Topic: Military & Defence — Neutral reports only
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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: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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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 00:48 UTC+10:00] [UK news] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Caspar San Giorgio to appear in court after defacing London statue with slogans including ‘Zionist war criminal’
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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 00:41 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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[2026-03-01 00:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: By Murad Sadygzade, President of the Middle East Studies Center, Visiting Lecturer, HSE University (Moscow).
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[2026-03-01 00:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: This is deterrence fatigue: escalation thresholds weakened by repeated testing and retaliation. The risk is not only war but systemic strain
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[2026-03-01 00:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: At least nine flights to Middle East from the city have been cancelled or delayed following joint US-Israeli attack on Iran
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[2026-03-01 00:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Duran
Snippet: Starmer is in zugzwang. Mandelson arrest on suspicion of misconduct in public office
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[2026-03-01 00:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MONTREAL, Canada — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney expressed support Saturday for US strikes targeting Iran, saying Tehran had failed to dismantle its nuclear program and cease support for militant groups.
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[2026-03-01 00:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: British opposition parties have urged the Labour government to join the US and Israeli attack on Iran after it emerged that British bases were not used in the initial strikes.
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[2026-03-01 00:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Hossein, who lives in eastern Tehran, says his parents’ home was completely destroyed by Israeli strikes on Saturday.
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[2026-03-01 00:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: An Israeli strike has hit an elementary girls’ school in Minab, a city in the Hormozgan province of southern Iran, killing at least 51 people, state media reported, as the immediate civilian cost from Israel and the United States’ huge bombardment of Iran comes into sharper focus.
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[2026-03-01 00:00 UTC+10:00] [Mexico] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Lax American gun laws mean weapons are readily available to buy and smuggle south of the border
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[2026-03-01 00:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The pricey arms packages are already facing legislative pushback. Now critics say they may be addressing the wrong threat
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[2026-02-28 23:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam has said his country refused to be dragged into regional war.
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[2026-02-28 23:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-02-28 23:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: British opposition parties have urged the Labour government to join the US and Israeli attack on Iran after it emerged that British bases were not used in the initial strikes.
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[2026-02-28 23:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Four people have been killed and several others wounded after an Iranian missile struck a building in the southern Syrian city of Sweida on Saturday, the state news agency Sana said.
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[2026-02-28 23:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The fate of senior Iranian officials has been the focus of intense speculation since US and Israeli strikes began on Iran early on Saturday.
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[2026-02-28 23:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The pattern of US and Israeli strikes on Iran and Tehran's retaliation signals a more "expansive and escalatory" conflict compared to the 12 day war last June, according to Iran analyst Hamidreza Azizi.
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[2026-02-28 23:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iranian eyewitnesses are still grappling with the shock and fear after the US-Israeli strikes, describing scenes of chaos, explosions, and uncertainty across Tehran.
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[2026-02-28 23:00 UTC+10:00] [Trump tariffs] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Businesses are vying for a refund, with nearly $175bn on the line, but customers are unlikely to benefit from reversal
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[2026-02-28 22:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Footage on social media shows an intercepted Iranian missile over Jordan falling on a house in the Marj Al-Hamam area of Amman.
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[2026-02-28 22:53 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: South Africa's president announced earlier this month that he will deploy the army to high-crime areas to fight the scourge of organized crime, gang violence and illegal mining.
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[2026-02-28 22:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Israelis rushed to shelters, car parks, and underground stations after the military launched sweeping strikes against Iran.
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[2026-02-28 22:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: An Iranian missile attack on Saturday caused "significant damage" to the runway of a Kuwait air base hosting Italian air force personnel, Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani was quoted by the ANSA news agency as saying.
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[2026-02-28 22:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The fate of senior Iranian officials has been the focus of intense speculation since US and Israeli strikes began on Tehran early this morning.
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[2026-02-28 22:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: A wave of United States and Israeli strikes on Iran, and retaliation by Tehran, have triggered an outburst of regional violence, forcing much of the Middle East’s airspace to shut down and reverberating across the globe.
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[2026-02-28 22:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Unrest, Conflict and War
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[2026-02-28 22:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: The United States and Israel have launched strikes on Iran despite ongoing talks between Washington and Tehran over Iran’s nuclear programme.
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[2026-02-28 22:30 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: SriLankan Airlines has announced the immediate cancellation of several key flights to and from the Middle East today, citing the closure of regional airspace due to escalating military tensions.
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[2026-02-28 22:24 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Russia’s Foreign Ministry on Saturday condemned the U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran as “a pre-planned and unprovoked act of armed aggression against a sovereign and independent U.N. member state,” demanding an immediate halt to the military campaign and a return to diplomacy.
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[2026-02-28 22:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Al Jazeera
Snippet: Iran has targeted United States assets across the Gulf Arab states in retaliation for a huge joint attack on Iran by the US and Israel, as the region’s worst fears of being ignited in the flames of a sustained war loom.
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[2026-02-28 22:15 UTC+10:00] [Breaking News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Daily News
Snippet: The Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka (CAASL) has officially announced the temporary suspension of all flights from Sri Lanka to the Middle East, effective immediately. The decision comes in response to the rapidly deteriorating military situation in the Middle Eastern region.
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[2026-02-28 22:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: EU High Representative Kaja Kallas visits the coast guard ship KV Bjornoya, in Tromso, Norway, Tuesday Feb. 3, 2026. (Rune Stoltz Bertinussen/NTB Scanpix via AP)
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[2026-02-28 22:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Emergency workers clear debris and retrieve the bodies of victims after Russian strikes on the Ukrainian Sumy region. According to the National Police, four people were killed and four were injured in the attack.
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[2026-02-28 22:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Before Saturday’s strikes on Iran, Donald Trump ordered a huge military presence in the region, including warships crewed by thousands
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[2026-02-28 22:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Paramount Skydance chairman and CEO David Ellison arrives before President Donald Trump delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress in the House chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
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[2026-02-28 21:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: PARIS, France (AFP) -- Countries in the Middle East and around the world voiced fear of a regional conflagration after the United States and Israel carried out long-feared strikes on Iran on Saturday.
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[2026-02-28 21:50 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-02-28 21:46 UTC+10:00] [Iran] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: We cannot know where this foolish, reckless attack will end – but new hatreds will be seeded, terrorist vendettas sown and, ultimately, little will be achieved
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[2026-02-28 21:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: The US and Israel have finally launched an operation against Iran with the apparent aim of overthrowing the Islamic Republic.
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[2026-02-28 21:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Milad, 31, was at work in his mobile phone shop on Hafez Street in central Tehran when the explosions began. His shop is close to Republic Street, near one of the reported blast sites.
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[2026-02-28 21:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back on Saturday ordered an "immediate" inspection of the safety of South Korean troops dispatched overseas, following reports of US-Israel strikes against Iran, his office said.
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