[2026-03-04 06:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Iran's footballers playing on at Women's Asian Cup, amid war in Middle East

Snippet: Iran players line up for the national anthem but don't sing it, ahead of their opening Women's Asian Cup group game. (Getty Images: Albert Perez)

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-04/womens-asian-cup-iran-women-football-war-middle-east/106365788

[2026-03-04 06:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: Govt must ensure safety of SL workers in Middle East, protect their jobs - Opposition Leader - DailyNews

Snippet: Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa convened an emergency meeting at the Office of the Leader of the Opposition in Parliament yesterday (3) with party leaders and MPs representing the Opposition to discuss the adverse impacts of the escalating Middle East conflict on Sri Lanka.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2026/03/04/local/960831/govt-must-ensure-safety-of-sl-workers-in-middle-east-protect-their-jobs-opposition-leader/

[2026-03-04 06:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]

Source: ABC News

Title: What you need to know about Iran today, with Laura Tingle

Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-04/iran-us-israel-what-you-need-to-know-laura-tingle/106410846

[2026-03-04 06:32 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Chaos signals Iran struggling to function as war turns into fight for survival

Snippet: Strikes on Iranian leadership are putting Tehran under unprecedented military and diplomatic pressure

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/03/chaos-signals-iran-struggling-to-function-as-war-turns-into-fight-for-survival

[2026-03-04 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Trump threatens to cut off trade with Spain

Snippet: President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in the Oval Office at the White House, Tuesday, March 3, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/trump-spain-iran-trade-defense-nato-spending-43e0f13e7b1c7e6ebcc4b558474aacdc

[2026-03-04 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: Ministry issues special notice to Sri Lankans in Middle East - DailyNews

Snippet: Ministry of Foreign Affairs issues special instructions to Sri Lankans in view of the prevailing situation in the Middle East.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2026/03/04/business/960808/ministry-issues-special-notice-to-sri-lankans-in-middle-east/

[2026-03-04 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Daily News

Title: Sri Lanka-Afghanistan series in doubt - DailyNews

Snippet: Problems have arisen due to the war in the Middle East for the T20 and ODI series between the Sri Lanka and Afghanistan teams to be started on the March 13.

Read full article: https://dailynews.lk/2026/03/04/sports/960868/sri-lanka-afghanistan-series-in-doubt/

[2026-03-04 06:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Americans in limbo as war leads US to draw down in Mideast

Snippet: Smoke rises up behind Azadi, or freedom tower, following a U.S.-Israeli military strike in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, March 3, 2026. ((Davoud Ghahrdar/ISNA via AP)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/embassies-iran-state-department-strikes-travel-1ce7865cb17bf201025aab98a17afb74

[2026-03-04 06:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Trump seeks quick victory but faces prolonged conflict with Iran

Snippet: United States President Donald Trump enjoys being seen as unpredictable. But when it comes to the military campaign against Iran, his shifting messaging on the length and aims of the conflict obscures the failure to achieve his apparent goal: a quick conclusion that he can declare a victory.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/3/no-quick-victory-leaves-trump-scrambling-to-define-success-in-iran

[2026-03-04 06:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Trump's Operation Epic Fury could turn out to be an epic failure

Snippet: A banner depicting Donald Trump hangs outside a government building in Washington DC on the day the US and Israel launched strikes on Iran. (Reuters: Kylie Cooper)

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-04/analysis-trump-operation-epic-fury-could-be-epic-fail/106412558

[2026-03-04 06:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: How the unfolding war is affecting countries in the Middle East

Snippet: A group of men inspects the ruins of a police station struck Monday amid the U.S.–Israeli military campaign in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, March 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/iran-us-war-israel-strait-or-hormuz-deaths-f1619c6bfbbd5fe10857ff0af073aa0e

[2026-03-04 06:02 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 90]

Source: 9News

Title: Iran made chilling nuclear threat, US claims

Snippet: Hello, and welcome to our continuing coverage of the conflict in the Middle East.

Read full article: https://www.9news.com.au/world/us-israel-attack-iran-live-updates-donald-trump-latest-world-news-headlines/94a5cc0c-0369-44b9-8765-70bb2633e2bd

[2026-03-04 05:53 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Iran conflict escalates with more attacks

Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/national/iran-conflict-escalates-with-more-attacks-20260304-p5o78o.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-03-04 05:53 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Iran's key government sites targeted by US and Israel

Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/national/irans-key-government-sites-targeted-by-us-and-israel-20260304-p5o78p.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-03-04 05:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: IDF working to ‘cut off tentacles’ of the ‘Iranian octopus’, defense minister says

Snippet: The Israel Defense Forces has “severed the head of the Iranian octopus” and is now working to “crush and cut off its tentacles,” Defense Minister Israel Katz said on Tuesday.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/03/world-news/israel-is-working-to-crush-iran-defense-minister-says/

[2026-03-04 05:50 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Asia Times

Title: Iran’s missile capability is significantly degraded

Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive

Read full article: https://asiatimes.com/2026/03/irans-missile-capability-is-significantly-degraded/

[2026-03-04 05:48 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]

Source: SBS News

Title: 'War of choice': Even if he wins against Iran, will Donald Trump lose?

Snippet: Numerous US polls in the past few months point to voters seeking Donald Trump to focus on issues like the economy and the cost of living. Credit: Leon Wang/AAP

Read full article: https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/trump-approval-iran-war/ac8wk6g8r

[2026-03-04 05:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: US troops were told Iran war 'anointed by Jesus' to bring on Armageddon, watchdog says

Snippet: US commanders from every arm of the military have told their units that the war on Iran is “anointed by Jesus” and would bring about his return to Earth as part of the Armageddon, resulting in scores of complaints from serving members of the military.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/us-troops-told-iran-war-anointed-jesus-bring-armageddon-watchdog-says

[2026-03-04 05:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Are the US-Israeli attacks against Iran legal under international law?

Snippet: US and Israeli strikes against Iran, which have sparked a regional war, likely violate the UN Charter’s prohibition on aggression and lack any valid legal justification, experts say.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/3/are-us-israeli-attacks-against-iran-legal-under-international-law

[2026-03-04 05:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: A drone strike jolts RAF Akrotiri, pulling Cyprus into a widening Iran war

Snippet: Un caza se prepara para aterrizar en la base aérea RAF Akrotiri, Reino Unido, tras ser alcanzado por un ataque con dron cerca de Limassol, Chipre, lunes 2 de marzo de 2026. (AP Foto/Petros Karadjias)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/cyprus-britain-military-bases-iran-drones-d217a7fc05b85aad5fddc706c0c71d46

[2026-03-04 05:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Inside Operation Epic Fury and the intelligence efforts that led to the Iran strike

Snippet: US President Donald Trump urged Iranians on Saturday night to "take over your government". (Reuters: Nathan Howard)

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-04/how-the-israel-and-us-assault-on-iran-unfolded/106406578

[2026-03-04 05:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Imágenes satelitales muestran daños en la instalación nuclear iraní de Natanz

Snippet: En esta combinación de imágenes satelitales proporcionadas por Vantor se muestra una vista de la instalación nuclear de Natanz antes, izquierda, y con daños, el lunes 2 de marzo de 2026 en Irán. (Imagen satelital ©2026 Vantor vía AP)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/iran-instalacion-nuclear-natanz-eeuu-israel-ataque-15b337a64e42ad61befce5c4c0cbda51

[2026-03-04 05:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Israel's war of regional supremacy will not end with Iran

Snippet: Israelis and some in the Iranian diaspora celebrated when the first blow in the third Gulf war was struck early on Saturday morning, as Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and dozens of other military and political leaders were wiped out.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/israels-war-regional-supremacy-will-not-end-iran

[2026-03-04 05:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: New York Post

Title: Bruce Blakeman rips Gov. Kathy Hochul as ‘un-American’ for her flip-flopping Iran comments

Snippet: Republican gubernatorial nominee Bruce Blakeman called Gov. Kathy Hochul “un-American” Tuesday for making contradictory statements about the US strikes against Iran.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/03/us-news/bruce-blakeman-rips-gov-kathy-hochul-as-un-american-for-her-flip-flopping-iran-comments/

[2026-03-04 05:19 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: ASX set to fall sharply as global markets tumble; Oil prices surge

Snippet: A selloff for stocks is slamming into Wall Street after wrapping around the world, as oil prices leap even higher with worries that the widening war with Iran may do more sustained damage to the economy than feared.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/business/markets/asx-set-to-fall-sharply-as-global-markets-tumble-oil-prices-surge-20260304-p5o78g.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-03-04 05:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: RT News

Title: US troops told Trump’s attack on Iran is ‘signal fire for Armageddon’

Snippet: Multiple commanders across all branches of the US military have offered a fundamentalist Christian explanation for the attack on Iran, describing President Donald Trump as the harbinger of the Second Coming and the conflict itself as a “signal fire” for Armageddon, the Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF) has reported.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/633672-us-troops-christian-nationalists/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

[2026-03-04 05:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Ataques iraníes dañan 3 centros de datos de Amazon y exponen su vulnerabilidad

Snippet: El sol se oculta tras una columna de humo provocada por el ataque de Estados Unidos e Israel en Teherán, Irán, el martes 3 de marzo de 2026. (AP Foto/Vahid Salemi)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/iran-ataque-amazon-centros-datos-bahrein-6e72d1dbc38fd2ddae276257ddf174d5

[2026-03-04 05:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Energy prices soar as stock and bond markets consider long Middle East war

Snippet: The US stock market plunged, bonds sold off, and energy prices continued to soar on Tuesday, in a sign that markets are increasingly alarmed by the escalating war on Iran after an earlier muted reaction.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/energy-prices-soar-stock-bond-markets-consider-long-middle-east-war

[2026-03-04 05:10 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Iran’s regime won’t just fall over. This war is likely to be long and bloody

Snippet: March 4, 2026 — 5:10am

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/world/middle-east/iran-s-regime-won-t-just-fall-over-this-war-is-likely-to-be-long-and-bloody-20260303-p5o72k.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-03-04 05:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: RT News

Title: Trump to cut off ‘all trade’ with Spain

Snippet: The US will suspend all trade with Spain over Madrid’s decision to deny the US permission to use its joint military bases to attack Iran, President Donald Trump has announced. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has condemned Trump’s “unjustified and dangerous” intervention against Iran. Speaking at the White House on Tuesday, Trump said that “we’re going to cut off all trade with Spain,” and that he doesn’t “want to have anything to do with” the Mediterranean nation.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/633671-trump-cut-trade-spain/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

[2026-03-04 05:08 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 90]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: China urges Israel to end war in Iran as regional tensions escalate

Snippet: Beijing says US-Israeli strikes were in bad faith and calls for an immediate halt, a return to talks and opposition to unilateral action

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3345325/china-urges-israel-end-war-iran-regional-tensions-escalate

[2026-03-04 05:07 UTC+10:00] [Mohammad Reza Pahlavi] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: Iran will not ‘automatically’ fall after Khamenei’s death, shah’s widow says

Snippet: Farah Pahlavi, Iran’s last empress, has lived in exile in Paris since being driven from the country with her husband in the 1979 revolution

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3345324/iran-will-not-automatically-fall-after-khameneis-death-shahs-widow-says

[2026-03-04 05:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Trump denounces UK, Spain over Iran stance

Snippet: WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump on Tuesday lashed out at Britain and Spain for not fully backing his attack on Iran, as he threatened to end "all trade" with Spain.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/03/04/world/trump-denounces-uk-spain-over-iran-stance/2292588

[2026-03-04 05:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: Is Russia the key to ending the Iran war?

Snippet: By Murad Sadygzade, President of the Middle East Studies Center, Visiting Lecturer, HSE University (Moscow).

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/633658-russia-key-iran-war/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

[2026-03-04 04:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: New York Post

Title: NATO backs US-Israel war effort — but won’t join, secretary general vows

Snippet: NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte on Monday praised the joint U.S.-Israeli war effort against the Islamic Republic, but added that NATO itself will not get involved.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/03/us-news/nato-backs-us-israel-war-effort-but-wont-join-secretary-general-vows/

[2026-03-04 04:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Satellite images reveal damage at Iran's Natanz nuclear facility

Snippet: In this combo from satellite images provided by Vantor shows is a view of Natanz nuclear facility before, left, and with damage on Monday, March 2, 2026 in Iran. (Satellite image ©2026 Vantor via AP)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/iran-trump-nuclear-natanz-israel-enrichment-uranium-e42a4711f6d350d14c10e5f9981eca46

[2026-03-04 04:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: New York Post

Title: Trump vows to cut off ‘all trade’ with Spain over lack of support on Iran attack

Snippet: President Trump announced the US is going to “cut off all trade with Spain” over Madrid’s lack of support for the attack on Iran.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/03/us-news/trump-vows-to-cut-off-all-trade-with-spain/

[2026-03-04 04:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Pasajeros adinerados sí pueden salir de Oriente Medio, pagando enormes sumas por vuelos chárter

Snippet: Una plaza pública en Dubái, Emiratos Árabes Unidos, el 3 de marzo del 2026. (AP foto/ Fatima Shbair)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/iran-eeuu-israel-guerra-pasajeros-adinerados-viajes-evacuaciones-1679987f3924816049251a44eee8c0c3

[2026-03-04 04:44 UTC+10:00] [Donald Trump] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Ben Jennings on Donald Trump, Keir Starmer and the war in Iran – cartoon

Snippet: Ben Jennings on Donald Trump, Keir Starmer and the war in Iran – cartoon

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2026/mar/03/ben-jennings-donald-trump-keir-starmer-war-iran-cartoon

[2026-03-04 04:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Crude awakening as Gavin Newsom slammed over California’s gas production decline

Snippet: As gas prices in the U.S. are expected to rise, California Governor Gavin Newsom came under fire Monday from the U.S. Oil and Gas Association for his comments blaming President Donald Trump and the war in Iran as triggers for the increase.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/03/us-news/california-gas-could-hit-5-amid-iran-conflict-and-refinery-closures/

[2026-03-04 04:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Strikes on Amazon data centers highlights vulnerability to physical risks

Snippet: The sun sets behind a plume of smoke rising after a U.S.–Israeli military strike in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, March 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/amazon-aws-data-center-uae-iran-bahrain-71066b0a822c4cfd88b61e3fe79af917

[2026-03-04 04:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: New York Post

Title: Some Amazon services in Middle East go offline due to data centers drone strikes, company says

Snippet: Amazon said drone strikes significantly damaged two of its data centers and a facility in the Middle East amid the conflict in Iran, taking some of the tech giant’s services in the region offline.

Read full article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/03/business/amazon-says-services-in-middle-east-go-offline-due-to-drone-strikes-on-data-centers/

[2026-03-04 04:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Death of Iran's Khamenei in US-Israeli strikes shakes Shiites across the world

Snippet: Iraqi Shiites hold pictures of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed by a U.S. airstrike in Tehran, during a symbolic funeral, in Najaf, Iraq, Sunday, March 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Anmar Khalil)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/iran-strikes-shiite-lebanon-pakistan-iraq-israel-e3d7546954143b0e9cb96c09ff24065f

[2026-03-04 04:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Brics missing in action as war on permanent member Iran spirals

Snippet: The way Brics responds to the US and Israel's war on Iran, a permanent member, will have repercussions for how the group is perceived and understood - not only by its own members, but the whole world going forward, analysts have told Middle East Eye.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/brics-missing-in-action-israel-war-permanent-member-iran-spirals

[2026-03-04 04:22 UTC+10:00] [Lebanon] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Middle East conflict: why is Israel attacking Lebanon? | The Latest

Snippet: Israel has deployed soldiers on the ground in southern Lebanon and is carrying out heavy airstrikes in the country as conflict in the Middle East continues to spread. It comes after the Iran-backed Lebanese militant group Hezbollah launched missiles and drones toward Israel in retaliation for the killing of Iran’s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei.

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/news/video/2026/mar/03/middle-east-conflict-why-is-israel-attacking-lebanon-the-latest

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

Source: AP News

Title: La guerra con Irán tensa la relación entre EEUU y Gran Bretaña

Snippet: El presidente estadounidense Donald Trump (izq) con el primer ministro británico Keir Starmer en Chequers, cerca de Aylesbury, Inglaterra, el 18 de septiembre del 2025. (Leon Neal/Pool Photo via AP)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/reino-unido-iran-trump-starmer-e7937e9df9912fd455b6c139e8b2b341

[2026-03-04 04:07 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: ‘People are gripped by huge fear’: defiance and hope on the streets of Tehran

Snippet: Bombarded by the US and Israel, Iranians worry about how to survive, and what comes next

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/03/people-are-gripped-by-huge-fear-defiance-and-hope-on-the-streets-of-tehran

[2026-03-04 04:05 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Benign transition or bloody civil war: what next for Iran after the bombing?

Snippet: With the US and Israel apparently without a postwar plan for the country, we explore four possible scenarios

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/03/what-next-for-iran-after-the-bombing-four-scenarios

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

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: US war on Iran: Starmer should have stood up to Trump - now he's complicit

Snippet: When Benjamin Netanyahu launched his genocidal assault on Gaza in autumn 2023, Britain’s two main political parties formed a cross-party cartel in support of the bloodstained Israeli prime minister.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/us-war-iran-turning-war-obliteration-and-britain-complicit-it

[2026-03-04 03:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Filipino workers on life under fire in Mideast: 'We have to run fast'

Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Filipina caregiver Charlot David made the run back and forth to the bomb shelter several times before deciding it was better to simply stay there. The 44-year-old mother of four, who has lived through "several wars" since moving to Israel in 2008, knew exactly what to do when the ear-splitting alert on her mobile phone first woke her on Saturday.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/03/04/news/filipino-workers-on-life-under-fire-in-mideast-we-have-to-run-fast/2292536