[2026-03-01 06:29 UTC+10:00] [News] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Michael West Media

Title: Trump’s Iran strikes mark biggest foreign policy gamble

Snippet: March 1, 2026 06:29 | News

Read full article: https://michaelwest.com.au/trumps-iran-strikes-mark-biggest-foreign-policy-gamble/

[2026-03-01 06:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Photos show global reaction to US and Israeli strikes

Snippet: Iranian people attend a demonstration in support of the U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran, in Berlin, Germany, Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/photo-gallery/israel-iran-us-explosion-tehran-photos-reaction-6a5013fb2796675af61afc1c5d89effc

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

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Italy’s defence minister stranded in Dubai after strikes

Snippet: Italy’s Defence Minister Guido Crosetto was stranded in Dubai on Saturday after flight suspensions followed US and Israeli strikes on Iran, a source close to the ministry said, Reuters reported.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/italys-defence-minister-stranded-dubai-after-strikes

[2026-03-01 06:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: ABC News

Title: Women trafficked, kids taught to shoot in PNG's tribal warfare industry

Snippet: A young child holds a toy gun while the men around him wield high-powered assault rifles. (ABC News: Marian Faa)

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-01/modern-weapons-changing-png-tribal-warfare/106380226

[2026-03-01 06:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: War powers debate intensifies after Trump orders attack on Iran without approval by Congress

Snippet: WASHINGTON — Key members of Congress are demanding a swift vote on a war powers resolution that would restrain President Donald Trump's military attack on Iran unless the administration wins their approval for what they warn is a potentially illegal campaign that risks pulling the United States into a deeper Middle East conflict.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/03/01/world/war-powers-debate-intensifies-after-trump-orders-attack-on-iran-without-approval-by-congress/2290533

[2026-03-01 06:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Netanyahu says Iran war to continue ‘as long as necessary’, claims Khamenei likely killed

Snippet: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has issued his first statement since launching the war on Iran. “This fateful operation will continue as long as necessary - patience is needed. This war will bring about true peace,” Netanyahu claimed on Saturday evening. He also appeared to reference reports of an attempt on the life of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/netanyahu-says-iran-war-continue-long-necessary-claims-khamenei-likely

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

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Dubai’s famous Fairmont hotel in flames after Iranian air strike

Snippet: War launched by US and Israel on Iran has quickly escalated prompting anxiety and concern in whole region

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/28/dubais-famous-fairmont-hotel-in-flames-after-iranian-air-strike

[2026-03-01 05:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Turkey frustrated after failing to prevent US strike on Iran, scrambles to contain fallout: Analysis

Snippet: Ragip Soylu, Turkey bureau chief for Middle East Eye, assesses Ankara’s position on the ongoing Israeli-US war on Iran: Turkey did everything it could to stop the US attack on Iran, but it failed. Ankara stopped short of directly condemning Washington in order to preserve the rapport between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and US President Donald Trump.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/turkey-frustrated-after-failing-prevent-us-strike-iran-scrambles-contain

[2026-03-01 05:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: War powers debate in Congress intensifies after Trump's strikes on Iran

Snippet: The U.S. Capitol is photographed Friday, Feb. 27, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/congress-war-powers-trump-iran-constitution-37ec6685d9ded1d467a719f91e537487

[2026-03-01 05:49 UTC+10:00] [Opinion] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Asia Times

Title: The Mort Report: Hogs of war

Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive

Read full article: https://asiatimes.com/2026/03/the-mort-report-hogs-of-war/

[2026-03-01 05:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Israeli-US attacks on Iran ‘not permitted’ under UN charter: South Africa

Snippet: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has urged all sides to show restraint after the United States and Israel carried out strikes on Iran, followed by Tehran’s retaliatory missile attacks. Ramaphosa expressed “deep concern” over the rapidly escalating tensions in the Middle East, warning of broader consequences beyond the region. “These developments pose a serious threat to regional and international peace and security, with far-reaching humanitarian, diplomatic and economic consequences,” the Presidency of the Republic of South Africa said in a

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-us-attacks-iran-not-permitted-under-un-charter-south-africa

[2026-03-01 05:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: 'Dubai's nightmare': Iranian strikes shatter calm of UAE business hub

Snippet: Iran unleashed a furious missile and drone assault across the Arabian Gulf on Saturday in response to a surprise US-Israeli attack, but one city in particular appeared to bear the brunt of it: Dubai.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/dubai-nightmare-iranian-strikes-shatter-calm-uae-business-hub

[2026-03-01 05:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: Defiant Iranian FM Says Regime Change Will Be 'Mission Impossible'

Snippet: There have been more US and Israeli strikes on Tehran into the afternoon and evening hours local time, suggesting that the aerial operation will be sustained, at least for the time being.

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/defiant-iranian-fm-says-regime-change-will-be-mission-impossible

[2026-03-01 05:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Strikes on Iraq base, pro-Iran group threatens US

Snippet: BAGHDAD, Iraq — Two people were killed on Saturday in air strikes on an Iraqi military base housing the powerful pro-Iran group Kataeb Hezbollah, which has threatened the US with a response.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/03/01/world/strikes-on-iraq-base-pro-iran-group-threatens-us/2290530

[2026-03-01 05:28 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: At least 80 children dead as missile reportedly hits school in southern Iran

Snippet: The building appears to be among many devastated in Trump’s ‘major combat operations’ as long expected attacks arrive

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/28/children-dead-as-missile-hits-elementary-school-in-southern-iran

[2026-03-01 04:58 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Israel says 200 jets struck 500 targets in Iran

Snippet: The Israeli military says it deployed around 200 fighter jets in a sweeping attacks across Iran, striking roughly 500 sites, the Israeli daily Haaretz reported.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israel-says-200-jets-struck-500-targets-iran

[2026-03-01 04:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: Has WWIII just started? What’s happening between the US, Israel, and Iran?

Snippet: The US and Israel have launched a major attack in order to lay waste to much of Iran’s military as well as deny it the ability to build a nuclear weapon, according to US President Donald Trump.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/633237-has-wwiii-just-started-whats-happening-iran-israel-us/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

[2026-03-01 04:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Zero Hedge

Title: Watch: Gulf High-Rises, Tourist Spots Get Pummeled By Iranian Ballistic Missiles

Snippet: Update(1245ET): Some absolutely crazy footage has been emerging Saturday amid Iran's retaliation, following the overnight into early hours US-Israeli strikes on the Islamic Republic.

Read full article: https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/iran-retaliates-us-bases-five-countries-simultaneously-tehran-bombed

[2026-03-01 04:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Israeli minister invokes genocidal ‘Amalek’ call amid war on Iran

Snippet: Israel’s far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir invoked biblical language widely considered as genocidal in comments posted on X about the war on Iran. “Blot out the memory of Amalek from under heaven; you shall not forget!” said Ben Gvir, using the same biblical reference Israeli politicians cited at the outset of the Gaza genocide.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-minister-invokes-genocidal-amalek-call-amid-war-iran

[2026-03-01 04:33 UTC+10:00] [US-Israel war on Iran] [Factuality: 95]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: Trump vies for Bush’s crown for worst foreign policy decision in history

Snippet: The US president upended half a century of US foreign policy in an eight-minute video with another attempt at Middle Eastern regime change

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/28/trump-iran-analysis-us-foreign-policy-george-bush

[2026-03-01 04:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: Why are Americans killing and dying for Israel, again?

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

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/633219-americans-killing-dying-for-israel/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

[2026-03-01 04:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: 'No to War': Iranian opposition abroad pushes back against US-Israeli strikes

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.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/no-war-iranian-opposition-abroad-push-back-against-us-israeli-strikes

[2026-03-01 04:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Republicans back Trump, Democrats attack 'illegal' Iran war

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.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/03/01/world/republicans-back-trump-democrats-attack-illegal-iran-war/2290526

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

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Israel says 89 lightly wounded since start of Iran war

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.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israel-says-89-lightly-wounded-start-iran-war

[2026-03-01 04:06 UTC+10:00] [OpenAI] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: OpenAI to work with Pentagon after Anthropic dropped by Trump over company’s ethics concerns

Snippet: CEO Sam Altman claims military will not use AI product for autonomous killing systems or mass surveillance

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/feb/28/openai-us-military-anthropic

[2026-03-01 04:00 UTC+10:00] [Politics / Federal] [Factuality: 100]

Source: The Age

Title: Oil companies put on notice over Russian ‘blood oil’

Snippet: Fuel importers have been warned they could be breaching Australian sanctions law by importing Russian-origin oil processed in third countries, as the federal government comes under pressure to crack down on the revenue streams funding Vladimir Putin’s war against Ukraine.

Read full article: https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/oil-companies-put-on-notice-over-russian-blood-oil-20260225-p5o593.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

[2026-03-01 03:57 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: A visual guide to US-Israeli strikes on Iran – and Tehran’s response

Snippet: Missiles and bombs landed across Iran, hitting political and security targets in Tehran, including supreme leader’s residence

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/28/us-israel-strikes-iran-tehran-response-visual-guide

[2026-03-01 03:55 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Guardian Australia

Title: US lawmakers condemn Trump over Iran strikes: ‘acts of war unauthorized by Congress’

Snippet: Members of Congress swiftly denounced the president’s military action against the Islamic Republic alongside Israel

Read full article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/28/iran-attack-us-political-reaction

[2026-03-01 03:54 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: Cuba showcases weapons seized from ‘armed infiltration’ (PHOTOS)

Snippet: Cuba has released photographs of the numerous weapons, ammunition, and tactical gear confiscated from the gunmen who recently attempted what it has called an “armed infiltration for terrorist purposes” off the island nation’s coast.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/633212-cuba-weapons-boat-firefight-photos/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

[2026-03-01 03:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Iranians brace themselves as US and Israeli bombs rain down

Snippet: When Hossein woke up in his eastern Tehran home on Saturday morning to the sounds and news of US and Israeli strikes, he immediately tried to contact his parents.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/iranians-brace-themselves-us-and-israeli-bombs-rain-down

[2026-03-01 03:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: US-Israeli strikes a ‘declaration of war’, says Iranian foreign ministry

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.”

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/us-israeli-strikes-declaration-war-says-iranian-foreign-ministry

[2026-03-01 03:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Iran missile strikes force Israelis into shelters again

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)

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/israel-iran-war-shelters-missiles-245b1675544434848160845a2e991b9d

[2026-03-01 03:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: 'I just hope for a miracle': Iranians brace themselves as US and Israeli bombs rain down

Snippet: When Hossein woke up in his eastern Tehran home on Saturday morning to the sounds and news of US and Israeli strikes, he immediately tried to contact his parents.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/i-just-hope-miracle-iranians-brace-themselves-us-and-israeli-bombs-rain-down

[2026-03-01 03:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: All US, Israeli assets in region are legitimate military targets, Iran tells UN

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.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/all-us-israeli-assets-region-are-legitimate-military-targets-iran-tells

[2026-03-01 03:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Zelenskyy says US strikes 'chance' for Iranians to oust 'regime'

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.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/03/01/world/zelenskyy-says-us-strikes-chance-for-iranians-to-oust-regime/2290515

[2026-03-01 03:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Al Jazeera

Title: Mapping US and Israeli attacks on Iran and Tehran’s retaliatory strikes

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.

Read full article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/28/mapping-us-and-israeli-attacks-on-iran-and-tehrans-retaliatory-strikes

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

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Are the US–Israeli strikes on Iran legal under international law?

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.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/explainers/are-us-israeli-strikes-iran-legal-under-international-law

[2026-03-01 03:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: AP News

Title: Oil prices set for swings as US and Israeli strikes impact Middle East

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.

Read full article: https://apnews.com/article/iran-israel-iran-strikes-oil-prices-4a4a800739e53a30ff63b5e89e84ad71

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

Source: The Manila Times

Title: Duterte defense team awaits appeal of detention decision

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Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/03/01/news/national/duterte-defense-team-awaits-appeal-of-detention-decision/2290466

[2026-03-01 02:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: 'This will be a long war with unimaginable consequences,' says Walid Joumblatt

Snippet: Walid Joumblatt, the former Lebanese lawmaker and prominent Druze leader, has said a "a long war with unimaginable consequences" has begun.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/will-be-long-war-unimaginable-consequences-says-walid-joumblatt

[2026-03-01 02:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Khamenei is alive 'as far as I know', says minister amid reports of his killing

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.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/iran-khamenei-alive-far-i-know-says-foreign-minister-after-us-israel-strikes

[2026-03-01 02:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: ABC News

Title: Travellers stranded as US-Iran conflict throws international flights into disarray

Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War

Read full article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-01/us-iran-conflict-causes-flight-chaos-strands-travellers/106401500

[2026-03-01 02:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: The Manila Times

Title: UK, France, Germany condemn Iran attacks on Mideast countries

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.

Read full article: https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/02/28/news/uk-france-germany-condemn-iran-attacks-on-mideast-countries/2290486

[2026-03-01 02:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: RT News

Title: US military suffered 200 casualties in retaliatory strikes – Tehran

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.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/633217-iran-strikes-hundreds-american-soldiers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

[2026-03-01 02:04 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: RT News

Title: This is why desperation – not strategy – is driving the US-Israel strikes on Iran

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

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/633215-desperation-or-calculated-move-iran-us/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

[2026-03-01 02:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]

Source: RT News

Title: Iran launches retaliatory strikes against US bases (VIDEOS)

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.

Read full article: https://www.rt.com/news/633213-iran-launches-retaliatory-strikes-against-us-bases/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

[2026-03-01 01:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: South China Morning Post

Title: China expresses ‘deep concern’ over US-Israel attack on IranThe assault, which Washington says was needed to counter nuclear threats, has split world opinion and prompted Iranian missile retaliation.

Snippet: The assault, which Washington says was needed to counter nuclear threats, has split world opinion and prompted Iranian missile retaliation

Read full article: https://www.scmp.com/news/us/diplomacy/article/3344994/global-powers-divided-china-expresses-deep-concern-over-us-israel-strikes-iran

[2026-03-01 01:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: UN chief urges immediate de-escalation

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.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/un-chief-urges-immediate-de-escalation

[2026-03-01 01:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: Opinion: War aims to entrap Iranians into unconditional submission

Snippet: As the world wakes up to this news and sits at the receiving end of multiple propaganda outlets trying to spin the news in one way or another, here are the four militant factors at work with the fate of more than 90 million human beings at stake.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/opinion-war-aims-entrap-iranians-unconditional-submission

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

Source: Middle East Eye

Title: China urges immediate ceasefire

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.

Read full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/china-urges-immediate-ceasefire-after-us-israel-strike-iran