[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: Ceylon Chamber urges measures to safeguard economic stability amid global uncertainty - DailyNews

Snippet: The evolving global situation and the escalating conflict in the Middle East requires coordinated measures to safeguard economic stability. The Ceylon Chamber remains ready to work with the Government in addressing potential economic risks and has outlined detailed policy recommendations.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2026/03/18/business/968421/ceylon-chamber-urges-measures-to-safeguard-economic-stability-amid-global-uncertainty/

[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/

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

Source: Daily News

Title: SLTDA initiates measures for a seamless continuation of tourism - DailyNews

Snippet: The Government has introduced a series of measures to ease bottlenecks in tourism in the country following the outbreak of hostilities in the Middle East.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2026/03/18/local/968593/sltda-initiates-measures-for-a-seamless-continuation-of-tourism/

[2026-03-18 06:28 UTC+10:00] [Kemi Badenoch] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Kemi Badenoch calls Trump’s repeated criticisms of Starmer ‘childish’

Snippet: Tory leader says US president’s words ‘completely wrong’ as she tries to distance herself from his war on Iran

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/mar/17/kemi-badenoch-trump-criticisms-starmer-childish

[2026-03-18 06:27 UTC+10:00] [California] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Oil flows again through controversial California pipeline after Trump order

Snippet: Pipeline, closed since 2015 after huge oil spill, reopens after president cites need to boost US supply amid war on Iran

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/17/oil-california-pipeline-iran

[2026-03-18 06:19 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 90]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Trump confirms delay of Beijing meeting with Xi amid Iran conflict

Snippet: Visit with Chinese leader pushed back by up to six weeks as Trump stays in Washington during escalating US-Israeli war with Iran

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/us/article/3346937/trump-confirms-delay-beijing-meeting-xi-amid-iran-conflict

[2026-03-18 06:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: ABC News

Title: In war-weary Lebanon, anger at Israel and Hezbollah takes hold

Snippet: Smoke has become a common sight on Beirut's skyline amid the IDF's attacks. (ABC News: Hamish Harty)

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-18/in-lebanon-anger-at-israel-and-hezbollah-takes-hold/106456504

[2026-03-18 06:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Iran continues attacks after Israel kills two officials

Snippet: DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Israel said Tuesday it killed two senior Iranian security officials in overnight strikes in a major blow to the country’s leadership. Iran, which so far confirmed one killing, fired salvos of missiles and drones at its Gulf Arab neighbors and Israel in a war that showed no signs of abating.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/03/18/world/iran-continues-attacks-after-israel-kills-two-officials/2302206

[2026-03-18 06:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]

Source: New York Post

Title: Benjamin Netanyahu wishes Iranians freedom on Persian new year

Snippet: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday wished the “brave people of Iran” a Happy Nowruz, the Persian new year, which falls on the March equinox, the first day of Spring.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/17/world-news/benjamin-netanyahu-wishes-iranians-freedom-on-persian-new-year/

[2026-03-18 05:59 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Fire at US embassy in Baghdad as security official reports drone and rocket strikes

Snippet: Attack came as Iran-backed group Kataeb Hezbollah in Iraq on Tuesday demanded that every 'foreign soldier' leave the country

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3346936/fire-us-embassy-baghdad-security-official-reports-drone-and-rocket-strikes

[2026-03-18 05:58 UTC+10:00] [Russia] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Ella Baron on Vladimir Putin and the benefits to Russia of war in Iran – cartoon

Snippet: Ella Baron on Vladimir Putin and the benefits to Russia of war in Iran – cartoon

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2026/mar/17/ella-baron-donald-trump-war-iran-cartoon

[2026-03-18 05:48 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 90]

Source: 9News

Title: Trump lashes Australia, allies over lack of help

Snippet: Hello and welcome to our rolling coverage of the war in the Middle East this Wednesday, March 18.

Read full article: https://www.9news.com.au/world/us-israel-iran-war-live-updates-march-18-donald-trump-ramps-up-criticism-of-uk-pm-keir-starmer-top-counterterrorism-official-joe-kent-resigns/3dad59e0-f145-4995-96c3-74a6114a9e55

[2026-03-18 05:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Projectile hits area near Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant

Snippet: A projectile hit the area near Iran's Bushehr Nuclear power plant on Tuesday, Iran's Tansim news agency reported, citing the country's Atomic Energy Organisation.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/projectile-hits-area-near-irans-bushehr-nuclear-power-plant

[2026-03-18 05:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Seven drones intercepted in 'past several hours', Saudi Arabia says

Snippet: Saudi Arabia’s defence ministry said on X that seven drones were intercepted and destroyed “in the past several hours” in the country’s oil-rich eastern region.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/seven-drones-intercepted-past-hours-saudi-arabia-says

[2026-03-18 05:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Middle East war forces pharmaceutical companies to divert critical medicines

Snippet: The Middle East war has forced pharmaceutical companies to reroute critical medicines, to ensure they land in Australia. (Pexels: Karolina Grabowska)

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-18/middle-east-war-medicines-supply-costs/106465132

[2026-03-18 05:34 UTC+10:00] [World / North America] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Age

Title: ‘We don’t need anyone’s help’: Trump lashes out at NATO allies, Australia over Iran war

Snippet: Washington: Donald Trump has reversed course and claimed he never needed or wanted other countries’ help in Iran, and lashed out at the US’s NATO and Indo-Pacific allies – including Australia – after previously demanding their assistance.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/world/north-america/we-don-t-need-anyone-s-help-trump-lashes-out-at-nato-allies-australia-over-iran-war-20260318-p5okge.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-03-18 05:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: USAID watchdog ‘expanding’ probe into more than 100 UNRWA employees linked to Hamas, Oct. 7 attack

Snippet: WASHINGTON — A US government agency is “expanding” its probe into more than 100 officials at a UN relief agency who had links to Hamas or were participants in the terror group’s Oct. 7, 2023, attack that killed dozens of Americans, The Post has learned.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/17/us-news/usaid-watchdog-expanding-probe-into-more-than-100-unrwa-employees-linked-to-hamas-oct-7-attack/

[2026-03-18 05:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: Stocks shake off Tuesday's oil rise — plus, Amazon debuts even faster delivery

Snippet: Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer releases the Homestretch — an actionable afternoon update, just in time for the last hour of trading on Wall Street. Haven't seen this much since the Iran war started : Oil prices up and stocks up, together. Crude and equities have largely had an inverse relationship lately, with the former driving the bus.

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/17/stocks-shake-off-tuesdays-oil-rise-plus-amazon-offers-even-faster-delivery.html

[2026-03-18 05:25 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Age

Title: US-Iran war live updates: Top Iranian security official Ali Larijani killed in strike, Israel claims; Trump says US will leave Iran in ‘very near future’

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Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/world/middle-east/us-iran-war-live-updates-top-iranian-security-official-ali-larijani-killed-in-strike-israel-claims-trump-says-us-will-leave-iran-in-very-near-future-20260317-p5okfn.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-03-18 05:20 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: ASX set to edge up as Wall Street climbs; Oil prices advance

Snippet: Oil prices are resuming their rise because of the war with Iran, but US stocks are holding steadier this time around.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/business/markets/asx-set-to-edge-up-as-wall-street-climbs-oil-prices-advance-20260318-p5okgp.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-03-18 05:20 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]

Source: 9News

Title: 'Global recession risk': The danger on the flipside of the RBA's rate hike

Snippet: Inflation may have driven the decision but the Reserve Bank's second consecutive rate hike has also put talk of a recession back on the agenda.Governor Michele Bullock didn't rule out the possibility yesterday afternoon, although she stressed that wasn't her goal. While she highlighted the likelihood the war in the Middle East would drive up prices due to fuel supply issues, a former RBA assistant governor flagged the escalating conflict as a "global recession risk".AS IT HAPPENED: RBA pulls trigger

Read full article: https://www.9news.com.au/national/rba-interest-rates-the-danger-on-the-flipside-of-the-rbas-rate-hike/0f884e4a-cc94-45b9-8ff4-98567d0cd712

[2026-03-18 05:17 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Trump says US does not need Nato after being rebuffed over strait of Hormuz

Snippet: Amid escalation of Middle East crisis, US president describes rejection of call for help as a ‘foolish mistake’

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/17/trump-us-president-nato-strait-of-hormuz-iran-middle-east

[2026-03-18 05:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Leqaa Kordia, longest-detained pro-Palestine protester, freed from ICE custody

Snippet: After spending two consecutive Ramadans behind bars, Leqaa Kordia was freed from US immigration detention on Monday, in what her lawyers have described as a "staggering" $100,000 bond.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/longest-detained-pro-palestine-protester-leqaa-kordia-freed-ice-custody

[2026-03-18 05:11 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Key Iran leader ‘killed’: what does it mean for war? - The Latest

Snippet: Israel claims it has killed the influential Iranian national security chief Ali Larijani in overnight strikes. If confirmed, Larijani’s death would represent a devastating blow to the regime, and the most senior official to die since Ali Khamenei’s death. Lucy Hough speaks to deputy head of international news, Devika Bhat.

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/news/video/2026/mar/17/key-iran-leader-killed-what-does-it-mean-for-war-the-latest

[2026-03-18 05:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Oil prices climb as fresh strikes target infrastructure

Snippet: LONDON — Oil prices rose again Tuesday as Iran launched fresh attacks on crude-producing neighbours, while stock markets were higher ahead of key central bank meetings.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/03/18/world/oil-prices-climb-as-fresh-strikes-target-infrastructure/2302188

[2026-03-18 05:01 UTC+10:00] [Money / Investing] [Factuality: 95]

Source: The Age

Title: ‘It will never go to zero’: Just how safe is it to invest in gold?

Snippet: It’s generally accepted among the finance world that gold is considered a safe-haven asset. The gains it has made over the past few weeks (one ounce is now worth over $7000) since conflict broke out in the Middle East are a good example of this.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/money/investing/it-will-never-go-to-zero-just-how-safe-is-it-to-invest-in-gold-20260310-p5o8z4.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-03-18 04:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Starmer, Zelenskyy urge ‘focus’ on Ukraine as Iran war diverts attention

Snippet: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has met British Prime Minister Keir Starmer in London to sign a new defence pact as the unfolding US-Israeli war on Iran threatened to divert international attention away from Russia’s attacks on Ukraine.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/17/starmer-tells-zelenskyy-focus-on-ukraine-as-iran-war-diverts-attention

[2026-03-18 04:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Ali Larijani: What does the death of philosopher security chief mean for Iran?

Snippet: Ali Larijani, a politician, security chief and philosopher, was Iran’s renaissance man.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/ali-larijani-what-does-death-philosopher-security-chief-mean-iran

[2026-03-18 04:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Israeli PM Netanyahu confirms elimination of Iran’s security chief Ali Larijani

Snippet: Shop now

Read full article: https://nypost.com/video/israeli-pm-netanyahu-confirms-elimination-of-irans-security-chief-ali-larijani/

[2026-03-18 04:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Unrealistic to expect controlled regime change in Iran, Germany says

Snippet: Germany's Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul on Tuesday said it was not realistic to expect controlled regime change in Iran and said the war could not have a military solution.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/unrealistic-expect-controlled-regime-change-iran-germany-says

[2026-03-18 04:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Deutsche Welle

Title: EUA e Irão: Três gerações de conflito

Snippet: A guerra entre Estados Unidos, Israel e Irão, iniciada a 28 de fevereiro de 2026, não surgiu de forma repentina. O conflito entre Washington e Teerão foi-se desenvolvendo ao longo de gerações. A DW analisa três acontecimentos decisivos — o golpe de 1953, a crise dos reféns de 1979-81 e a disputa nuclear em curso — que continuam a influenciar políticas e a opinião pública, além de terem aberto caminho para a guerra.

Read full article: https://www.dw.com/pt-002/eua-e-ir%C3%A3o-tr%C3%AAs-gera%C3%A7%C3%B5es-de-conflito/a-76397494

[2026-03-18 04:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Iran negotiating with FIFA to make unprecedented World Cup schedule change

Snippet: An Iranian official said this week the country is in talks with FIFA about moving its soccer team’s World Cup group matches out of the United States after President Donald Trump declared it was not “appropriate” for the team to be there.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/17/sports/iran-negotiating-with-fifa-to-move-group-games-out-of-us/

[2026-03-18 04:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Celebrations break out across Iran over death of security chief Ali Larijani: ‘Burn’

Snippet: Iranians are celebrating news that Tehran’s de facto leader was killed in an Israeli airstrike on Tuesday.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/17/world-news/celebrations-break-out-across-iran-over-death-of-ali-larijani-burn/

[2026-03-18 04:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: US counterterror chief says in resignation letter Israel 'deceived' Trump into attacking Iran

Snippet: A senior Trump administration official in the directorate of national intelligence has resigned over the war on Iran, saying that the US president was tricked into the conflict by an Israeli and pro-war “echo chamber”.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/us-counterterrorism-chief-says-israel-deceived-trump-attacking-iran-resignation-letter

[2026-03-18 04:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: How many rate cuts? Iran war upends Federal Reserve's next steps

Snippet: FILE -Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026, at the Federal Reserve Board Building in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/fed-interest-rates-jerome-powell-1b3a287688c864a681fd0bd73560890f

[2026-03-18 04:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Israel carrying out ‘mass expulsion of Palestinians’ in West Bank, UN warns

Snippet: Israel has forcibly displaced more than 36,000 Palestinians across the occupied West Bank in one year, the United Nations says, warning that illegal Israeli settlement expansion and a push to annex the territory are accelerating.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/17/israel-carrying-out-mass-expulsion-of-palestinians-in-west-bank-un-warns

[2026-03-18 04:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: RT News

Title: US counterterrorism chief resigns in protest over Iran war

Snippet: Joe Kent, head of the US National Counterterrorism Center, has resigned in protest over Washington’s war with Iran, saying that Israel has dragged the US into another “never‑ending” conflict that does not serve American interests.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/635334-us-counterterrorism-chief-resign-iran/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

[2026-03-18 04:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: RT News

Title: Read Full Article at RT.com

Snippet: Joe Kent, head of the US National Counterterrorism Center, has resigned in protest over Washington’s war with Iran, saying that Israel has dragged the US into another “never‑ending” conflict that does not serve American interests.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/635334-us-counterterrorism-chief-resign-iran/

[2026-03-18 04:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: What to know about Joe Kent, Trump's former counterterrorism chief

Snippet: Joseph Kent appears before a Senate Committee on Intelligence hearing for his pending confirmation to be director of the National Counterterrorism Center, on Capitol Hill, April 9, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr., File)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/joe-kent-resignation-iran-donald-trump-6d87b1f4852913d7d55ff1f195d7fc87

[2026-03-18 04:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: WATCH: Palace pushes back against Sara on President's shortcomings in addressing Filipinos' needs

Snippet: Malacañang pushes back against Vice President Sara Duterte’s criticism of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., particularly on claims of shortcomings in addressing the needs of Filipinos. Undersecretary Claire Castro, speaking during a press briefing on March 17, 2026, at the Bagong Pilipinas Studios in Mandaue City, Cebu, said the administration has outlined its programs and responses, including measures for Filipinos affected by the Middle East conflict.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/03/18/videos/watch-palace-pushes-back-against-sara-on-presidents-shortcomings-in-addressing-filipinos-needs/2302149

[2026-03-18 03:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: US does 'not need' help from allies on Iran, Trump says

Snippet: WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that US forces "no longer need" military help in the Iran war, after his calls for assistance from allies to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to oil traffic were largely rebuffed.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/03/18/world/us-does-not-need-help-from-allies-on-iran-trump-says/2302150

[2026-03-18 03:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Israel 'assessed Iranians would be slaughtered' if they rise up against Islamic Republic

Snippet: Israel has privately assessed that Iranians would be "slaughtered" if they took to the streets against the Islamic Republic, despite Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu repeatedly calling for them to do so.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israel-assessed-iranians-would-be-slaughtered-if-they-rise-against

[2026-03-18 03:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Turkiye calls Israel’s killings of Iran leaders ‘illegal’

Snippet: Turkey’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has lashed out at Israel after it claimed to have killed Iran’s powerful national security chief Ali Larijani, denouncing its targeting of Tehran’s leaders as “illegal”.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/turkiye-calls-israels-killings-iran-leaders-illegal

[2026-03-18 03:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Cremations halted over oil shortage from the Iran war: ‘Never seen anything like this’

Snippet: Even the dead aren’t immune to the oil shortage sparked by the Iran war.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/17/world-news/cremations-halted-over-oil-shortage-from-the-iran-war/

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

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Zelenskyy and Starmer urge continuing support for Ukraine against Russia as Iran war steals focus

Snippet: LONDON — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy sought support Tuesday from U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, at a time when the Iran war has revived Russia’s ailing economy through increased oil revenue, robbed US-brokered talks to end Russia’s invasion of Ukraine of momentum — and could soon limit Kyiv’s access to vital Western air defense systems that are needed in the Middle East.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/03/18/world/zelenskyy-and-starmer-urge-continuing-support-for-ukraine-against-russia-as-iran-war-steals-focus/2302128

[2026-03-18 03:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Trump retrasa viaje a China hasta el próximo mes para centrarse en la guerra en Irán

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-china-iran-ormuz-e379c86ea734420bc43d43a0a02feb07

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

Source: The Manila Times

Title: PCCI urges Asean-wide action on Middle East crisis

Snippet: THE Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry urged leaders from the member-nations of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) to take immediate action in addressing energy, water and food security concerns across the region amid the war in the Middle East.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/03/18/business/top-business/pcci-urges-asean-wide-action-on-middle-east-crisis/2301984

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

Source: Michael West Media

Title: Iran war causing ‘enormous’ tourism, freight disruption

Snippet: March 18, 2026 03:30 | News

Read full article: https://michaelwest.com.au/iran-war-causing-enormous-tourism-freight-disruption/