Topic: Middle East — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-01 04:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Tarik Cyril Amar, a historian from Germany working at Koç University, Istanbul, on Russia, Ukraine, and Eastern Europe, the history of World War II, the cultural Cold War, and the politics of memory
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[2026-03-01 04:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Explosions hit Dubai and Abu Dhabi on Saturday as the UAE was one of several Gulf states sucked into the US-Israeli conflict with Iran.
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[2026-03-01 04:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: In the first hours of the US-Israeli strikes on Iran, opponents of the war and critics of the Islamic Republic from across the political spectrum quickly made their divergent voices heard on Farsi social media.
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[2026-03-01 04:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — Republicans largely welcomed strikes launched Saturday by US forces and ally Israel against Iran but prominent Democrats condemned what they called an illegal aggression.
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[2026-03-01 04:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Automatic Identification System (AIS) vessel-tracking data indicate that multiple tankers abruptly reversed course near the entrance to the critical maritime chokepoint of the Strait of Hormuz early Saturday, following the U.S.-Israeli operation (Operation Epic Fury) targeting Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps command-and-control infrastructure in multiple Iranian cities.
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[2026-03-01 04:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israeli emergency services say they have treated 89 people for minor injuries since Israel launched its war on Iran on Saturday morning, according to Haaretz.
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[2026-03-01 03:57 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Missiles and bombs landed across Iran, hitting political and security targets in Tehran, including supreme leader’s residence
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[2026-03-01 03:55 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Members of Congress swiftly denounced the president’s military action against the Islamic Republic alongside Israel
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[2026-03-01 03:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Ismail Baqai has told Al Jazeera Arabic that Tehran views the latest US and Israeli strikes as "a declaration of war" rather than a "limited operation.”
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[2026-03-01 03:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: People take shelter in an underground metro station as air raid sirens warn of incoming strikes by Iran, in Ramat Gan, Israel, Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
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[2026-03-01 03:43 UTC+10:00] [Der Podcast] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Politico
Snippet: Gordon Repinski und das POLITICO-Team nehmen Euch mit durch die Hauptstadt.
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[2026-03-01 03:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran considers all US and Israeli bases, facilities, and assets in the region to be "legitimate military objectives," Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi told the UN Security Council and Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in a letter on Saturday.
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[2026-03-01 03:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Lebanon's Hezbollah has expressed solidarity with its ally Iran, but has not said whether it would get involved.
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[2026-03-01 03:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Saturday that US and Israeli strikes on Iran have created an opportunity for the Iranian people to oust the "terrorist regime" in Tehran, Russia's ally.
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[2026-03-01 03:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced that UK forces are "active" in the Middle East and involved in "regional defensive operations" to protect British allies.
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[2026-03-01 03:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The United States and Israel on Saturday launched an attack on Iran, with explosions seen across Tehran and in multiple cities across the country. Tehran has responded by launching waves of missiles and drones at Israel and towards several military bases in the Middle East where US forces operate.
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[2026-03-01 03:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: The U.N. Security Council has scheduled an emergency meeting on the U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran.
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[2026-03-01 03:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The US-Israeli air and missile strikes across Iran on Saturday have raised renewed questions about the two nations’ alleged breaches of international legal norms.
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[2026-03-01 03:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Oil markets currently closed for the weekend are set to see price swings next week as the impact from the U.S. and Israeli strikes on oil supplies from the Middle East remains unclear.
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[2026-03-01 02:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: An official from the European Union's naval mission Aspides said on Saturday that vessels have been receiving VHF transmission from Iran's Revolutionary Guards saying "no ship is allowed to pass the Strait of Hormuz".
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[2026-03-01 02:51 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Embassy of Sri Lanka in Jordan has issued a special advisory for Sri Lankans residing in Jordan, urging them to exercise caution in light of the current situation in the Middle East.
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[2026-03-01 02:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: It was around 09:40 local time (06:10 GMT) when Iranians in several cities reported hearing loud explosions.
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[2026-03-01 02:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The death toll from an attack on a girls school in Iran's south has risen to 85, the Iranian judiciary said.
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[2026-03-01 02:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Aragchi said that Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and President Masoud Pezeshkian are still alive “as far as I know”, amid speculation about their fate following the US-Israeli strikes on Tehran on Saturday.
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[2026-03-01 02:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-03-01 02:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: A staff member at a school in Minab city has spoken to Middle East Eye after an attack killed at least 63 people.
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[2026-03-01 02:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Depois de Israel ter lançado “ataques preventivos” contra o Irão na manhã deste sábado (28.02), o Presidente norte-americano, Donald Trump, anunciou, num discurso, que também estavam em curso “grandes operações de combate” por parte dos EUA.
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[2026-03-01 02:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: BERLIN, Germany — Britain, Germany and France slammed Iran for retaliating to US-Israel strikes Saturday with attacks on countries in the Middle East hosting US military bases.
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[2026-03-01 02:10 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-03-01 02:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: The US has suffered 200 casualties in Iranian retaliatory strikes on bases across the Middle East, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has claimed.
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[2026-03-01 02:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Israel, Syria and the UAE all announced at least partial closures of their skies
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[2026-03-01 02:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Farhad Ibragimov – lecturer at the Faculty of Economics at RUDN University, visiting lecturer at the Institute of Social Sciences of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration
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[2026-03-01 02:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: US military bases in several Gulf states were targeted by Iranian missiles on Saturday, following Tehran’s vow to retaliate in the wake of American and Israeli strikes.
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[2026-03-01 01:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The assault, which Washington says was needed to counter nuclear threats, has split world opinion and prompted Iranian missile retaliation
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[2026-03-01 01:46 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The death toll from an air strike on a girls' school in Iran has risen to 63, according to Mehr news agency.
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[2026-03-01 01:44 UTC+10:00] [Middle East] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-03-01 01:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has condemned the military escalation in the Middle East, following US and Israeli strikes on Iran and Tehran's subsequent retaliation against American bases in the region.
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[2026-03-01 01:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: China's ministry of foreign affairs on Saturday expressed deep concerns over the US and Israel's military strikes against Iran, urging an immediate ceasefire.
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[2026-03-01 01:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Commentators within Israel have described a sense of business as usual in the wake of the country’s joint attack with the United States against Iran.
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[2026-03-01 01:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-03-01 01:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Content Warning: This video contains disturbing violent footage.
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[2026-03-01 01:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: LONDON — The US and Israel's attack on Iran is disrupting flights across the Middle East and beyond.
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[2026-03-01 01:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iran’s Defence Minister, Amir Nasirzadeh, and Revolutionary Guards commander, Mohammed Pakpour, are believed to have been killed in Israeli air attacks, Reuters reported citing two sources familiar with Israel’s military operations and one regional official.
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[2026-03-01 00:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: On Saturday, as President Donald Trump announced that the United States had launched a major attack on Iran, the Israeli military declared that the joint US-Israeli attack had targeted "dozens of military targets" in Iran.
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[2026-03-01 00:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The sudden escalation in military operations has left many in the Middle East on edge
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[2026-03-01 00:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The outbreak of conflict between Israel and the United States against Iran, triggered by joint US-Israeli strikes across Iran, has drawn frantic calls for calm across the globe.
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[2026-03-01 00:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Behrouz Farahani, a political analyst and opponent of the Islamic Republic living in exile in France, condemned the US and Israeli military attack on Iran. He said the war would only bring destruction to Iran and more suffering for its people, and he called for an immediate ceasefire.
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[2026-03-01 00:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Some large oil companies and top trading houses have suspended crude oil and fuel shipments via the Strait of Hormuz amid ongoing US and Israeli attacks on Iran and Tehran's retaliation in the region, four trading sources said on Saturday.
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[2026-03-01 00:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Oman’s Foreign Minister Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi on Saturday denounced the US-Israeli military strikes on Iran, suggesting Washington was duped into war by the Israelis, as a deal was within reach.
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[2026-03-01 00:39 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 95]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Tehran says strikes on country, which targeted key leaders and have killed at least 40 children, breach UN charter
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