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Houthis say dozens of missiles hit a Saudi air base; Saudi civil defence says the danger has passed

Two reports carry the Houthis' account of a strike on Khamis Mushait, with their own list of the damage. Two carry the Saudi authorities, who warned Abha and Khamis Mushait and then lifted the alert without saying what the danger was. No report we hold counts anyone hurt.

Houthis claim to launch large-scale missile, drone attack against Saudi Arabian air base
Houthis claim to launch large-scale missile, drone attack against Saudi Arabian air base as published by The Jerusalem Post · seen at The Jerusalem Post
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The claim. The Houthis say they fired dozens of missiles and drones at a military air base at Khamis Mushait on Monday, hitting aircraft hangars, radar systems, runways and ammunition stores. The Jerusalem Post and North Press both carry it. Both attribute every detail to the Houthis.

The official account. Asharq Al-Awsat reports Saudi civil defence warning residents of Abha and Khamis Mushait of a security danger, then saying the danger had passed. It names no base, no attack and no damage.

Outlet What it said Whose account
The Jerusalem Post "dozens of missiles and drones", in reply to "more than 300 Saudi airstrikes" the Houthis, hedged twice
North Press hangars, radar, runways and ammunition stores hit; "hundreds" of Saudi raids the Houthis, with "said"
Asharq Al-Awsat the alert was issued and "the danger... had passed" Saudi civil defence, unhedged

The same meeting, two titles. The crown prince met the CENTCOM commander the same day. Asharq Al-Awsat calls it regional developments. The Jerusalem Post frames it as Houthi strikes escalating regional threats.

Not settled. Nobody checked either account. No report gives a casualty figure on either side of the border, and nobody is named. The figure of more than 300 Saudi strikes reaches us only from the side that says it replied to them. Saudi Arabia gives no count of its own strikes in anything we hold.

What this is about. Yemen's Houthi movement and Saudi Arabia are fighting again. This month the war has spread along the coast, to Yemen's side of a major shipping lane and across the border into Saudi cities.

How it got here. - The Houthis are an armed movement from Yemen's north. In September 2014 they took the capital, Sanaa, and pushed out the internationally recognised government. - In March 2015 Saudi Arabia led a coalition of Arab states into the war to put that government back. Years followed of Saudi air strikes in Yemen and Houthi missiles and drones fired into Saudi Arabia. - A truce brokered by the UN in April 2022 mostly stopped the fighting across the border. It formally lapsed that October, but it largely held. - From late 2023 the Houthis attacked ships in the Red Sea. They said they were acting over the war in Gaza. The United States and Britain struck Houthi targets in reply. - In September 2026 the ground war moved again. The Jerusalem Post reported on 10 Sep that the Houthis had taken the port of Mocha, and An-Nahar reported on 11 Sep that they had taken the Bab al-Mandab strait. Haaretz reported more Red Sea islands seized on 14 Sep.

Who is involved. - The Houthis run Sanaa and most of northern Yemen. Outlets call them Iran-aligned. The US and Saudi Arabia say Iran arms them. Iran denies it. - Saudi Arabia shares a long border with Yemen. Abha and Khamis Mushait are in Asir province, close to that border. Khamis Mushait has a large military air base. - The United States is Saudi Arabia's main security partner. Its Central Command (CENTCOM) runs US forces across the Middle East.

What is at stake. - The Bab al-Mandab links the Red Sea to the Indian Ocean. Ships going to and from the Suez Canal pass through it. Haaretz says the Houthi advance puts pressure on Saudi oil exports. - Civilians: UN News counted at least 46,000 displaced by 13 Sep.

Where it stands. Each side says it is answering the other. The Houthis say they are replying to Saudi strikes. Riyadh reported 73 civilians wounded on 8 Sep. None of the reports we hold describe any ceasefire talks.

The story so far

Earlier stories The AI Times filed on this thread.

What is being argued about

  • Whether a Saudi air base at Khamis Mushait was hit, and how hard
  • Who counts the strikes on Yemen, and whether anyone counts the dead
  • What the crown prince's meeting with the CENTCOM commander was about
  • How far the Houthis say they intend to go after Bab el-Mandeb
One day at Khamis Mushait, two accountsSide by side
OutletWhat it saidHedged?
The Jerusalem PostThe Houthis launched a large missile and drone attack on the air base, in reply to more than 300 Saudi airstrikes in five daysYes — "claim" in the headline, and "what they described as" on the figure
North Press AgencyDozens of missiles and drones hit hangars, radar systems, runways and ammunition stores; hundreds of Saudi raids in recent daysAttributed — "the Yemeni Houthis said"
Asharq Al-AwsatCivil defence warned Abha and Khamis Mushait of a security danger, then said the danger had passed. No base, no attack, no damage namedNo — the statement is reported flat
HaaretzThe Houthis have taken more Red Sea islands, tightening their grip on Bab el-Mandeb and pressing Saudi oil exportsNo — stated in the outlet's own voice
Al-ModonA senior Houthi source says Bab el-Mandeb is not the end, and that Marib and Taiz are nextAttributed — to a source it does not name
What each report says happened, and whose word it rests on.
Sources The Jerusalem Post
Centre-right estimate · not a score
The Jerusalem Post 🇮🇱IL · newspaper · independent Houthis claim to launch large-scale missile, drone attack against Saudi Arabian air base Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Jerusalem Post → What we have measured A count the body does not carry the headline says eight countries; the sentence names seven foreign ministers ×1Actor framing The Gulf ministers are the ones acting. Iran is the party they meet. ×1Actor generalised The headline has 'Baghdad' celebrating. The photo caption says the crowd is supporters of one armed group. ×1Actor named names the militias and calls the act 'desecration', in its own voice ×1 from 4111 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → North Press Agency
Centre estimate · not a score
North Press Agency 🇸🇾SY · wire · independent الحوثيون يشنون هجوماً جديداً على السعودية Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at North Press Agency → What we have measured Attribution the damage list is carried in full, attributed to the side claiming it ×1Single official source Uses the Saudi Press Agency's account: 'bilateral relations', with no mention of reconstruction or money. ×1What is at stake presents the stakes as trade and energy security; no ship, crew or price is counted ×1Which line is led with led by the legal instrument, naming the Security Council resolution by number ×1 from 1169 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → A Asharq Al-Awsat
Centre-right estimate · not a score
Asharq Al-Awsat 🇸🇦SA · digital · Saudi Civil Defense Lifts Alert after Security Threat in Abha and Khamis Mushait Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Asharq Al-Awsat → What we have measured Active voice, both actors named the killing of Iran's supreme leader is given an actor and a date, unhedged ×1Active voice for the actor soldiers and settlers are both named as acting ×1Anyone hurt is counted, not named three dead given as a figure and a job title ×1Are the hurt named or counted The dead man and the wounded are a count inside an official's quote; nobody is named, and no ages, roles or nationalities are given. ×1 from 3032 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → Haaretz
Centre-left estimate · not a score
Haaretz 🇮🇱IL · newspaper · independent Houthis seize additional Red Sea islands, tightening grip on key shipping route Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Haaretz → What we have measured A previous framing corrected the twelve-country statement described as ambiguously worded ×1Asserted flat The report states as fact that barring Arab parties is a standing ritual. ×1Asserted flat The report says ethnicity explains the different outcomes, in its own voice. ×1Asserted in the report's own voice Parties are characterised by what they are said to promise, unattributed, and the headline calls the result frightening. ×1 from 1936 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → A Al-Modon
Centre-left estimate · not a score
Al-Modon 🇱🇧LB · digital · الحوثيون يتوعدون بالسيطرة على مأرب وتعز: الخطة جاهزة Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Al-Modon → What we have measured Actor left unnamed a man is killed by an air strike in the headline with nobody named as striking; shelling and demolitions simply "continue" ×1Actor named The Israeli army is named as the shooter. ×1Actor named, action nominalised Israeli escalation is named but arrives as a wave, not as a doer ×1Affected people The only report that looks at people in the south: the explosions, the fear and the displacement. ×1 from 3381 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
What the day's reporting containsChart
Counted across the 8 reports we hold on this event.
Sources The Jerusalem Post
Centre-right estimate · not a score
The Jerusalem Post 🇮🇱IL · newspaper · independent Houthis claim to launch large-scale missile, drone attack against Saudi Arabian air base Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Jerusalem Post → What we have measured A count the body does not carry the headline says eight countries; the sentence names seven foreign ministers ×1Actor framing The Gulf ministers are the ones acting. Iran is the party they meet. ×1Actor generalised The headline has 'Baghdad' celebrating. The photo caption says the crowd is supporters of one armed group. ×1Actor named names the militias and calls the act 'desecration', in its own voice ×1 from 4111 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → North Press Agency
Centre estimate · not a score
North Press Agency 🇸🇾SY · wire · independent الحوثيون يشنون هجوماً جديداً على السعودية Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at North Press Agency → What we have measured Attribution the damage list is carried in full, attributed to the side claiming it ×1Single official source Uses the Saudi Press Agency's account: 'bilateral relations', with no mention of reconstruction or money. ×1What is at stake presents the stakes as trade and energy security; no ship, crew or price is counted ×1Which line is led with led by the legal instrument, naming the Security Council resolution by number ×1 from 1169 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → A Asharq Al-Awsat
Centre-right estimate · not a score
Asharq Al-Awsat 🇸🇦SA · digital · Saudi Civil Defense Lifts Alert after Security Threat in Abha and Khamis Mushait Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Asharq Al-Awsat → What we have measured Active voice, both actors named the killing of Iran's supreme leader is given an actor and a date, unhedged ×1Active voice for the actor soldiers and settlers are both named as acting ×1Anyone hurt is counted, not named three dead given as a figure and a job title ×1Are the hurt named or counted The dead man and the wounded are a count inside an official's quote; nobody is named, and no ages, roles or nationalities are given. ×1 from 3032 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → The Jerusalem Post
Centre-right estimate · not a score
The Jerusalem Post 🇮🇱IL · newspaper · independent Saudi Crown Prince meets CENTCOM chief as Houthi strikes escalate regional security threats Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Jerusalem Post → What we have measured A count the body does not carry the headline says eight countries; the sentence names seven foreign ministers ×1Actor framing The Gulf ministers are the ones acting. Iran is the party they meet. ×1Actor generalised The headline has 'Baghdad' celebrating. The photo caption says the crowd is supporters of one armed group. ×1Actor named names the militias and calls the act 'desecration', in its own voice ×1 from 4111 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → A Asharq Al-Awsat
Centre-right estimate · not a score
Asharq Al-Awsat 🇸🇦SA · digital · Saudi Crown Prince, CENTCOM Commander Discuss Regional Developments Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Asharq Al-Awsat → What we have measured Active voice, both actors named the killing of Iran's supreme leader is given an actor and a date, unhedged ×1Active voice for the actor soldiers and settlers are both named as acting ×1Anyone hurt is counted, not named three dead given as a figure and a job title ×1Are the hurt named or counted The dead man and the wounded are a count inside an official's quote; nobody is named, and no ages, roles or nationalities are given. ×1 from 3032 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → Haaretz
Centre-left estimate · not a score
Haaretz 🇮🇱IL · newspaper · independent Houthis seize additional Red Sea islands, tightening grip on key shipping route Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Haaretz → What we have measured A previous framing corrected the twelve-country statement described as ambiguously worded ×1Asserted flat The report states as fact that barring Arab parties is a standing ritual. ×1Asserted flat The report says ethnicity explains the different outcomes, in its own voice. ×1Asserted in the report's own voice Parties are characterised by what they are said to promise, unattributed, and the headline calls the result frightening. ×1 from 1936 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → The Jerusalem Post
Centre-right estimate · not a score
The Jerusalem Post 🇮🇱IL · newspaper · independent Houthis' control of Red Sea coastline leaves Gulf states with uncomfortable choice - analysis Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Jerusalem Post → What we have measured A count the body does not carry the headline says eight countries; the sentence names seven foreign ministers ×1Actor framing The Gulf ministers are the ones acting. Iran is the party they meet. ×1Actor generalised The headline has 'Baghdad' celebrating. The photo caption says the crowd is supporters of one armed group. ×1Actor named names the militias and calls the act 'desecration', in its own voice ×1 from 4111 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → A Al-Modon
Centre-left estimate · not a score
Al-Modon 🇱🇧LB · digital · الحوثيون يتوعدون بالسيطرة على مأرب وتعز: الخطة جاهزة Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Al-Modon → What we have measured Actor left unnamed a man is killed by an air strike in the headline with nobody named as striking; shelling and demolitions simply "continue" ×1Actor named The Israeli army is named as the shooter. ×1Actor named, action nominalised Israeli escalation is named but arrives as a wave, not as a doer ×1Affected people The only report that looks at people in the south: the explosions, the fear and the displacement. ×1 from 3381 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
The order the accounts arrived in, 14 SeptemberTimeline
  1. 2026-09-1408:21 published time, The Jerusalem Post The Jerusalem Post Analysis: the Houthis' hold on the Red Sea coast leaves Gulf states an uncomfortable choice —Iran's intent read through one unnamed regional official
  2. 2026-09-1409:44 published time, Asharq Al-Awsat Asharq Al-Awsat Saudi civil defence lifts the alert in Abha and Khamis Mushait —the danger is never named
  3. 2026-09-1410:04 published time, Asharq Al-Awsat Asharq Al-Awsat The crown prince and the CENTCOM commander discuss regional developments —the Houthis are not mentioned
  4. 2026-09-1410:26 published time, Al-Modon Al-Modon A senior Houthi source says Bab el-Mandeb is not the end, and that Marib and Taiz are next —no other report we hold carries this
  5. 2026-09-1411:20 published time, Haaretz Haaretz The Houthis take more Red Sea islands —stated in the outlet's own voice
  6. 2026-09-1412:31 published time, North Press Agency North Press Agency The Houthis say missiles and drones hit the air base at Khamis Mushait dozenshangars, radar, runways, ammunition stores
  7. 2026-09-1412:36 published time, The Jerusalem Post The Jerusalem Post The crown prince meets the CENTCOM chief as Houthi strikes escalate regional threats —the same meeting, framed by the strikes
  8. 2026-09-1412:44 published time, The Jerusalem Post The Jerusalem Post The Houthis say the attack answered Saudi airstrikes across Yemen more than 300 strikes in five daysthe Houthis' figure, hedged twice
Times are the times the reports were published, in UTC.
Sources The Jerusalem Post
Centre-right estimate · not a score
The Jerusalem Post 🇮🇱IL · newspaper · independent Houthis' control of Red Sea coastline leaves Gulf states with uncomfortable choice - analysis Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Jerusalem Post → What we have measured A count the body does not carry the headline says eight countries; the sentence names seven foreign ministers ×1Actor framing The Gulf ministers are the ones acting. Iran is the party they meet. ×1Actor generalised The headline has 'Baghdad' celebrating. The photo caption says the crowd is supporters of one armed group. ×1Actor named names the militias and calls the act 'desecration', in its own voice ×1 from 4111 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → A Asharq Al-Awsat
Centre-right estimate · not a score
Asharq Al-Awsat 🇸🇦SA · digital · Saudi Civil Defense Lifts Alert after Security Threat in Abha and Khamis Mushait Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Asharq Al-Awsat → What we have measured Active voice, both actors named the killing of Iran's supreme leader is given an actor and a date, unhedged ×1Active voice for the actor soldiers and settlers are both named as acting ×1Anyone hurt is counted, not named three dead given as a figure and a job title ×1Are the hurt named or counted The dead man and the wounded are a count inside an official's quote; nobody is named, and no ages, roles or nationalities are given. ×1 from 3032 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → A Asharq Al-Awsat
Centre-right estimate · not a score
Asharq Al-Awsat 🇸🇦SA · digital · Saudi Crown Prince, CENTCOM Commander Discuss Regional Developments Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Asharq Al-Awsat → What we have measured Active voice, both actors named the killing of Iran's supreme leader is given an actor and a date, unhedged ×1Active voice for the actor soldiers and settlers are both named as acting ×1Anyone hurt is counted, not named three dead given as a figure and a job title ×1Are the hurt named or counted The dead man and the wounded are a count inside an official's quote; nobody is named, and no ages, roles or nationalities are given. ×1 from 3032 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → A Al-Modon
Centre-left estimate · not a score
Al-Modon 🇱🇧LB · digital · الحوثيون يتوعدون بالسيطرة على مأرب وتعز: الخطة جاهزة Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Al-Modon → What we have measured Actor left unnamed a man is killed by an air strike in the headline with nobody named as striking; shelling and demolitions simply "continue" ×1Actor named The Israeli army is named as the shooter. ×1Actor named, action nominalised Israeli escalation is named but arrives as a wave, not as a doer ×1Affected people The only report that looks at people in the south: the explosions, the fear and the displacement. ×1 from 3381 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → Haaretz
Centre-left estimate · not a score
Haaretz 🇮🇱IL · newspaper · independent Houthis seize additional Red Sea islands, tightening grip on key shipping route Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Haaretz → What we have measured A previous framing corrected the twelve-country statement described as ambiguously worded ×1Asserted flat The report states as fact that barring Arab parties is a standing ritual. ×1Asserted flat The report says ethnicity explains the different outcomes, in its own voice. ×1Asserted in the report's own voice Parties are characterised by what they are said to promise, unattributed, and the headline calls the result frightening. ×1 from 1936 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → North Press Agency
Centre estimate · not a score
North Press Agency 🇸🇾SY · wire · independent الحوثيون يشنون هجوماً جديداً على السعودية Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at North Press Agency → What we have measured Attribution the damage list is carried in full, attributed to the side claiming it ×1Single official source Uses the Saudi Press Agency's account: 'bilateral relations', with no mention of reconstruction or money. ×1What is at stake presents the stakes as trade and energy security; no ship, crew or price is counted ×1Which line is led with led by the legal instrument, naming the Security Council resolution by number ×1 from 1169 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → The Jerusalem Post
Centre-right estimate · not a score
The Jerusalem Post 🇮🇱IL · newspaper · independent Saudi Crown Prince meets CENTCOM chief as Houthi strikes escalate regional security threats Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Jerusalem Post → What we have measured A count the body does not carry the headline says eight countries; the sentence names seven foreign ministers ×1Actor framing The Gulf ministers are the ones acting. Iran is the party they meet. ×1Actor generalised The headline has 'Baghdad' celebrating. The photo caption says the crowd is supporters of one armed group. ×1Actor named names the militias and calls the act 'desecration', in its own voice ×1 from 4111 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → The Jerusalem Post
Centre-right estimate · not a score
The Jerusalem Post 🇮🇱IL · newspaper · independent Houthis claim to launch large-scale missile, drone attack against Saudi Arabian air base Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Jerusalem Post → What we have measured A count the body does not carry the headline says eight countries; the sentence names seven foreign ministers ×1Actor framing The Gulf ministers are the ones acting. Iran is the party they meet. ×1Actor generalised The headline has 'Baghdad' celebrating. The photo caption says the crowd is supporters of one armed group. ×1Actor named names the militias and calls the act 'desecration', in its own voice ×1 from 4111 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
The bias in this coverageBias

One attack, two accounts, nobody counted

Two reports carry the Houthi claim of dozens of missiles and drones and damage to hangars, radar and runways; two carry the Saudi authorities, who say the danger has passed and never say what caused it. Nothing we hold names or counts anyone hurt, on either side of the border. The figure of more than 300 Saudi airstrikes on Yemen reaches us only through the people who launched the reply.

2 reports carrying the Houthis' account 2 reports carrying the Saudi authorities' account 0 reports naming or counting anyone hurt 0 reports carrying an independent check of either claim

What the fighters are called

Three reports attach Iran to the Houthis in their own voice — Iran-aligned, Iran-backed, rebels — while the reply's stated grounds are hedged as something the Houthis describe. One headline marks the attack as a claim; no report marks the Saudi airstrike count or the all-clear the same way. One report's reading of Iranian intent rests entirely on an official it does not name.

3 reports tying the Houthis to Iran in their own voice 1 reports marking the attack as a claim in the headline 1 reports resting a frame on an unnamed official
Scored without the mastheads. Where the two passes differ, both are kept.
Sources The Jerusalem Post
Centre-right estimate · not a score
The Jerusalem Post 🇮🇱IL · newspaper · independent Houthis claim to launch large-scale missile, drone attack against Saudi Arabian air base Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Jerusalem Post → What we have measured A count the body does not carry the headline says eight countries; the sentence names seven foreign ministers ×1Actor framing The Gulf ministers are the ones acting. Iran is the party they meet. ×1Actor generalised The headline has 'Baghdad' celebrating. The photo caption says the crowd is supporters of one armed group. ×1Actor named names the militias and calls the act 'desecration', in its own voice ×1 from 4111 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → North Press Agency
Centre estimate · not a score
North Press Agency 🇸🇾SY · wire · independent الحوثيون يشنون هجوماً جديداً على السعودية Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at North Press Agency → What we have measured Attribution the damage list is carried in full, attributed to the side claiming it ×1Single official source Uses the Saudi Press Agency's account: 'bilateral relations', with no mention of reconstruction or money. ×1What is at stake presents the stakes as trade and energy security; no ship, crew or price is counted ×1Which line is led with led by the legal instrument, naming the Security Council resolution by number ×1 from 1169 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → A Asharq Al-Awsat
Centre-right estimate · not a score
Asharq Al-Awsat 🇸🇦SA · digital · Saudi Civil Defense Lifts Alert after Security Threat in Abha and Khamis Mushait Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Asharq Al-Awsat → What we have measured Active voice, both actors named the killing of Iran's supreme leader is given an actor and a date, unhedged ×1Active voice for the actor soldiers and settlers are both named as acting ×1Anyone hurt is counted, not named three dead given as a figure and a job title ×1Are the hurt named or counted The dead man and the wounded are a count inside an official's quote; nobody is named, and no ages, roles or nationalities are given. ×1 from 3032 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → The Jerusalem Post
Centre-right estimate · not a score
The Jerusalem Post 🇮🇱IL · newspaper · independent Saudi Crown Prince meets CENTCOM chief as Houthi strikes escalate regional security threats Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Jerusalem Post → What we have measured A count the body does not carry the headline says eight countries; the sentence names seven foreign ministers ×1Actor framing The Gulf ministers are the ones acting. Iran is the party they meet. ×1Actor generalised The headline has 'Baghdad' celebrating. The photo caption says the crowd is supporters of one armed group. ×1Actor named names the militias and calls the act 'desecration', in its own voice ×1 from 4111 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → A Asharq Al-Awsat
Centre-right estimate · not a score
Asharq Al-Awsat 🇸🇦SA · digital · Saudi Crown Prince, CENTCOM Commander Discuss Regional Developments Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Asharq Al-Awsat → What we have measured Active voice, both actors named the killing of Iran's supreme leader is given an actor and a date, unhedged ×1Active voice for the actor soldiers and settlers are both named as acting ×1Anyone hurt is counted, not named three dead given as a figure and a job title ×1Are the hurt named or counted The dead man and the wounded are a count inside an official's quote; nobody is named, and no ages, roles or nationalities are given. ×1 from 3032 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → Haaretz
Centre-left estimate · not a score
Haaretz 🇮🇱IL · newspaper · independent Houthis seize additional Red Sea islands, tightening grip on key shipping route Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Haaretz → What we have measured A previous framing corrected the twelve-country statement described as ambiguously worded ×1Asserted flat The report states as fact that barring Arab parties is a standing ritual. ×1Asserted flat The report says ethnicity explains the different outcomes, in its own voice. ×1Asserted in the report's own voice Parties are characterised by what they are said to promise, unattributed, and the headline calls the result frightening. ×1 from 1936 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → The Jerusalem Post
Centre-right estimate · not a score
The Jerusalem Post 🇮🇱IL · newspaper · independent Houthis' control of Red Sea coastline leaves Gulf states with uncomfortable choice - analysis Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Jerusalem Post → What we have measured A count the body does not carry the headline says eight countries; the sentence names seven foreign ministers ×1Actor framing The Gulf ministers are the ones acting. Iran is the party they meet. ×1Actor generalised The headline has 'Baghdad' celebrating. The photo caption says the crowd is supporters of one armed group. ×1Actor named names the militias and calls the act 'desecration', in its own voice ×1 from 4111 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → A Al-Modon
Centre-left estimate · not a score
Al-Modon 🇱🇧LB · digital · الحوثيون يتوعدون بالسيطرة على مأرب وتعز: الخطة جاهزة Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Al-Modon → What we have measured Actor left unnamed a man is killed by an air strike in the headline with nobody named as striking; shelling and demolitions simply "continue" ×1Actor named The Israeli army is named as the shooter. ×1Actor named, action nominalised Israeli escalation is named but arrives as a wave, not as a doer ×1Affected people The only report that looks at people in the south: the explosions, the fear and the displacement. ×1 from 3381 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →

Claims and verdicts

unverified The Houthis fired dozens of missiles and drones at the Khamis Mushait air base, hitting hangars, radar systems, runways and ammunition stores.
North Press and the Jerusalem Post both carry the attack and the damage, but both attribute every detail to the Houthis themselves, so this is one party's account relayed twice. Asharq Al-Awsat's report of the Saudi civil defence alert mentions no base and no damage.
Checked against 3 sources:
The Jerusalem Post
Centre-right estimate · not a score
The Jerusalem Post 🇮🇱IL · newspaper · independent Houthis claim to launch large-scale missile, drone attack against Saudi Arabian air base Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Jerusalem Post → What we have measured A count the body does not carry the headline says eight countries; the sentence names seven foreign ministers ×1Actor framing The Gulf ministers are the ones acting. Iran is the party they meet. ×1Actor generalised The headline has 'Baghdad' celebrating. The photo caption says the crowd is supporters of one armed group. ×1Actor named names the militias and calls the act 'desecration', in its own voice ×1 from 4111 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → North Press Agency
Centre estimate · not a score
North Press Agency 🇸🇾SY · wire · independent الحوثيون يشنون هجوماً جديداً على السعودية Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at North Press Agency → What we have measured Attribution the damage list is carried in full, attributed to the side claiming it ×1Single official source Uses the Saudi Press Agency's account: 'bilateral relations', with no mention of reconstruction or money. ×1What is at stake presents the stakes as trade and energy security; no ship, crew or price is counted ×1Which line is led with led by the legal instrument, naming the Security Council resolution by number ×1 from 1169 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → A Asharq Al-Awsat
Centre-right estimate · not a score
Asharq Al-Awsat 🇸🇦SA · digital · Saudi Civil Defense Lifts Alert after Security Threat in Abha and Khamis Mushait Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Asharq Al-Awsat → What we have measured Active voice, both actors named the killing of Iran's supreme leader is given an actor and a date, unhedged ×1Active voice for the actor soldiers and settlers are both named as acting ×1Anyone hurt is counted, not named three dead given as a figure and a job title ×1Are the hurt named or counted The dead man and the wounded are a count inside an official's quote; nobody is named, and no ages, roles or nationalities are given. ×1 from 3032 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
unverified Saudi Arabia carried out more than 300 airstrikes across Yemen in the five days before the attack.
The Jerusalem Post attributes the figure of more than 300 to the Houthi statement, and North Press relays the same Houthi claim as "hundreds" of strikes over recent days. No Saudi figure and no independent count appears in the reports we hold.
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The Jerusalem Post
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The Jerusalem Post 🇮🇱IL · newspaper · independent Houthis claim to launch large-scale missile, drone attack against Saudi Arabian air base Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Jerusalem Post → What we have measured A count the body does not carry the headline says eight countries; the sentence names seven foreign ministers ×1Actor framing The Gulf ministers are the ones acting. Iran is the party they meet. ×1Actor generalised The headline has 'Baghdad' celebrating. The photo caption says the crowd is supporters of one armed group. ×1Actor named names the militias and calls the act 'desecration', in its own voice ×1 from 4111 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → North Press Agency
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North Press Agency 🇸🇾SY · wire · independent الحوثيون يشنون هجوماً جديداً على السعودية Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at North Press Agency → What we have measured Attribution the damage list is carried in full, attributed to the side claiming it ×1Single official source Uses the Saudi Press Agency's account: 'bilateral relations', with no mention of reconstruction or money. ×1What is at stake presents the stakes as trade and energy security; no ship, crew or price is counted ×1Which line is led with led by the legal instrument, naming the Security Council resolution by number ×1 from 1169 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
true Saudi civil defence warned residents of Abha and Khamis Mushait of a security danger and later said the danger had passed.
Asharq Al-Awsat carries the warning through the national early warning platform and the later all-clear, and North Press also reports an announcement by the Saudi authorities alongside the Houthi claim. Neither statement says what was fired or what was hit.
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A Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat 🇸🇦SA · digital · Saudi Civil Defense Lifts Alert after Security Threat in Abha and Khamis Mushait Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Asharq Al-Awsat → What we have measured Active voice, both actors named the killing of Iran's supreme leader is given an actor and a date, unhedged ×1Active voice for the actor soldiers and settlers are both named as acting ×1Anyone hurt is counted, not named three dead given as a figure and a job title ×1Are the hurt named or counted The dead man and the wounded are a count inside an official's quote; nobody is named, and no ages, roles or nationalities are given. ×1 from 3032 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → North Press Agency
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North Press Agency 🇸🇾SY · wire · independent الحوثيون يشنون هجوماً جديداً على السعودية Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at North Press Agency → What we have measured Attribution the damage list is carried in full, attributed to the side claiming it ×1Single official source Uses the Saudi Press Agency's account: 'bilateral relations', with no mention of reconstruction or money. ×1What is at stake presents the stakes as trade and energy security; no ship, crew or price is counted ×1Which line is led with led by the legal instrument, naming the Security Council resolution by number ×1 from 1169 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →

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Headline vs body The headline gives a Hezbollah account, a successful withdrawal and a fake Israeli victory. The body says Hezbollah has stayed silent.×1
Headline vs body The headline gives Hezbollah's account ('a successful withdrawal, a fake Israeli victory'). The body says Hezbollah has so far said nothing.×1
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Coverage, outlet by outlet

The Jerusalem Post
Centre-right estimate · not a score
The Jerusalem Post 🇮🇱IL · newspaper · independent Houthis claim to launch large-scale missile, drone attack against Saudi Arabian air base Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Jerusalem Post → What we have measured A count the body does not carry the headline says eight countries; the sentence names seven foreign ministers ×1Actor framing The Gulf ministers are the ones acting. Iran is the party they meet. ×1Actor generalised The headline has 'Baghdad' celebrating. The photo caption says the crowd is supporters of one armed group. ×1Actor named names the militias and calls the act 'desecration', in its own voice ×1 from 4111 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → — independent
The only report that puts a number on the Saudi strikes the Houthis say they were answering — more than 300 in five days — and it hedges that number twice, as what the Houthis described.
The Houthis stated that the operation was carried out in response to what they described as more than 300 Saudi airstrikes across Yemen during the previous five days.
How the claim is marked: claim in the headline, and the stated reason hedged twice — 'what they described as' — “The Houthis stated that the operation was carried out in response to what they described as more than 300 Saudi airstrikes across Yemen during the previous five days.”
Hedged asymmetrically: the Houthi claim is hedged twice, and the Saudi airstrike figure survives only as something they described — “The Houthis stated that the operation was carried out in response to what they described as more than 300 Saudi airstrikes across Yemen during the previous five days.”
Read it at The Jerusalem Post → https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-908510
The Jerusalem Post
Centre-right estimate · not a score
The Jerusalem Post 🇮🇱IL · newspaper · independent Saudi Crown Prince meets CENTCOM chief as Houthi strikes escalate regional security threats Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Jerusalem Post → What we have measured A count the body does not carry the headline says eight countries; the sentence names seven foreign ministers ×1Actor framing The Gulf ministers are the ones acting. Iran is the party they meet. ×1Actor generalised The headline has 'Baghdad' celebrating. The photo caption says the crowd is supporters of one armed group. ×1Actor named names the militias and calls the act 'desecration', in its own voice ×1 from 4111 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → — independent
Ties the crown prince's meeting with the CENTCOM commander to the Houthi strikes, and states the strikes and the territory taken in its own voice.
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman discussed regional developments with US Central Command chief Admiral Brad Cooper in Jeddah on Monday, Saudi state media said, amid escalating hostilities with Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis.The meeting comes days after three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters the crown prince had sought military assistance from US President Donald Trump to help fight the Houthis.Trump did not agree to US strikes on the group, but Washington told Riyadh it would provide intelligence-sharing and targeting assistance, the sources added.Houthi attacks escalating, in
The modifier attached to a name: Iran-aligned, in the report's own voice, with the regional pattern stated flat — “Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis have been conducting strikes and seizing territory throughout the region, prompting serious concern from Gulf nations.”
Asserted, not attributed: strikes, territory and Gulf concern are all stated in the report's own voice — “Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis have been conducting strikes and seizing territory throughout the region, prompting serious concern from Gulf nations.”
Read it at The Jerusalem Post → https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-908519
North Press Agency
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North Press Agency 🇸🇾SY · wire · independent الحوثيون يشنون هجوماً جديداً على السعودية Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at North Press Agency → What we have measured Attribution the damage list is carried in full, attributed to the side claiming it ×1Single official source Uses the Saudi Press Agency's account: 'bilateral relations', with no mention of reconstruction or money. ×1What is at stake presents the stakes as trade and energy security; no ship, crew or price is counted ×1Which line is led with led by the legal instrument, naming the Security Council resolution by number ×1 from 1169 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → — independent
Carries the damage list in full — hangars, radar systems, runways, ammunition stores — and gives the Saudi raids as "hundreds" rather than a figure.
دمشق – نورث برس قال الحوثيون اليمنيون إنهم أطلقوا، الاثنين، عشرات الصواريخ والطائرات المسيرة على قاعدة جوية عسكرية سعودية في خميس مشيط، بالقرب من الحدود، وأصابوا حظائر الطائرات وأنظمة رادار ومدارج طائرات ومستودعات ذخيرة. ووصف الحوثيون الهجوم بأنه رد على مئات الغارات الجوية السعودية على اليمن في الأيام القليلة الماضية. إلى ذلك أعلنت السلطات السعودية […] The post الحوثيون يشنون هجوماً جديداً على السعودية appeared first on North press agency | وكالة نورث برس.
Whose account carries the damage: the damage to hangars, radar, runways and ammunition stores is the attacker's own list, attributed with 'said' — “قال الحوثيون اليمنيون إنهم أطلقوا، الاثنين، عشرات الصواريخ والطائرات المسيرة على قاعدة جوية عسكرية سعودية في خميس مشيط، بالقرب من الحدود، وأصابوا حظائر الطائرات وأنظمة رادار ومدارج طائرات ومستودعات ذخيرة.”
Attribution: the damage list is carried in full, attributed to the side claiming it — “قال الحوثيون اليمنيون إنهم أطلقوا، الاثنين، عشرات الصواريخ والطائرات المسيرة على قاعدة جوية عسكرية سعودية في خميس مشيط، بالقرب من الحدود، وأصابوا حظائر الطائرات وأنظمة رادار ومدارج طائرات ومستودعات ذخيرة.”
Read it at North Press Agency → https://npasyria.com/245304/
Haaretz
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Haaretz 🇮🇱IL · newspaper · independent Houthis seize additional Red Sea islands, tightening grip on key shipping route Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Haaretz → What we have measured A previous framing corrected the twelve-country statement described as ambiguously worded ×1Asserted flat The report states as fact that barring Arab parties is a standing ritual. ×1Asserted flat The report says ethnicity explains the different outcomes, in its own voice. ×1Asserted in the report's own voice Parties are characterised by what they are said to promise, unattributed, and the headline calls the result frightening. ×1 from 1936 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → — independent
The only report on the islands: more taken this week after others last week, tightening the grip on Bab el-Mandeb and pressing Saudi oil exports.
oNavigationAccount Details Haaretz - back to home page SearchAccessibility Current section The latest advance comes after the Iran-backed rebels seized other key islands last week, tightening their grip on the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a vital shipping route, and increasing pressure on Saudi oil exports Ad-free and in a comfortable reading format Iran-backed Houthi rebels have seized two more strategic islands in the southern Red Sea, strengthening their position around the Bab el-Mandeb Strait and their ability to threaten a shipping route that has become increasingly important to Saudi oil expor
The noun chosen: Iran-backed rebels, asserted rather than attributed — “The latest advance comes after the Iran-backed rebels seized other key islands last week”
Label attached: the actors are identified by their backer and as rebels; the seizures are stated flat — “The latest advance comes after the Iran-backed rebels seized other key islands last week, tightening their grip on the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a vital shipping route, and increasing pressure on Saudi oil exports”
Read it at Haaretz → https://www.haaretz.com/middle-east-news/2026-09-14/ty-article/houthis-…
A Al-Modon
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Al-Modon 🇱🇧LB · digital · الحوثيون يتوعدون بالسيطرة على مأرب وتعز: الخطة جاهزة Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Al-Modon → What we have measured Actor left unnamed a man is killed by an air strike in the headline with nobody named as striking; shelling and demolitions simply "continue" ×1Actor named The Israeli army is named as the shooter. ×1Actor named, action nominalised Israeli escalation is named but arrives as a wave, not as a doer ×1Affected people The only report that looks at people in the south: the explosions, the fear and the displacement. ×1 from 3381 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → —
The only report carrying a Houthi source, also unnamed, saying Bab el-Mandeb "is not the end" and that Marib and Taiz come next.
حجم الخط مشاركة عبر أكد مصدر قيادي رفيع في جماعة الحوثيين لـ"المدن"، أن سيطرة الجماعة على مضيق باب المندب ليست نهاية المطاف، بل تُعد الخطوة التي طال انتظارها للانتقال إلى استكمال الترتيبات العسكرية والسيطرة على محافظتي تعز ومأرب النفطية جنوب وشرق اليمن، والخطة جاهزة للتنفيذ. وكشف القيادي الحوثي، الذي طلب عدم الكشف عن هويته لحساسية المعلومات، عن تفاصيل خطة مكتوبة أقرت بالتنسيق مع الحرس الثوري الإيراني لإعادة رسم الخريطة الميدانية واستهداف معاقل الحكومة اليمنية ومقدراتها الاقتصادية. وقال إن التحركات العسكرية الأخيرة في الساحل الغربي ومدينة المخا لم تكن مجرد هجوم عسكري طارئ، بل جرت باعتبارها "مرح
Read it at Al-Modon → https://www.almodon.com/arabworld/2026/09/14/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D9%88%D…
A Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat 🇸🇦SA · digital · Saudi Crown Prince, CENTCOM Commander Discuss Regional Developments Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Asharq Al-Awsat → What we have measured Active voice, both actors named the killing of Iran's supreme leader is given an actor and a date, unhedged ×1Active voice for the actor soldiers and settlers are both named as acting ×1Anyone hurt is counted, not named three dead given as a figure and a job title ×1Are the hurt named or counted The dead man and the wounded are a count inside an official's quote; nobody is named, and no ages, roles or nationalities are given. ×1 from 3032 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → —
Reports the same meeting as regional developments, with no mention of the Houthis at all.
Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister, received in Jeddah on Monday US Central Command Commander Admiral Brad Cooper for talks on bilateral ties between their countries. They also discussed developments in the region. Saudi Minister of State, Member of the Cabinet, and National Security Adviser Dr. Musaed bin Mohammed Al-Aiban was present at the meeting.
Read it at Asharq Al-Awsat → https://english.aawsat.com/node/5318064
A Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat 🇸🇦SA · digital · Saudi Civil Defense Lifts Alert after Security Threat in Abha and Khamis Mushait Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Asharq Al-Awsat → What we have measured Active voice, both actors named the killing of Iran's supreme leader is given an actor and a date, unhedged ×1Active voice for the actor soldiers and settlers are both named as acting ×1Anyone hurt is counted, not named three dead given as a figure and a job title ×1Are the hurt named or counted The dead man and the wounded are a count inside an official's quote; nobody is named, and no ages, roles or nationalities are given. ×1 from 3032 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → —
The Saudi side of the day: a warning to residents of Abha and Khamis Mushait through the national early warning platform, then an all-clear that never says what the danger was.
Saudi civil defense authorities said on Monday that the danger that prompted a security alert through the National Early Warning Platform for emergencies in Abha and Khamis Mushait had passed. The alert warned residents and urged them to follow safety instructions. The civil defense issued an early warning of a potential security danger in Abha and Khamis Mushait, urging residents to remain calm, follow official instructions and move to the nearest safe place inside buildings. It also urged them to stay away from windows and exposed areas until the danger subsides. It said that if an alert was
What is left out: the official account gives the alert and its lifting, and never says what caused it or whether anything was hit — “Saudi civil defense authorities said on Monday that the danger that prompted a security alert through the National Early Warning Platform for emergencies in Abha and Khamis Mushait had passed.”
What is left vague: the official statement is reported without naming what the danger was — “the danger that prompted a security alert through the National Early Warning Platform for emergencies in Abha and Khamis Mushait had passed”
Read it at Asharq Al-Awsat → https://english.aawsat.com/node/5318056
The Jerusalem Post
Centre-right estimate · not a score
The Jerusalem Post 🇮🇱IL · newspaper · independent Houthis' control of Red Sea coastline leaves Gulf states with uncomfortable choice - analysis Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Jerusalem Post → What we have measured A count the body does not carry the headline says eight countries; the sentence names seven foreign ministers ×1Actor framing The Gulf ministers are the ones acting. Iran is the party they meet. ×1Actor generalised The headline has 'Baghdad' celebrating. The photo caption says the crowd is supporters of one armed group. ×1Actor named names the militias and calls the act 'desecration', in its own voice ×1 from 4111 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → — independent
Reads Iran's intent behind the advance — "a chess game" — entirely through one regional official it does not name.
The Houthi capture of Yemen's Red Sea coastline is reshaping the balance of power in the Gulf, strengthening Iran's hand and confronting Saudi Arabia and its neighbors with a difficult choice: absorb mounting costs or seek accommodation with Tehran.By securing a position overlooking Bab el-Mandeb, one of the world's most important shipping arteries, the Iran-aligned group has opened a second pressure point, threatening the Saudi oil exports diverted from the Strait of Hormuz.The calculation, according to regional officials and analysts, is straightforward: by threatening Red Sea shipping while
An unnamed voice carries the frame: the whole reading of Iran's intent rests on one official who is not named — “"For Iran, this is a chess game. They plan what comes next. They don't push all their buttons at the same time out of panic," the regional official said.”
Whose voice is quoted: the interpretation of Iranian intent comes from an unnamed official — “"For Iran, this is a chess game. They plan what comes next. They don't push all their buttons at the same time out of panic," the regional official said.”
Read it at The Jerusalem Post → https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-908486
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Palestine TV · Palestinian Broadcasting Corporation
State / loyalist estimate · not a score
Palestine TV · Palestinian Broadcasting Corporation 🇵🇸PS · TV/radio · state-controlled No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Asserted versus attributed recognition itself stated as fact ×1Attribution 'historic' attributed to the Palestinian ambassador ×1Dead counted, not named two dead are counted as 'citizens' and none are named; the wounded are not counted ×1Dead named Gives the dead man's full name and age. ×1 from 766 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → IRNA (Islamic Republic News Agency)
State / loyalist estimate · not a score
IRNA (Islamic Republic News Agency) 🇮🇷IR · state agency · state-controlled No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured A contested word in the headline "illegal" is a Chinese spokesperson's characterisation, carried unmarked in the headline ×1A contested word taken as the report's own "illegal" appears in the headline without quotation marks or attribution to the speaker ×1Acted upon, never acting police are named as acting; whoever hoarded a billion toman of staples is not named at all ×1Actor label The Houthi-run authority is called Yemen's transport ministry. ×1 from 15038 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → Ynet
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Ynet 🇮🇱IL · digital · independent No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured A claim in the headline that the other reports very close to deciding the regime appears in one report only ×1Active voice The killers are the subject of the verbs 'beat' and 'burned'. ×1Active voice The killers are named as acting ×1Army's term, attributed the army names the target of its strikes, and no one on the other side is quoted ×1 from 2684 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → Shargh
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Shargh 🇮🇷IR · newspaper · independent No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured A count with its base both days given, and the data called preliminary ×1Actor named as a state the attack is Yemen's, not the Houthis' ×1A different actor does the asking Pakistan's army chief, not Beijing, is the one asking Tehran to use its influence, on the word of unnamed Pakistani government sources. ×1'aggression' in the narration The US campaign is called aggression in the report's own narration, which it credits to Al-Ahram's account of the call. ×1 from 10199 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → Al-Monitor
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Al-Monitor 🇺🇸US/ME · digital · independent No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Actor from anonymous officials Puts the IRGC at the trigger in a sentence sourc ×1Actor named Names the Director-General as the one who requested the dismissal ×1Actor named names Trump as the one who began the war, with Israel ×1Actor named names Israel as the actor in its military actions against the Palestinians ×1 from 1566 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → Tehran Times
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Tehran Times 🇮🇷IR · newspaper · state-controlled No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Asserted vs attributed headline states the seizure flat; the body attributes it to the claimant ×1Attribution the toll is attributed to a body that is described but not named ×1Headline against body headline states the seizure flat; the body attributes it to the IRGC ×1How the objectors are framed opposition is described as protesters speaking for civilians ×1 from 1753 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → Al Jazeera English
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Al Jazeera English 🇶🇦QA · TV/radio · state-funded international No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Accusation attributed Cuba's charge is attributed to its foreign minister, not stated as fact ×1Actor named The headline names Israel as the actor and gives a count of three that includes a child. ×1Agency No actor is named for the detentions. The raids, not the soldiers, 'left' the town in lockdown ×1Agency Names Israel as the actor in the headline, in active voice ×1 from 4959 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → An-Nahar
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An-Nahar 🇱🇧LB · newspaper · independent No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Accused named the accused is named and his age is given ×1Accused named names the accused and gives his age ×1A contested finding relayed with the case still the prime minister's claim carried, with the court proceedings noted in the same sentence ×1Active voice and a toll in the background paragraph, the July strikes get named actors and counted dead — the only counted dead in this story ×1 from 10777 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International)
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LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International) 🇱🇧LB · TV/radio · independent No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Active voice, actor named the Israeli army carried out the detonation ×1Actor framing Tehran calls the meeting. Iraq is the only other state named. ×1Actor left unnamed the strike in Iraqi waters has no one named as firing it — the source is "unknown" ×1Actor named names Israel as the one striking ×1 from 8159 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
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K Kan · Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation
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Kan · Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation 🇮🇱IL · public broadcaster · public-service No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Nothing scored yet. We do not carry a rating for any outlet — only what we have measured from published text. Outlet profile in The AI Times → The Times of Israel
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The Times of Israel 🇮🇱IL · digital · independent No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Actorless in own voice The killing is passive with no shooter in the se ×1Headline carries the purpose The livestock and the army's reason are in the h ×1Headline frame The headline carries the military's word for the ×1Military words carried whole Both the label for the dead and the phrase for t ×1 from 149 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → A Al-Sabaah
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Al-Sabaah 🇮🇶IQ · newspaper · state-controlled No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Nothing scored yet. We do not carry a rating for any outlet — only what we have measured from published text. Outlet profile in The AI Times → Ma'an News Agency
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Ma'an News Agency 🇵🇸PS · digital · independent No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Nothing scored yet. We do not carry a rating for any outlet — only what we have measured from published text. Outlet profile in The AI Times → Al Rai
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Al Rai 🇯🇴JO · newspaper · state-controlled No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Nothing scored yet. We do not carry a rating for any outlet — only what we have measured from published text. Outlet profile in The AI Times → Al-Mada
Centre-left estimate · not a score
Al-Mada 🇮🇶IQ · newspaper · independent No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Nothing scored yet. We do not carry a rating for any outlet — only what we have measured from published text. Outlet profile in The AI Times → WAFA · Palestinian News & Information Agency
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WAFA · Palestinian News & Information Agency 🇵🇸PS · state agency · state-controlled No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Nothing scored yet. We do not carry a rating for any outlet — only what we have measured from published text. Outlet profile in The AI Times → SANA (Syrian Arab News Agency)
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SANA (Syrian Arab News Agency) 🇸🇾SY · state agency · state-controlled No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Nothing scored yet. We do not carry a rating for any outlet — only what we have measured from published text. Outlet profile in The AI Times → Al-Manar
State-owned, sometimes critical estimate · not a score
Al-Manar 🇱🇧LB · TV/radio · independent No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Nothing scored yet. We do not carry a rating for any outlet — only what we have measured from published text. Outlet profile in The AI Times → Galei Tzahal (Army Radio)
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Galei Tzahal (Army Radio) 🇮🇱IL · TV/radio · state-controlled No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Nothing scored yet. We do not carry a rating for any outlet — only what we have measured from published text. Outlet profile in The AI Times → Middle East Eye
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Middle East Eye 🇬🇧UK · digital · independent No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured How hard the claim is stated Its own body says the investigators did not attribute the network to the Emirati state — the qualification its headline drops. ×1How hard the claim is stated The body withdraws in one line the attribution its own headline makes ×1How deeply it is sourced Cites its own past reporting as the evidence for the claim in its own headline, and calls the evidence widespread in its own voice ×1How deeply it is sourced Offers its own past reporting as the evidence supporting the claim in its headline, inside the same sentence that carries the denial. ×1 from 125 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → Ammon News
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Ammon News 🇯🇴JO · digital · independent No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Nothing scored yet. We do not carry a rating for any outlet — only what we have measured from published text. Outlet profile in The AI Times →
These are must-cite outlets for this desk that we did not manage to read when we built this story. That is a gap in our reach, not a silence on their part, and it is not evidence of anything about this story.

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