Topic: Middle East — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-02 05:58 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Jerusalem: Israel launched a new wave of strikes on Tehran and Iran responded with more missile barrages on Sunday (Iran time), a day after the killing of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei pitched the Middle East and the global economy into deepening uncertainty.
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[2026-03-02 05:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Una columna de humo sale de un edificio tras un bombardeo en Teherán el 1 de marzo del 2026. (AP foto/Vahid Salemi)
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[2026-03-02 05:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US Senator Lindsey Graham traveled to Saudi Arabia late in February to bring Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman “on board” with an attack on Iran, and the Saudi leader did not vehemently oppose it, a US official familiar with the matter told Middle East Eye.
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[2026-03-02 05:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Iran could potentially elect a new supreme leader within one or two days, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has said, as the country begins a 40-day mourning period following the killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in joint US-Israeli strikes.
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[2026-03-02 05:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Three American service members have been killed and five others seriously wounded while participating in the joint US-Israeli war on Iran, the Pentagon confirmed on Sunday - marking the first US fatalities since the conflict began.
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[2026-03-02 05:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A plume of smoke rises after a strike in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, March 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
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[2026-03-02 05:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: US Senator Lindsey Graham traveled to Saudi Arabia late in February to bring Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman “on board” with an attack on Iran, and the Saudi leader did not vehemently oppose it, a US official familiar with the matter told Middle East Eye.
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[2026-03-02 05:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Activist actress Jane Fonda stepped out of her $6 million LA home on Saturday to denounce US military strikes against Iran.
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[2026-03-02 05:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has dismissed US President Donald Trump’s warning against retaliation, vowing that Tehran will place “no limit” on its right to defend itself after what he described as massive US-Israeli bombardment.
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[2026-03-02 05:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Foreign Affairs
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[2026-03-02 05:32 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: ‘They should have done it sooner, they waited too long,’ says Trump but he doesn’t say when talks would take place
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[2026-03-02 05:30 UTC+10:00] [Business / Markets] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: The fast‑moving conflict across the Middle East is heightening investor anxiety and strengthening the case for safe‑haven trades such as Treasuries, gold and the Swiss franc, while oil prices are set to soar.
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[2026-03-02 05:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli police say 11 people remain unaccounted for as rescue teams continue searching the rubble following the missile strike on Beit Shemesh, near West Jerusalem.
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[2026-03-02 05:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Hockey were ticked off Saturday after ABC put the Bruins at Flyers game on ice Saturday afternoon to announce the death of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
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[2026-03-02 05:17 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The US-Israeli military action will test the fragile rules governing the use of force
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[2026-03-02 05:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: A morte de Ali Khamenei marca um ponto de virada histórico não só para o Irã, mas para toda a região. O líder religioso e político de 86 anos foi morto num ataque aéreo de Israel e Estados Unidos. Agora, um comitê de 88 clérigos xiitas deve decidir sobre sua sucessão, segundo a Constituição.
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[2026-03-02 04:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: At least 153 people, almost all of them young girls, have been killed in an air strike on a primary school in southern Iran, according to the city’s governor.
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[2026-03-02 04:51 UTC+10:00] [Saturday Night Live] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The star of the gay hockey superhit shows a penchant for physical comedy in an episode scrambling to cover the events in Iran
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[2026-03-02 04:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Shells weighing tonnes plummet onto a densely populated residential neighbourhood. Where a crowded street stood moments earlier, a deep crater swallows everything above it. This spectacle has become routine across the genocide in the Gaza Strip, where more than 72,000 Palestinians have been killed since October 2023.
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[2026-03-02 04:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The UAE’s Securities and Commodities Authority has announced the suspension of trading on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) and the Dubai Financial Market (DFM) on Monday and Tuesday.
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[2026-03-02 04:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: A recuperação pós-cheias e inundações na cidade de Xai-Xai, província de Gaza, no sul de Moçambique, tem sido um desafio para a população e para o Governo.
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[2026-03-02 04:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: At least seven people have died during pro-Iran protests in the northern Pakistani city of Gilgit, according to a local official.
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[2026-03-02 04:08 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Property News: Australia's most popular suburbs in every capital city.
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[2026-03-02 04:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader, is dead. He ruled the country for 36 and a half years, just 10 months fewer than the last Iranian monarch.
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[2026-03-02 03:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The Israeli military says it has bolstered its presence along the eastern border, deploying rapid response units and setting up advanced operations rooms near the frontiers with Lebanon and Syria.
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[2026-03-02 03:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Two vessels were attacked Sunday in the Strait of Hormuz, maritime security agencies said, as Iran pressed a second day of strikes in response to US-Israeli air raids.
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[2026-03-02 03:41 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Senators Tom Cotton and Lindsey Graham defend attack, Democrats say administration must answer vital questions
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[2026-03-02 03:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The gunman who killed two people and wounded 14 others at a packed Austin, Texas, bar was possibly motivated by the US attacks on Iran, sources told The Post.
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[2026-03-02 03:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: The US is operating without a fully funded Department of Homeland Security — the nation’s first line of defense against terror threats, especially during conflicts — prompting dire warnings from the GOP.
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[2026-03-02 03:21 UTC+10:00] [Bahrain] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: US announces first casualties as Israel unleashes fresh wave of strikes deep into central Tehran
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[2026-03-02 03:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: EVENTS in the Middle East could weigh on the stock market this week, during which investors will also be considering February inflation data due Thursday and fresh earnings results.
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[2026-03-02 03:07 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Some publicly mourn leader’s demise but videos also show jubilant response after violent crackdown in January
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[2026-03-02 03:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: (UPDATE) FILIPINOS in the Middle East have been moved to safe locations, with many taking shelter in bomb shelters, following the exchange of air strikes between the United States, Israel and Iran, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said on Sunday.
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[2026-03-02 03:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: People watch as smoke rises on the skyline after an explosion in Tehran, Iran, Feb. 28, 2026. (AP Photo, File)
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[2026-03-02 03:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
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[2026-03-02 03:00 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: President says in social media post that Iran tried to ‘stop Trump’ and now ‘faces renewed war with United States’
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[2026-03-02 03:00 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Five additional personnel have been reported seriously wounded as part of Operation Epic Fury, US military said
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[2026-03-02 02:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Max Verstappen de Red Bull previo a una jornada de pruebas de pretemporada de la Fórmula Uno, el viernes 13 de febrero de 2026, en Sakhir, Bahréin. (AP Foto/Altaf Qadri)
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[2026-03-02 02:50 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 90]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.
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[2026-03-02 02:45 UTC+10:00] [Hong Kong] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Public postal service suspends airmail to Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates, affecting ‘services transiting through these locations’
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[2026-03-02 02:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: An Iranian missile attack on the Israeli city of Beit Shemesh killed at least nine people on Sunday, medics said.
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[2026-03-02 02:37 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The United States military has announced that at least three service members have been killed in its operation against Iran.
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[2026-03-02 02:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his forces were striking the "heart of Tehran" and they would intensify the attacks in coming days,
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[2026-03-02 02:33 UTC+10:00] [Opinion] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-03-02 02:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: It was a question President Vladimir Putin did not want to answer: What if the U.S. or Israel assassinated Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei?
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[2026-03-02 02:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader, has been killed along with senior figures in the country’s leadership in strikes on Saturday carried out by the US and Israel.
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[2026-03-02 02:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Three American service members have been killed and five were “seriously wounded” in Operation Epic Fury — the operations against Iran, the US military said.
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[2026-03-02 02:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israelis have grown used to the urgent routines of preparing for war.
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[2026-03-02 02:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The US said three of its soldiers had been killed as a result of its invasion of Iran.
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[2026-03-02 02:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Hundreds of thousands travelers have been stranded across the Middle East following airspace closures triggered by unprovoked US-Israeli strikes on Iran, according to flight analytics firms.
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