[2026-03-06 02:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Lebanon says death toll from Israeli strikes up to 102

Snippet: Lebanon says the number of people killed in Israeli air strikes Monday has risen to 102.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/lebanon-says-death-toll-israeli-strikes-102

[2026-03-06 02:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Israel warns Lebanon's southern suburbs to evacuate

Snippet: Hezbollah members walk past a building destroyed by an Israeli airstrike in Dahiyeh, Beirut’s southern suburbs, Lebanon, Thursday, March 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/lebanon-israel-hezbollah-dahiyeh-55b660c3e8cc071078533d8d2a8f93a2

[2026-03-06 02:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: New York Post

Title: Trump goes off on ‘loser’ Spain, tells The Post UK’s Keir Starmer should help with Iran ‘without question’: ‘Very disappointing’

Snippet: President Trump went on a rampage against unhelpful allies in a call with The Post on Thursday, blasting Spain as a “loser” and asserting United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer should be supporting the US campaign against Iran “without question.”

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/05/us-news/trump-goes-off-on-loser-spain-tells-the-post-uks-keir-starmer-should-help-with-iran-without-question-very-disappointing/

[2026-03-06 02:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Azerbaiyán acusa a Irán de ataque con dron y promete represalias

Snippet: Los daños en una escuela a raíz de lo que según Azerbaiyán fue un ataque de dron desde Irán, en Julfa, Nakhchivan, Azerbaiyán, el 5 de marzo del 2026. (AP foto)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/azerbaiyan-iran-dron-ataque-eeuu-trump-guerra-israel-6a556ba6e3123497bbe0f652cd0f6144

[2026-03-06 02:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Moscow Times

Title: Regions Calling: Who Is Putin’s Man for the Middle East?

Snippet: Hello and welcome to Regions Calling, your guide to developments beyond the Russian capital from The Moscow Times.

Read full article: https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/03/05/regions-calling-who-is-putins-man-for-the-middle-east-a92129

[2026-03-06 02:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Meet Pedro Sánchez, the Spanish leader who is defying Trump over Iran attacks

Snippet: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez attends a session of parliament in Madrid, Wednesday, July 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue, File)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/spain-us-pedro-sanchez-trump-iran-bases-d90bf557c96caa65911b438edafaf5e1

[2026-03-06 01:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Israel's propaganda directorate being sued by unpaid activists claiming millions

Snippet: Former employees of Israel’s national public diplomacy directorate, which oversees Israeli propaganda, are demanding millions of shekels for unpaid work carried out since October 2023, according to Israeli daily Calcalist.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israels-hasbara-directorate-being-sued-unpaid-activists-claiming-millions

[2026-03-06 01:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AfricaNews

Title: After Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's death, who will lead Iran?

Snippet: Mojtaba Khamenei, son of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has long been considered a contender to the post of the country's next paramount ruler — even before an Israeli strike killed his father last week and despite the fact he has never been elected or appointed to a government position.

Read full article: http://www.africanews.com/2026/03/05/after-ayatollah-ali-khameneis-death-who-will-lead-iran/

[2026-03-06 01:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Buque iraní hundido por EEUU estaba regresando tras ejercicios navales en India

Snippet: Trabajadores sacan de un vehículo los restos de marineros iraníes muertos por el hundimiento de su barco, en Galle, Sri Lanka, el 4 de marzo de 2026. (AP foto/Eranga Jayawardena)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/iran-eeuu-israel-trump-guerra-sri-lanka-buque-hundido-bef4af3d9d36773f4d8cd517c7bf26bc

[2026-03-06 01:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Azerbaijan accuses neighbor Iran of a drone attack and vows to retaliate

Snippet: BAKU, Azerbaijan — Azerbaijan on Thursday accused Iran of a drone attack on its territory that injured four civilians, and it vowed to retaliate in a sign that the war in the Middle East was spreading.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/03/05/world/azerbaijan-accuses-neighbor-iran-of-a-drone-attack-and-vows-to-retaliate/2294182

[2026-03-06 01:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: UK embassy says 'temporarily' withdrawing some staff from Bahrain

Snippet: The United Kingdom said on Thursday it was "temporarily" withdrawing some staff and their dependants from its Bahrain embassy as Iran presses on with its retaliation campaign in the Gulf.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/uk-embassy-says-temporarily-withdrawing-some-staff-bahrain

[2026-03-06 01:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Viajeros varados comparten sus relatos desde Oriente Medio

Snippet: Pasajeros varados por el cierre del Aeropuerto Internacional de Dubái esperan asistencia en el aparcamiento del aeropuerto de Dubái, el 1 de marzo de 2026. (Foto AP/Altaf Qadri)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/iran-guerra-dubai-emiratos-viajeros-varados-198e1f99c3b38a7f0e489d9fc24fd973

[2026-03-06 01:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: CNBC

Title: German defense firm Renk CEO says Iran war could drive 'increasing demand' in the Middle East

Snippet: The chief executive of German defense firm Renk said the escalating war in the Middle East could boost its business in the region.

Read full article: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/05/renk-r3nk-stock-war-iran-defense-middle-east.html

[2026-03-06 01:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Which Kurdish groups is the US rallying to fight Iran?

Snippet: Iran has launched operations targeting Iranian and Iraqi Kurdish groups in the semi-autonomous Kurdish region in neighbouring Iraq as the regional war ignited by the United States and Israel entered its sixth day, with more than 1,000 people killed across the country.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/5/which-kurdish-groups-is-the-us-rallying-to-fight

[2026-03-06 01:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]

Source: RT News

Title: Iran crisis escalates: oil prices jump as attacks paralyze Strait of Hormuz shipping

Snippet: Oil prices held near multi-month highs on Thursday as attacks on tankers and the escalating conflict in the Middle East disrupted shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most critical energy chokepoints.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/633892-iran-crisis-oil-price/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

[2026-03-06 01:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: The war on Iran has ignited rare civil unrest in Bahrain

Snippet: The US and Israel have suggested their war could bring about regime change in Iran. Some are now joking that they might have sparked it in Bahrain, a close western ally, instead.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/war-iran-ignited-civil-unrest-bahrain

[2026-03-06 01:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Azerbaijan accuses neighbor Iran of a drone attack and vows to retaliate

Snippet: This image shows damages of a school in Julfa following, what Azerbaijan’s Foreign Ministry says was a drone attack carried out by Iran, on its exclave of Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan, Thursday, March 5, 2026. (AP Photo)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/azerbaijan-iran-drone-war-airport-neighbor-34ab541f4bee87337f35e44b9e3fece6

[2026-03-06 01:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Líderes de Canadá y Australia piden desescalada, pero coinciden: Irán no puede tener armas nucleares

Snippet: El primer ministro canadiense Mark Carney (izq) y el primer ministro australiano Anthony Albanese en conferencia de prensa en Canberra, Australia, el 5 de marzo del 2026. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via AP)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/australia-canada-iran-guerra-eeuu-2c2d4cfc66af3de497967309b2a4b091

[2026-03-06 01:04 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: ‘This is a needless war’: Americans share their thoughts on the US-Israel attacks on Iran

Snippet: The Guardian asked US readers about the military action in Iran – their responses were largely disapproving

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/05/guardian-readers-us-israel-war-on-iran

[2026-03-06 01:03 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: ‘There’s no safe place any more’: inside Tehran under attack – photo essay

Snippet: Photojournalist Stefanie Glinski speaks to Iranian photographer Mohammad Mohsenifar, who has been documenting the attacks on the Iranian capital over the past week

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/05/inside-tehran-under-attack-photo-essay

[2026-03-06 01:00 UTC+10:00] [Australia news] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: ‘The scale of war is getting bigger’: joy turns to worry for Iranian Australians cut off from family

Snippet: While many welcomed the killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, they now have grave concerns about relatives amid an internet blackout

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/mar/06/iran-war-bombings-cut-off-contact-iranian-australians-ntwnfb

[2026-03-06 00:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Azerbaijani president slams 'act of terror' after four injured in alleged Iran drone strike

Snippet: Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev denounced a suspected Iranian drone strike on an airport on Thursday as an "act of terror" that left four people injured.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/azerbaijani-president-slams-act-terror-afte-four-injured-alleged-iran

[2026-03-06 00:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Map shows how big Iran is compared with the 50 US states

Snippet: The United States and Israel have continued to bombard Iran, killing at least 1,045 people since Saturday.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/5/map-shows-how-big-iran-is-compared-with-the-50-us-states

[2026-03-06 00:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Turkey 'strongly condemns' drone attacks on Azerbaijan: ministry

Snippet: Turkey's foreign ministry on Thursday roundly condemned a series of drone attacks on Azerbaijan which Baku blamed on Iran, calling for such attacks to end "immediately".

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/turkey-strongly-condemns-drone-attacks-azerbaijan-ministry

[2026-03-06 00:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: RT News

Title: Sri Lankan economy ‘at great risk’ from Middle East crisis – former minister

Snippet: Sri Lanka could take an economic hit from the protracted Middle East conflict, former minister Harin Fernando has said.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/633879-sri-lankan-economy-at-great/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

[2026-03-06 00:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Missiles fired by US, Israel hit two schools near Tehran: Iranian media

Snippet: Missiles fired by the United States and Israel have hit two schools in the town of Parand, southwest of Tehran, Iran’s semiofficial Fars news agency has reported.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/5/missile-attack-hits-two-schools-in-irans-parand-iranian-media

[2026-03-06 00:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Prueba para el apoyo a la guerra: Cámara de Representantes de EEUU votará hoy sobre resolución

Snippet: El líder de la Cámara de Representantes, el republicano Mike Johnson, en conferencia de prensa en el Congreso en Washington, el 4 de marzo del 2026. (AP foto/J. Scott Applewhite)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/eeuu-iran-congreso-trump-republicanos-democratas-c19b6ad94eab756b6b97373a218640b2

[2026-03-06 00:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: "Cristo es Rey" se vuelve una frase cargada en debates políticos en EEUU, sobre todo a la derecha

Snippet: Una estatua de Jesucristo en la fachada de la Basílica de San Pedro en el Vaticano, 10 de noviembre de 2020. (Foto AP/Andrew Medichini, Archivo)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/eeuu-catolicos-cristianos-israel-carrie-prejean-4d91e319142941e6169fe2361fb523f1

[2026-03-06 00:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: RT News

Title: Trump and Rubio out of step on reasons for Iran war

Snippet: US President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio have offered conflicting justifications for the American war with Iran, as the White House scrambles to contain a growing political firestorm over contradicting narratives about what necessitated the operation against Tehran.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/633884-trump-rubio-iran-explanations/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

[2026-03-06 00:02 UTC+10:00] [Matildas] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Matildas into quarter-finals but may come to rue lack of second half goals

Snippet: Australia were frustrated as Iran kept it at 4-0 and now face South Korea in a decider to top Asian Cup group

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2026/mar/05/matildas-into-quarter-finals-but-may-come-to-rue-lack-of-second-half-goals

[2026-03-06 00:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Iran says US and Israel targeting civilians in strikes

Snippet: Iran’s foreign ministry said that the United States and Israeli strikes are deliberately hitting civilian areas across the country.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/iran-says-us-and-israel-targeting-civilians-strikes

[2026-03-06 00:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Iran claims responsibility for attack on US tanker in Persian Gulf

Snippet: Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard claimed an attack Thursday on an American oil tanker in the northern reaches of the Persian Gulf.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/05/world-news/iran-claims-attack-on-us-tanker-in-persian-gulf/

[2026-03-05 23:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Will the US benefit from the oil crisis sparked by the war on Iran?

Snippet: Middle East unrest sends European gas prices soaring

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/5/will-the-us-benefit-from-the-oil-crisis-sparked-by-the-war-on-iran

[2026-03-05 23:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Good afternoon

Snippet: Good afternoon, Middle East Eye readers.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/good-afternoon

[2026-03-05 23:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Quick hits: Raso feels double the pain as Fowler and Sayer sparkle on the Gold Coast

Snippet: Fowler and Sayer starred, while Raso had a torrid time of things on the Gold Coast. (Getty Images)

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-05/matildas-iran-asian-cup-quick-hits-hayley-raso-mary-fowler/106413886

[2026-03-05 23:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Iran says Israeli-US strikes hit schools, hospitals and medical facilities

Snippet: Iran says Israeli and US attacks have struck multiple civilian and medical facilities since the conflict began.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/iran-says-israeli-us-strikes-hit-schools-hospitals-and-medical

[2026-03-05 23:30 UTC+10:00] [Israel] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: China’s ‘two sessions’ show plans for resilience in a stormy world

Snippet: Beijing signals it is prepared to recalibrate its development model rather than cling to the habits of the boom years

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3345552/chinas-two-sessions-show-plans-resilience-stormy-world

[2026-03-05 23:30 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 90]

Source: 9News

Title: PM confirms Australian 'military assets' deployed to Middle East

Snippet: Australia has deployed "military assets" to the Middle East as Israel and Iran launch waves of strikes against each other and a prominent cleric calls for "Trump's blood" over the sinking of an Iranian warship.Prime Minister Anthony Albanese confirmed the deployment in parliament today, following a historic address by his Canadian counterpart.He welcomed the return of hundreds of Australians from Dubai on the few flights out of the emirate so far and said the government was working with its agencies

Read full article: https://www.9news.com.au/national/us-israel-attack-iran-anthony-albanese-confirms-australian-military-assets-deployed-to-middle-east-amid-iran-war/d906fec1-69a7-44c7-a87d-3941f4b66720

[2026-03-05 23:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: UK says drone attack on Cyprus base was not launched from Iran

Snippet: A drone which hit Britain's Royal Air Force Akrotiri base in Cyprus was not launched from Iran as many had initially assumed, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has revealed.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/uk-says-drone-attack-cyprus-base-was-not-launched-iran

[2026-03-05 23:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Iranians get by as US, Israeli bombs rain down, internet blocked

Snippet: Tehran, Iran – “The war might last weeks, so my family and I will only leave if it gets too bad. For now, life goes on,” says Sepehr, a resident of eastern Tehran.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/5/iranians-get-by-as-us-israeli-bombs-rain-down-internet-blocked

[2026-03-05 23:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Families of Iranian political prisoners fearful of bombs, illness and secret executions

Snippet: As Israeli and US bombs continue to pummel Iran, the friends and families of political prisoners in the Islamic Republic have grown increasingly fearful for their safety.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/families-iranian-political-prisoners-fearful-bombs-starvation-and-secret-executions

[2026-03-05 23:00 UTC+10:00] [US politics] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Americans are finally taking a critical approach to Israel. We can do that without sliding into antisemitism | Joel Swanson

Snippet: Israel’s role in drawing the US into a war on Iran is attracting healthy scrutiny. It’s also creating a permission structure for antisemitism

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/05/us-israel-iran-antisemitism

[2026-03-05 22:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: La andanada de ataques de Irán en el golfo Pérsico muestra que el caos es clave en su estrategia

Snippet: Agentes del Comando del Frente Interior israelí inspeccionan un edificio de apartamentos dañado por un misil iraní en Petah Tikva, Israel, el martes 3 de marzo de 2026. (AP Foto/Ohad Zwigenberg)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/iran-eeuu-israel-ataques-caos-guerra-64391449dfdab0048086e4dfffe2b32f

[2026-03-05 22:46 UTC+10:00] [Turkey] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Azerbaijan vows to respond after Iranian drones injure 4

Snippet: Azerbaijan and Iran already have tense ⁠relations over Baku’s growing economic, energy and military ties to Turkey and Israel

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/russia-central-asia/article/3345600/azerbaijan-vows-respond-after-iranian-drones-injure-4

[2026-03-05 22:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: UK says drone attack on Cyprus base was not launched from Iran

Snippet: A drone which hit Britain's Royal Air Force Akrotiri base in Cyprus was not launched from Iran as many had initially assumed, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has revealed.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/uk-says-drone-attack-cyprus-base-was-not-launched-iran

[2026-03-05 22:32 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Korea Herald

Title: US and Mideast countries seek Kyiv's drone expertise as Russia-Ukraine talks put on ice

Snippet: The United States and its allies in the Middle East are seeking Ukraine’s expertise in countering Iran’s Shahed drones, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Read full article: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10688124

[2026-03-05 22:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Moscow Times

Title: Over 150 Russian Tourists Stuck on Cruise Ship in Qatar as Middle East War Rages

Snippet: More than 150 Russian tourists have been stranded for days aboard a cruise ship near the Qatari port of Doha after the war triggered by the U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran disrupted travel across the Middle East.

Read full article: https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/03/05/over-150-russian-tourists-stuck-on-cruise-ship-in-qatar-as-middle-east-war-rages-a92125

[2026-03-05 22:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Sri Lanka trying to ‘safeguard lives’ on second Iran ship after US attack

Snippet: Sri Lanka is ‌trying to “safeguard lives” on another Iranian ship off its coast, ⁠its cabinet spokesperson says, after an attack by the United States on an Iranian frigate killed more than 80 people and left dozens missing.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/5/sri-lanka-trying-to-safeguard-lives-on-second-iran-ship-after-us-attack

[2026-03-05 22:20 UTC+10:00] [Matildas] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Matildas sweep aside Iran in dominant Women’s Asian Cup showing

Snippet: Australia defeat Iran 4-0 in one-sided Group A match

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/mar/05/matildas-sweep-aside-iran-in-dominant-womens-asian-cup-showing

[2026-03-05 22:19 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Iranian warship sunk by US submarine was in India for a joint drill

Snippet: A torpedo fired by a U.S. submarine sank an Iranian warship off the coast of Sri Lanka, whose navy said Wednesday it recovered 87 bodies and rescued 32 people.

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/iran-warship-iris-dena-india-14916ad657e50f048bbeb42b38224ecb