[2026-03-09 21:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Starmer calls Trump in bid to mend fraught ties over Iran war

Snippet: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer held a phone call with US President Donald Trump on Sunday in a move widely seen as an attempt to clear the air after tensions over the US-Israeli war on Iran.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/starmer-calls-trump-bid-mend-fraught-ties-over-iran-war

[2026-03-09 21:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: New York Post

Title: Iran confirms Russia’s helping ‘in many different directions’ in its war with US-Israel: ‘It’s not a secret’

Snippet: Russia has been aiding Iran in “many different directions” in its war with the US and Israel, Iran’s foreign minister confirmed — just days after it emerged Moscow was sharing intelligence about the location of US forces in the Middle East.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/09/world-news/iran-confirms-russias-helping-in-many-different-directions-in-its-war-with-us-israel-its-not-a-secret/

[2026-03-09 21:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Israel used white phosphorus in Lebanon: Report

Snippet: Human Rights Watch said on Monday that the Israeli military fired white phosphorus munitions over residential areas in southern Lebanon earlier this month which is illegal under international law.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israel-used-white-phosphorus-lebanon-report

[2026-03-09 21:37 UTC+10:00] [Cuba] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: In the other US target of regime change, Cuba, I saw real hardship – and resilience | Sara Kozameh

Snippet: Trump is choking off oil imports to the communist nation, plunging it into a crisis not seen since the fall of USSR

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/09/cuba-us-regime-change-iran-war

[2026-03-09 21:37 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Age

Title: US-Iran war live updates: Iranian death toll passes 1300 as Khamenei’s son named as successor; global sharemarkets tumble

Snippet: You have reached your maximum number of saved items.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/world/middle-east/us-iran-war-live-updates-iranian-death-toll-passes-1300-as-khamenei-s-son-named-as-successor-global-sharemarkets-tumble-20260309-p5o8w2.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-03-09 21:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: Treasury yields climb higher as investors monitor Iran war and soaring oil price

Snippet: U.S. Treasury yields climbed higher on Monday as oil prices soared past $100 a barrel and increased inflation fears among investors.

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/09/us-treasury-yields-investors-monitor-iran-war-and-soaring-oil-price.html

[2026-03-09 21:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: European stocks slide as Israeli-US war rattle markets

Snippet: European stock markets dropped to their lowest level in more than two months on Monday as the Israel-US war on Iran pushed oil prices sharply higher and fuelled fresh inflation concerns.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/european-stocks-slide-israeli-us-war-rattle-markets

[2026-03-09 21:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Lebanon delays parliamentary elections by two years amid Israeli war

Snippet: Lebanon’s parliament has postponed the country’s legislative elections for two years because of the ongoing war involving Israel and Hezbollah, parliamentary speaker Nabih Berri said on Monday.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/lebanon-delays-parliamentary-elections-two-years-amid-israeli-war

[2026-03-09 21:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Iran says 1,255 people killed in US-Israeli attacks, mostly civilians

Snippet: Iran: 1,255 killed, 12,000 wounded in nine days of US-Israel attacks

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/9/iran-says-1255-killed-in-us-israeli-attacks-mostly-civilians

[2026-03-09 21:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: 'Sky is the limit': Analysts raise the alarm about how high oil prices could go

Snippet: Analysts warned on Monday that there was no precedent for the surging price of oil, as the Middle East crisis deepens fears of prolonged production shut-ins and disruption to shipments through the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz.

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/09/oil-prices-iran-war-middle-east-us-israel-strait-of-hormuz.html

[2026-03-09 21:08 UTC+10:00] [Marziyeh Jafari] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Concern for Iran women’s football team rises in Australia amid war

Snippet: Players’ union FIFPRO said it had been unable to contact the players, who lost on Sunday in Queensland, to discuss possible asylum

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3345992/concern-iran-womens-football-team-rises-australia-amid-war

[2026-03-09 21:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Iran says it did not launch attacks towards Turkey or Azerbaijan

Snippet: There is more comments from Iran's foreign ministry.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/iran-says-it-did-not-launch-attacks-towards-turkey-or-azerbaijan

[2026-03-09 21:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Otra investigación apunta a que fue EEUU quien atacó una escuela iraní y mató a 165 personas

Snippet: Rescatistas y residentes buscan entre los escombros tras lo que funcionarios iraníes describieron como un ataque de Estados Unidos e Israel contra una escuela primaria de niñas en Minab, Irán, el sábado 28 de febrero de 2026. (Abbas Zakeri/Agencia de Noticias Mehr via AP)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/iran-eeuu-israel-escuela-ninas-atacada-minab-64b0a1fe39fcc202612f69e26bf67e27

[2026-03-09 20:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Which US and Israeli military companies are profiting from the Iran war?

Snippet: The biggest defence companies in the United States have agreed to “quadruple production” of what President Donald Trump describes as “exquisite class” weaponry after a meeting at the White House.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/9/which-us-and-israeli-military-companies-are-profiting-from-the-iran-war

[2026-03-09 20:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Two killed in Iranian missile strike in Israel: Report

Snippet: Two people were killed after an Iranian missile struck central Israel, according to a report by the Israeli newspaper Maariv.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/two-killed-iranian-missile-strike-israel-report

[2026-03-09 20:53 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Asia Times

Title: A CIA-armed Kurd insurgency in Iran would be risky and reckless

Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive

Read full article: https://asiatimes.com/2026/03/a-cia-armed-kurd-insurgency-in-iran-would-be-risky-and-reckless/

[2026-03-09 20:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Iran: Mojtaba Khamenei chosen as new supreme leader

Snippet: Mojtaba Khamenei has been named Iran’s new supreme leader, just over a week after Israeli-US strikes killed his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, along with several family members, including the new leader's wife Zahra Adel, his mother Mansoureh Khojasteh Bagherzadeh, a son and a sister.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/iran-mojtaba-khamenei-new-supreme-leader

[2026-03-09 20:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: WA regional petrol stations begin rationing fuel as Iran war hits home

Snippet: ABC Midwest & Wheatbelt

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-09/wholesalers-ration-fuel-customer-limits-in-regions/106433838

[2026-03-09 20:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Footage further points to US airstrike in Iran school blast

Snippet: Rescue workers and residents search through the rubble in the aftermath of what Iranian officials said was an Israeli-U.S. strike on a girls’ elementary school in Minab, Iran, Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. (Abbas Zakeri/Mehr News Agency via AP)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/iran-war-strike-school-minab-us-3f55b6ca193a3295bef5735a45a06368

[2026-03-09 20:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AfricaNews

Title: Strait of Hormuz crisis: War in the Middle East drives oil over $100

Snippet: Oil prices have surged past the $100 mark, as conflict in the Middle East intensifies.

Read full article: http://www.africanews.com/2026/03/09/strait-of-hormuz-crisis-war-in-the-middle-east-drives-oil-over-100/

[2026-03-09 20:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: ‘We are going make a tonne of money’: US Senator Graham on US war on Iran

Snippet: Lindsey Graham, the veteran Republican senator who has been pushing for war against Iran for decades, has issued a dire warning to the Iranian government, saying it was worth spending money to “take this regime down”.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/9/we-are-going-make-a-tonne-of-money-us-senator-graham-on-us-war-on-iran

[2026-03-09 20:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Iran says country will be a ‘graveyard’ for its enemies

Snippet: Iran’s foreign ministry has vowed to defend the country as the war involving Israel and the United States intensifies.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/iran-says-country-will-be-graveyard-its-enemies

[2026-03-09 20:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: EU energy groups to meet as Israeli-US war pushes oil prices up

Snippet: European Union energy coordination groups will meet on Thursday after a sharp rise in oil prices linked to the war in the Middle East, a European Commission spokesperson said.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/eu-energy-groups-meet-israeli-us-war-pushes-oil-prices

[2026-03-09 20:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: There was no nuclear threat. US-Israeli war on Iran is blind vengeance

Snippet: The joint attack by the US and Israel on Iran has fuelled chaos and instability that neither Washington nor Tel Aviv will be able to control.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/there-was-no-nuclear-threat-us-israeli-war-iran-blind-vengeance

[2026-03-09 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: Congressional Democrats demand reversal of Russian oil sales into India as energy prices soar

Snippet: Congressional Democrats are demanding that the Trump administration immediately reverse a sanctions waiver allowing Indian refiners to purchase Russian oil as the Iran war wreaks havoc on global energy markets.

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/09/bessent-russian-oil-sales-india.html

[2026-03-09 19:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Iran war: What is happening on day 10 of US-Israel attacks?

Snippet: Iran names Ayatollah Khamenei’s son as new leader after father’s killing

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/9/iran-war-what-is-happening-on-day-10-of-us-israel-attacks

[2026-03-09 19:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Powerful explosions reported across Tehran

Snippet: Powerful explosions were heard across Iran’s capital on Monday as the war involving Israel and the United States continued to escalate, AFP journalists in Tehran reported.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/powerful-explosions-reported-across-tehran

[2026-03-09 19:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: Iran's strategic oil island thrust into the spotlight as Middle East conflict escalates

Snippet: Iran's Kharg Island, a small but strategically vital strip of land nestled in the waters of the northern Persian Gulf, has been left untouched by U.S. and Israeli forces even as the Middle East conflict enters its second week.

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/09/iran-war-us-israel-conflict-oil-prices-kharg-island.html

[2026-03-09 19:42 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 92]

Source: Asia Times

Title: US-Israel bombing aims to depopulate Iran’s capital

Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive

Read full article: https://asiatimes.com/2026/03/us-israel-bombing-aims-to-depopulate-irans-capital/

[2026-03-09 19:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: Bangladesh shuts universities, limits fuel sale as Iran war causes shortage - DailyNews

Snippet: Bangladesh has closed universities and launched fuel rationing amid a worsening energy crisis linked to the conflict in the Middle ⁠East.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2026/03/09/breaking-news/963743/bangladesh-shuts-universities-limits-fuel-sale-as-iran-war-causes-shortage/

[2026-03-09 19:30 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: 4 reasons Asia’s property will endure despite Iran war headwinds

Snippet: Asian property’s sources of resilience are potent and multifaceted, with the drivers of sentiment distinct from those in financial markets

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/opinion/asia-opinion/article/3345928/4-reasons-asias-property-will-endure-despite-iran-war-headwinds

[2026-03-09 19:30 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Iran’s brave players have stood tall. Now Australia must stand with them

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Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/national/iran-s-brave-players-have-stood-tall-now-australia-must-stand-with-them-20260309-p5o8u1.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-03-09 19:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: China says Iran’s leadership change is an internal matter

Snippet: China has said that Iran’s decision to appoint Mojtaba Khamenei as the country’s new supreme leader is a domestic matter for Tehran.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/china-says-irans-leadership-change-internal-matter

[2026-03-09 19:22 UTC+10:00] [Southeast Asia] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: A heatwave is coming to Southeast Asia. So is an energy shock

Snippet: Indonesia and Malaysia are set to feel the worst of an early summer first, compounding an LNG supply crisis triggered by the Iran war

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3345961/heatwave-coming-southeast-asia-so-energy-shock

[2026-03-09 19:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: El crudo supera los 115 dólares por barril mientras la guerra con Irán frena producción y envíos

Snippet: Una densa columna de humo se eleva desde una instalación de almacenamiento de petróleo afectada el sábado 7 de marzo por un ataque estadounidense-israelí, el domingo 8 de marzo de 2026, en Teherán, Irán. (AP Foto/Vahid Salemi)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/iran-petroleo-brent-eeuu-100-israel-guerra-68d2166b6f5ec86d209f0d887f2a1a3a

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

Source: AP News

Title: US and Iran spar over weapons status of Iranian warship sunk by submarine

Snippet: Iranian warship IRIS Dena is seen in the Bay of Bengal during International Fleet Review held at Visakhapatnam, India, Feb. 18, 2026. (AP Photo)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/iran-israel-us-iris-dena-warship-submarine-8789cf718b1ebf8b571cb8ef5d785150

[2026-03-09 19:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: There was no nuclear threat. US-Israeli war on Iran is blind vengeance

Snippet: The joint attack by the US and Israel on Iran has fuelled chaos and instability that neither Washington nor Tel Aviv will be able to control.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/there-was-no-nuclear-threat-us-israeli-war-iran-blind-vengeance

[2026-03-09 19:06 UTC+10:00] [Australian foreign policy] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Australia would be signed up to Iran war ‘by deception and stealth’ if military support sent, Shoebridge says

Snippet: Greens senator sounds warning as Labor expected to announce possible defence measures to protect Gulf countries within days

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/mar/09/australia-iran-war-deception-greens-shoebridge

[2026-03-09 19:06 UTC+10:00] [Florida] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Video shows apparent US strike as Trump blames Iran for school massacre

Snippet: Footage of a cruise missile hitting near Minab contradicts President Trump’s claims of Iranian culpability

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3345956/video-shows-apparent-us-strike-trump-blames-iran-school-massacre

[2026-03-09 19:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Local Spain

Title: Today in Spain: A roundup of the latest news on Monday

Snippet: More tourists turn to Spain due to Middle East conflict, money-laundering gang exploiting Ukrainian women arrested and more news on Monday March 9th.

Read full article: https://www.thelocal.es/20260309/today-in-spain-a-roundup-of-the-latest-news-on-monday-70

[2026-03-09 19:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: AP News

Title: Iraq coach Graham Arnold urges FIFA to delay World Cup playoff amid Iran conflict

Snippet: FILE- Iraqi’s head coach Graham Arnold sits on the bench at the start of the 2026 World Cup play off first leg soccer match between UAE and Iraq in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Friday, Nov. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Walid Ibrahim, File)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/iraq-world-cup-playoff-iran-soccer-a112ac21ab122b61d4135945dcbe80d8

[2026-03-09 19:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: More gas from Russia? China flags new pipeline links amid Iran energy crisis

Snippet: ‘Preparatory work’ on pipeline, believed to be the Power of Siberia 2, included in five-year plan – but analysts say more details are needed

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3345920/more-gas-russia-china-flags-new-pipeline-links-amid-iran-energy-crisis

[2026-03-09 19:00 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: US Tomahawk hit naval base beside Iranian school, video shows

Snippet: New York/Washington: A newly released video adds to the evidence that a US missile probably hit an Iranian elementary school where 175 people, many of them children, were reported killed.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/world/middle-east/us-tomahawk-hit-naval-base-beside-iranian-school-video-shows-20260309-p5o8ui.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-03-09 18:52 UTC+10:00] [Oil] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: G7 to discuss release of emergency oil reserves as price tops $100

Snippet: US among three countries so far backing measure triggered by Middle East war, according to reports

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/mar/09/g7-release-emergency-reserves-oil-price-us-middle-east-war

[2026-03-09 18:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Iran says it will confiscate assets of diaspora who 'cooperate with Zionists'

Snippet: The Iranian Attorney General’s Office on Monday said that the properties of Iranians abroad who "cooperate with the enemy" will be confiscated, IRIB news agency reported.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/iran-says-it-will-confiscate-assets-diaspora-who-cooperate-zionists

[2026-03-09 18:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Human Rights Watch acusa a Israel de usar fósforo blanco en una localidad del sur de Líbano

Snippet: Un tanque israelí maniobra en el sur de Líbano cerca de la frontera con Israel, el domingo 8 de marzo de 2026. (AP Foto/Ariel Schalit)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/libano-israel-fosforo-hrw-yohmor-24f0eba5b18919eecfc8e6705ab42337

[2026-03-09 18:19 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Michael West Media

Title: Khamenei’s hardline son named as Iran’s supreme leader

Snippet: March 9, 2026 18:19 | News

Read full article: https://michaelwest.com.au/khameneis-hardline-son-named-as-irans-supreme-leader/

[2026-03-09 18:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: 'Revival moment for the regime': How the US move in Iran could backfire

Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-09/attempts-to-topple-iran-leadership-may-strengthen-regime/106432844

[2026-03-09 18:12 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]

Source: 9News

Title: Iran strikes neighbours, names new leader after Tehran pummelled

Snippet: The Middle East has woken to fresh rounds of air and drone strikes, after Iran named a new supreme leader and the growing conflict took a significant toll on sharemarkets and pushed oil prices to fresh highs.Dramatic photos showed Tehran being hit by air strikes, with a hit on an oil refinery lighting up the night sky.Multiple neighbouring nations, including Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and the UAE, reported hits or interceptions from missiles and drones from Iran, while Lebanon was pummelled

Read full article: https://www.9news.com.au/world/us-israel-attack-iran-iran-strikes-neighbours-after-tehran-pummelled-names-new-leader/445ab805-a23a-4a65-935f-019dca57b986

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

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Bangladesh shuts universities, limits fuel sale as Iran war causes shortage

Snippet: Bangladesh has closed universities and launched fuel rationing amid a worsening energy crisis linked to the conflict in the Middle ⁠East.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/9/bangladesh-shuts-universities-limits-fuel-sale-as-iran-war-causes-shortage