Topic: Middle East — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-14 19:00 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Mood among some in Iran shifts from hope of being rescued to dismay at destruction of infrastructure, culture and lives
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[2026-03-14 19:00 UTC+10:00] [Bahrain] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: As missiles fly, drone strikes from Dubai to Doha are shattering the illusion of safety for millions of Indian expats living in the Gulf
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[2026-03-14 19:00 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: US President Donald Trump says the American military has bombed critical Iranian military sites on Kharg Island and will target energy infrastructure next if the Iranian regime continues to menace oil tankers passing through the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-03-14 18:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Six members of the same family, including a six-month-old baby, were killed in a US-Israeli strike on a residential building in Eyvan city in western Iran’s Ilam province, local media reported.
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[2026-03-14 18:27 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-03-14 18:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Hezbollah on Saturday said it carried out a series of overnight attacks targeting Israeli towns and military positions along the Lebanon-Israel border.
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[2026-03-14 18:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Smoke seen rising from US embassy in Baghdad
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[2026-03-14 18:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Good morning, Middle East Eye readers,
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[2026-03-14 18:00 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Even as the first western journalist to interview Ayatollah Khomeini, I had no inkling of what was to come. Perhaps we should have learned from history
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[2026-03-14 17:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: An Israeli strike on a health centre in southern Lebanon has killed 12 medical workers, the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health said, as its devastating assault continued amid a wider regional war launched by the United States and Israel on Iran 15 days ago.
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[2026-03-14 17:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: United States President Donald Trump has said the country’s military bombed military installations on Iran’s Kharg Island, warning the area’s critical oil facilities could be next if Iran continues to block the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-03-14 17:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Personas desplazadas en el Instituto Técnico Bir Hassan en Beirut, el 11 de marzo del 2026. (AP foto/Bilal Hussein)
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[2026-03-14 17:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on Saturday said it achieved the strategic goals of the 45th phase of “Operation True Promise 4,” claiming strikes destroyed Israel’s northern command infrastructure and targeted a gathering place of American forces.
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[2026-03-14 17:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Commander-in-Chief of the Iranian Army Major General Amir Hatami on Saturday said the killing of 104 crew members from Dena destroyer "will not go unanswered", state media reported.
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[2026-03-14 17:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Displaced people fleeing Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon and Dahiyeh, Beirut’s southern suburbs, settle at the Bir Hassan Technical Institute, which has been turned into a shelter, in Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, March 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
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[2026-03-14 17:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Hamas urged Iran not to target neighbouring countries as tensions escalate in the region, while backing Tehran’s right to respond to US and Israeli actions.
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[2026-03-14 17:00 UTC+10:00] [Palestine] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: A smashed window here, a provocative sticker there. In an age when protest feels increasingly meaningless, it’s no wonder that acts of petty symbolism are on the rise
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[2026-03-14 16:45 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The US decision to temporarily lift some restrictions on Russian oil has delivered a geopolitical victory to the Kremlin on top of the boon that Russia’s war-strained budget is already receiving from soaring energy prices.
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[2026-03-14 16:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Buyers snapped up dozens of flats, though one agent warned the Middle East conflict has been ‘like a bucket of cold water’ on the market
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[2026-03-14 16:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump says American forces have "obliterated" all of Iran's military defences on Kharg Island, the primary terminal for Iranian oil exports.
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[2026-03-14 16:00 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Iran’s is trying to create wedges between Gulf states and the US, but Trump is very comfortable on the ‘escalatory ladder’
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[2026-03-14 15:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: The US is temporarily easing some sanctions on Russian oil shipments, reflecting global concerns over sharply higher crude prices due to supply shortages stemming from the Iran war.
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[2026-03-14 15:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON, D.C. — All six crew members of a KC-135 refueling aircraft that crashed while supporting operations against Iran are dead, the U.S. military said Friday.
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[2026-03-14 15:44 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-03-14 15:42 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 90]
Source: 9News
Snippet: A missile struck a helipad inside the US Embassy in Baghdad, two security officials said.The projectile landed within the embassy's boundaries after the Green Zone, the heavily fortified district in central Baghdad that houses Iraqi government institutions and foreign embassies, added the security officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity as they are not authorised to speak with the press.Video obtained by The Associated Press showed smoke billowing from inside the compound.READ MORE: Will the pumps run dry?
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[2026-03-14 15:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Mukalla, Yemen – A reported decision to impose thousands of dollars in fees on shipping headed for Yemen has experts worried that the price of imported goods and food will increase in the war-torn country, as it starts to feel the economic impact of the United States and Israel’s conflict with Iran.
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[2026-03-14 15:33 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Trump also threatens to hit island’s oil infrastructure if Tehran does not allow passage for ships via Strait of Hormuz
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[2026-03-14 15:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine government has begun implementing measures to help ease the burden on airline passengers following a sharp increase in global jet fuel prices triggered by the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.
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[2026-03-14 15:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Mujeres musulmanas iraquíes ondean banderas iraníes y sostienen retratos del difunto líder de Irán, el ayatolá Alí Jamenei, y de su hijo, el ayatolá Mojtaba Jamenei, durante la manifestación anual del Día de Quds, o Día de Jerusalén, en apoyo a los palestinos, el viernes 13 de marzo de 2026, en Bagdad, Irak.
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[2026-03-14 15:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Rescue workers carry a severely injured man after pulling him from the rubble following a strike in southern Tehran, Iran, Friday, March 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Sajjad Safari)
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[2026-03-14 15:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: TEHRAN, Iran — President Donald Trump said Friday that the United States had heavily bombed military targets on Iran's oil hub Kharg Island and the US Navy would soon begin escorting tankers through the Strait of Hormuz.
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[2026-03-14 15:05 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-03-14 15:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The U.S. is temporarily easing some sanctions on Russian oil shipments, reflecting global concerns over sharply higher crude prices due to supply shortages stemming from the Iran war.
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[2026-03-14 15:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: An airplane is refueled at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in SeaTac, Wash., on Sunday, Nov. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson, File)
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[2026-03-14 15:01 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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[2026-03-14 15:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The U.S. Capitol is seen at sunrise March 9, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)
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[2026-03-14 15:00 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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[2026-03-14 15:00 UTC+10:00] [Latin America] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: TCL and Xpeng founders also vow to keep investing in Latin America – despite US intervention in Venezuela this year
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[2026-03-14 14:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BAGHDAD, Iraq — Two people were wounded after a projectile fell on a house in Iraq's capital Baghdad on Saturday, two security sources said.
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[2026-03-14 14:54 UTC+10:00] [Ukraine] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Zelenskyy says urgent need for anti-aircraft missiles, which are used in the Gulf to counter Iranian missiles and drones. What we know on day 1,480
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[2026-03-14 14:35 UTC+10:00] [Kataeb Hezbollah] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The strikes are the first in the heart of Baghdad to kill Iran-backed fighters since the start of the war on February 28
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[2026-03-14 14:30 UTC+10:00] [Jeffrey Epstein] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Readers discuss the finer points of leadership selection, whether the Iran war is another US distraction, and corruption in China
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[2026-03-14 14:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The crew of a US-owned oil tanker found themselves “fighting for their lives” earlier this week, after a “barbaric attack” by Iran left the ship engulfed in flames and forced all 28 seafarers to jump overboard in the middle of the night, the owner of the vessel said Friday.
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[2026-03-14 14:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran warned that any attack on its oil and energy infrastructure would trigger retaliatory strikes on facilities in the region owned by companies with American shares or those cooperating with the United States, state media reported, citing Tehran’s Khatam al-Anbiya military command headquarters.
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[2026-03-14 13:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Pentagon is deploying a Marine Expeditionary Unit to the Middle East, a rapid response force typically made up of about 2,500 Marines and sailors, CNN reported.
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[2026-03-14 13:42 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.
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[2026-03-14 13:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Rockets struck northern Israel near the Lebanese border, with damage reported in the Upper Galilee region by Al Jazeera.
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[2026-03-14 13:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran is considering allowing a limited number of oil tankers to pass through the Strait of Hormuz on the condition that the oil cargo is traded in Chinese yuan, CNN reported, quoting a senior Iranian official.
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[2026-03-14 13:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Some South Asians in Australia fear for the safety of their family in the Middle East amid the US-Israel war with Iran. (AP: Fatima Shbair)
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[2026-03-14 13:04 UTC+10:00] [Trump administration] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Defense secretary offers alternative TV headlines to reporters to more favourably reflect US military campaign in Iran – key US politics stories from 13 March 2026
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