader regional conflagration.War between the United States, Israel and Iran has now moved from threat to reality.By manufacturing an atmosphere

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2026/03/18/general-opinion/968596/israel-and-america-the-illusion-of-control/

[2026-03-18 06:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Sydney resident fears for cousin facing 'unjustified' charges in Iran

Snippet: Armin Awan in Sydney is worried about his cousin in Iran. (Supplied)

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-18/sydney-resident-fears-for-cousin-amid-war-in-iran/106426366

[2026-03-18 06:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: Concerned over possible power cuts with fuel crisis - Sajith - DailyNews

Snippet: Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa inquired from the Government as to what steps it has taken to avoid a fuel crisis in the country, in the face of the ongoing war in the Middle East and questioned whether there will be a power cut.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2026/03/18/politics/968692/concerned-over-possible-power-cuts-with-fuel-crisis-sajith/

[2026-03-18 06:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Trump fumes at NATO for refusing to help secure Strait of Hormuz

Snippet: President Donald Trump listens to a reporter’s question during a meeting with Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin in the Oval Office of the White House, on St. Patrick’s Day, Tuesday, March 17, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/trump-iran-nato-strait-of-hormuz-europe-4e0cf38708e9c3ba8ea2a36148620067

[2026-03-18 06:31 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 90]

Source: SBS News

Title: US claims oil tankers beginning to cross Strait of Hormuz

Snippet: The Strait of Hormuz, a vital arterial passage for oil tankers in the Middle East, has been choked with traffic for weeks. Source: Supplied

Read full article: https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/us-claims-oil-tankers-starting-to-cross-strait-of-hormuz-calling-it-a-sign-of-how-little-iran-has-left/y6i1s560n

[2026-03-18 06:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: What you need to know about Iran today, with Matthew Doran

Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-18/iran-israel-war-daily-news-briefing-laura-tingle/106462842

[2026-03-18 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: New York Post

Title: Trump fuels mystery on which ex-president he’s been talking to about Iran

Snippet: WASHINGTON — Could it have been the 45th?

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/17/us-news/mystery-remains-about-trump-speaking-to-pro-iran-war-ex-president/

[2026-03-18 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: Global oil prices climb to highest level since July 2022 - DailyNews

Snippet: Global oil prices climbed to their highest level since July 2022 on Sunday evening as escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East raised fears of a prolonged disruption to global energy supplies.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2026/03/18/business/968483/global-oil-prices-climb-to-highest-level-since-july-2022/