Topic: Middle East — Neutral reports only
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[2026-06-13 14:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran has significantly increased efforts in recent weeks to secure its stockpile of highly enriched uranium, according to a CNN report citing five sources familiar with US intelligence assessments.
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[2026-06-13 14:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s prime minister said Friday the United States and Iran have agreed to wording of an agreement aimed at ending their war in the Middle East and that mediators were working with both sides to finalize a deal.
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[2026-06-13 14:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Two paramedics were injured on Friday in an Israeli air strike on the southern Lebanese town of Selaa in the Tyre district, according to Lebanon’s National News Agency.
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[2026-06-13 14:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Newspaper Israel Hayom reported that the US military has begun constructing a large base near the perimeter fence surrounding the Gaza Strip, close to the Reim military base in southern Israel.
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[2026-06-13 14:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli forces carried out military operations in several towns across the occupied West Bank on Friday, according to the Palestinian news agency Wafa.
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[2026-06-13 14:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The United States military shot down several Iranian suicide drones in the Strait of Hormuz, US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced in an X/Twitter post on Saturday.
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[2026-06-13 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The European Central Bank's decision to raise its key interest rate is reflecting the increasingly complex economic situation, underpinned by soaring inflation and energy prices as a result of the US-Iran war, analysts have said.
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[2026-06-13 14:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Uncertainty over the future of the Iran war and concerns about regional stability are driving a surge in gold-buying in Kuwait, as residents seek a traditional safe-haven asset while prices retreat from recent highs.
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[2026-06-13 13:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has said that control over the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz will not return to its pre-war status.
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[2026-06-13 13:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has said control over the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz will not return to its pre-war status.
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[2026-06-13 13:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Two 25-year-old haredi (ultra-Orthodox) draft dodgers arrested overnight between Thursday and Friday turned to the ultra-Orthodox community for support, Israeli media reported on Friday.
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[2026-06-13 13:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Last week, Ireland’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade published its obligatory Regulatory Impact Analysis (RIA) on the Irish government’s Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (Prohibition on the Importation of Goods) Bill 2026 (the PIGS Bill), which was published the previous week.
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[2026-06-13 12:48 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: New York: At least 39 times, Donald Trump has declared that a deal between the US and Iran is close, imminent or nearly complete.
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[2026-06-13 12:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BEIRUT, Lebanon — Hezbollah said on Friday its fighters had confronted Israeli forces advancing towards a southern Lebanese town, as Israel pressed on with its strikes in Lebanon.
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[2026-06-13 12:42 UTC+10:00] [WORLD] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Paris – U.S. President Donald Trump has repeatedly declared that Iran and the U.S. are on the verge of agreeing to a deal to end the Middle East war, but a litany of sticking points have delayed finalizing an accord and will complicate its implementation, analysts say.
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[2026-06-13 12:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Israelis are raising doubts about their government and military's ability to provide security after more than three months of renewed war against Iran and Lebanon.
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[2026-06-13 12:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Our focus on the rise of the "war unicorn" theme over the last four months, shaped by technological innovation seen in the war in Ukraine and the conflict in the Middle East, has allowed us, in countless notes, to inform readers very early that 2030s warfare has already arrived. In fact, hyperinnovation in Ukraine, now the world's AI weapons laboratory, is what pulled forward these extremely advanced, low-cost weaponry.
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[2026-06-13 11:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi said diplomacy with the United States is intended to consolidate what he described as Iran’s victory in the recent conflict, outlining a proposed memorandum of understanding that he said was nearing completion.
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[2026-06-13 11:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US Vice President JD Vance is expected to travel to Geneva to sign a memorandum of understanding with Iran, according to a US official cited by The Wall Street Journal.
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[2026-06-13 10:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: FIFA President Gianni Infantino has failed to deliver on promises to secure full access for the Iranian soccer federation to attend the team's three games in the United States, Iran’s World Cup team supervisor told Reuters.
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[2026-06-13 10:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: US President Donald Trump told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday that it is time to end the war with Iran, Axios reported on Saturday.
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[2026-06-13 10:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A senior US official said President Donald Trump has directed that sanctions on Iran be eased if Tehran adheres to a future agreement, according to remarks reported by The Times of Israel.
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[2026-06-13 10:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Hussein Hajj Hassan, a member of Hezbollah’s parliamentary bloc, said Iran had “clearly” informed the group that Lebanon was included in a reported memorandum of understanding between Tehran and Washington, Al Jazeera Arabic reported.
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[2026-06-13 10:04 UTC+10:00] [Conflict] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Their new deadline for the war: Labor Day.
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[2026-06-13 09:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli forces fired tear gas and stun grenades at Palestinians near Solomon’s Pools, a historic tourist site south-west of Bethlehem, according to the Palestinian news agency Wafa.
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[2026-06-13 09:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said peacekeepers in southern Lebanon continue to observe extensive Israeli military activity, including “high-density armoured movements, large-scale engineering and demolition works and sustained logistical traffic” in areas near the border.
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[2026-06-13 09:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: LIVE, FREE and EXCLUSIVE
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[2026-06-13 09:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Iran is dominating headlines, but Washington’s favorite bipartisan monster abroad is never too far from the sights of the hawks. Just days ago, and while the U.S. is fighting a war, Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell scolded Marco Rubio for pausing a weapons shipment to Taiwan.
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[2026-06-13 08:43 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The New York Times
Snippet: The United States expects to sign a potential framework of an agreement with Iran within “the next few days,” a senior administration official said on Friday, while emphasizing that it was hardly finished.
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[2026-06-13 08:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: There are too many mediocre crime series on all the channels and streaming platforms, but Legends on Netflix is a welcome exception.
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[2026-06-13 08:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: What does the average Israeli know about Taiwan? It’s a fair bet that the knowledge of the vast majority of us regarding that faraway place centers on the political tensions between the island country – officially called the Republic of China – and the mainland leviathan of China.
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[2026-06-13 08:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A satirised image of the Statue of Liberty and the U.S. flag decorate the entrance to the former U.S. Embassy, which has been turned into an anti-American museum, in Tehran, Iran, Friday, June 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
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[2026-06-13 08:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: London Mayor Sadiq Khan has backed calls to ban a real estate sales event in the British capital that includes properties in Israel and listings in illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank.
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[2026-06-13 08:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Sat 13 Jun 2026 at 8:12am
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[2026-06-13 08:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: By the middle of March during Trump's Operation Epic Fury, Iran was flexing its retaliatory might, and the Gulf region was shocked to see the largest natural-gas production facility in the world, Qatar's North Field, badly damaged - with a key section forced offline and severely damaged.
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[2026-06-13 07:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-06-13 07:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The United Arab Emirates has denied media reports that it transferred money to Iran, saying no frozen Iranian funds have been released, moved or routed through the country.
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[2026-06-13 07:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-06-13 07:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: An indictment was filed against a 44-year-old resident of Haifa for contacting a foreign agent and providing information to Iran.
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[2026-06-13 07:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Friday that nuclear talks with the United States would only take place at a later stage and would not proceed unless a proposed interim deal was implemented, state TV reported.
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[2026-06-13 07:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The UAE paid Iran billions of dollars in return for a halt to attacks on the country in an about-face for the Gulf state that staked out the most hawkish position on Iran, lobbying the US to continue waging war on the Islamic Republic, Reuters reported on Friday.
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[2026-06-13 07:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-06-13 07:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Sat 13 Jun 2026 at 7:07am
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[2026-06-13 06:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The United Arab Emirates has agreed to unlock billions of dollars for Iran, pursuing a tactical shift after weeks of Iranian attacks on the wealthy Gulf Arab state amid its ongoing war with the United States and Israel, four sources told the Reuters news agency.
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[2026-06-13 06:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot says he sees a real willingness from both sides to reach an agreement, as diplomatic efforts continue around a possible US-Iran deal.
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[2026-06-13 06:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The UAE paid Iran billions of dollars in return for a halt to attacks on the country in an about-face for the Gulf state that staked out the most hawkish position on Iran, lobbying the US to continue waging war on the Islamic Republic, Reuters reported on Friday.
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[2026-06-13 06:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs Abbas Araghchi said the administration of the Strait of Hormuz would no longer operate as it did before the war, adding that the waterway falls “under the sovereignty of Iran and Oman”.
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[2026-06-13 06:12 UTC+10:00] [Latest] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Duran
Snippet: Switch to the dark mode that's kinder on your eyes at night time.
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[2026-06-13 05:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says a proposed memorandum of understanding with the US includes a mechanism for Iran’s frozen funds, while rejecting media reports about the text of the deal.
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[2026-06-13 05:53 UTC+10:00] [Cooperation] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: The senior US official put the chance of success for a near-term deal at 80 to 85 percent but said the nuclear details will take months to materialize.
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