Topic: Military & Defence — Neutral reports only
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[2026-03-03 09:52 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 90]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Throughout his political career, Donald Trump campaigned on a simple foreign policy agenda - that he would stop America getting involved in wars overseas.It was a central and specific claim that motivated many dithering voters to choose the Republican.Trump repeatedly accused his Democratic rivals of moving towards starting a war with Iran.LIVE UPDATES: Trump says the 'big wave' is yet to come in war with IranThe White House released this image of Donald Trump during Operation Epic Fury.
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[2026-03-03 09:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Workers install a billboard on an overpass containing a portrait of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed during ongoing joint U.S.-Israeli military attacks, in Tehran, Iran, Monday, March 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
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[2026-03-03 09:26 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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[2026-03-03 09:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., speaks during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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[2026-03-03 09:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The world’s largest insurance providers are cancelling war-risk coverage for ships in the Persian Gulf after a senior official in the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said Iran would “fire” on any ship transiting the Strait of Hormuz as a result of the US and Israeli attack.
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[2026-03-03 09:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: President Trump will be remembered as the greatest foreign-policy president in American history (“Fury unleashed on the Ayatollah,” March 1).
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[2026-03-03 09:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El presidente Donald Trump llega para una ceremonia de la Medalla de Honor en el Salón Este de la Casa Blanca, el lunes 2 de marzo de 2026, en Washington. (Foto AP/Alex Brandon)
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[2026-03-03 09:00 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
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[2026-03-03 08:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the US attacked Iran because they knew Israel was going to launch a military strike, and the Trump administration worried about retaliation from Tehran.
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[2026-03-03 08:43 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: A Ramadan cannon blast at sunset was mistaken for a bomb blast in Dubai, causing some tourists to flee a restaurant in the city.Video seen on social media at an unnamed hotel restaurant shows several diners getting up from their tables and fleeing in a panic after hearing a loud booming noise.The city, the second biggest in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has been targeted by retaliatory strikes from Iran as it respond to attacks from the United States and
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[2026-03-03 08:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: People watch as smoke rises on the skyline after an explosion in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026.(AP Photo)
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[2026-03-03 08:32 UTC+10:00] [Stock markets] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Major US indexes recover after falls earlier in the day amid concerns of rising gas prices
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[2026-03-03 08:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has suggested that a planned Israeli attack against Iran determined the timing of Washington’s assault against the government in Tehran.
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[2026-03-03 08:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Monetary Policy
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[2026-03-03 08:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Oil prices leaped on worries that war with Iran could clog the flow of crude, while U.S. stocks swung from sharp losses to small gains.
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[2026-03-03 08:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon warned Monday that inflation could shape up to be a “skunk in a party” following the US and Israeli air strikes on Iran over the weekend.
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[2026-03-03 08:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: With no sign of the conflict abating anytime soon, President Donald Trump says that the military operations are likely to last four to five weeks but that he was prepared “to go far longer than that.” He said Iran “posed a very clear, colossal threat.”
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[2026-03-03 08:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Within hours of the US launching ‘Operation Epic Fury’ against Iran, Tehran’s forces unleashed retaliatory strikes against American military bases in the Middle East, killing four US troops and destroying billions of dollars’ worth of equipment.
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[2026-03-03 08:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Within hours of the US launching ‘Operation Epic Fury’, Iran unleashed retaliatory strikes against American military bases in the Middle East. Behind a veil of censorship, it’s clear that the damage is far more severe than the Pentagon is admitting.
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[2026-03-03 08:07 UTC+10:00] [World / Middle East] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
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[2026-03-03 08:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Fyodor Lukyanov, the editor-in-chief of Russia in Global Affairs, chairman of the Presidium of the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy, and research director of the Valdai International Discussion Club.
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[2026-03-03 07:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: People, some wearing costumes, celebrate the Jewish holiday of Purim in an underground metro station used as a shelter against possible Iranian missile attacks, in Ramat Gan, Israel, Monday, March 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
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[2026-03-03 07:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Analysts are warning that oil prices in California could spike as the US engages in an all-out war with Iran, with tensions continuing to rise in one of the largest oil-producing nations in the Middle East.
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[2026-03-03 07:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: El sistema automatizado de bolas y strikes aparece en la pizarra tras impugnarse un pitcheo durante el juego de pretemporada entre los Medias Blancas de Chicago y los Padres de San Diego, el 26 de febrero de 2025 en Phoenix. (AP Foto/Carolyn Kaster)
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[2026-03-03 07:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Spain says the United States is not using – and will not be using – joint military bases on its territory for operations against Iran, a mission condemned by Madrid.
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[2026-03-03 07:31 UTC+10:00] [AI (artificial intelligence)] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Claude climbs to top of app store charts in US and UK after being blacklisted by Pentagon over ethics concerns
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[2026-03-03 07:31 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Trump’s decision to join Israel in attacking Iran has divided the American right – from Murdoch’s cheerleaders to Maga isolationists
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[2026-03-03 07:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: Dem lawmakers blasted prediction markets after suspected insiders made more than $1 million from contracts tied to the US-Israeli air strikes on Iran over the weekend – including an alleged $550,000 windfall related to the killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
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[2026-03-03 07:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The Louisiana National Guard, military police, and Louisiana law enforcement agencies patrol the French Quarter along Royal Street as part of a National Guard deployment for New Year’s celebrations in New Orleans, Dec. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)
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[2026-03-03 07:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: A CBS Austin reporter was seen on a live Facebook stream appearing to get a directive from a superior to steer away from a pro-Israel, pro-US and pro-Trump protest behind him — and then refusing to go along with the instruction on camera.
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[2026-03-03 07:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signaled Monday that US strikes on Iran could go much longer than originally predicted, as his administration sought to counter criticism about conflicting messages on the war's goals.
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[2026-03-03 07:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: WASHINGTON — President Trump ordered the attack on Iran while flying to Texas on Air Force One Friday — and then went on to dance to “Y.M.C.A.” at a rally and order “hamburgers for all” at Whataburger.
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[2026-03-03 07:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A worker instals a billboard on an overpass containing a portrait of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed during the ongoing joint U.S.-Israeli military campaign, in Tehran, Iran, Monday, March 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
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[2026-03-03 07:10 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Israel has closed all crossings into Gaza, threatening to plunge 2 million people into a new hunger crisis
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[2026-03-03 07:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: US Central Command (CENTCOM) has released a new video of what appears to be an Iranian ship getting struck by American weaponry.
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[2026-03-03 07:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: A punishing 2024 election cycle for US Democrats has accelerated a years-long debate over the party’s future and what voters want in a political age dominated by United States President Donald Trump.
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[2026-03-03 07:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: More explosions have been heard across the Gulf States, and at least three people have been killed in the United Arab Emirates as Iran carries out attacks in retaliation for strikes by the United States and Israel that killed its Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and other top officials.
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[2026-03-03 06:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: US President Donald Trump said the Iran war could last four weeks or less as US–Israeli forces continued their strikes on Iran while Tehran hits Gulf states, Israel and US targets.
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[2026-03-03 06:51 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 92]
Source: SBS News
Snippet: As Israel struck Lebanon's capital Beirut, Donald Trump has warned that the spreading Middle East war could last more than a month. Source: AAP
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[2026-03-03 06:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Oil prices have risen sharply, and stocks have slid as United States and Israeli attacks on Iran and retaliatory strikes against Israeli and US military installations in the Middle East have disrupted the global energy supply chain.
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[2026-03-03 06:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: LONDON — Prime Minister Keir Starmer defended his actions in the Middle East on Monday, brushing off President Donald Trump’s criticism of Britain for not joining strikes against Iran by saying his decisions were guided by law and the “national interest.”
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[2026-03-03 06:45 UTC+10:00] [Australia news] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: PM says on 7.30 that the late Iranian leader should not be mourned. Follow today’s news live
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[2026-03-03 06:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Keir Starmer is reversing his decision to bar the U.S. from using U.K. bases, saying in a social media post late Sunday that he will allow U.S. “defensive” missions aimed at destroying Iranian missile capabilities.
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[2026-03-03 06:43 UTC+10:00] [Iran War] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-03-03 06:41 UTC+10:00] [France] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: French president says Paris could deploy nuclear-capable fighter jet to countries such as Germany and Poland
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[2026-03-03 06:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Ladislav Zemánek, non-resident research fellow at China-CEE Institute and expert of the Valdai Discussion Club
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[2026-03-03 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Israel carried out airstrikes on the Hezbollah-controlled Southern suburbs of Beirut on Monday (2), after the Iran-backed group launched missiles and drones towards Israel to avenge the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
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[2026-03-03 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: One Sri Lankan was among those injured in the airstrikes on the United Arab Emirates.
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[2026-03-03 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
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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[2026-03-03 06:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: Lebanon’s Prime Minister Nawaf Salam has issued a statement saying Hezbollah’s military and security activities are banned, hours after Israel responded to the Iran-linked group’s rocket and drone attacks by launching air raids on southern Beirut.
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