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Iran says Washington is preparing to attack; Trump says "this week is no different"

Iran's central military command said on Sunday it had information that the United States, backed by regional states, was preparing to resume action, and that US bases would be hit. Hours later the president told Fox News the options were a deal, economic rot or wiping Iran out — and that the week was no different from any other. No report we hold carries an American answer to the warning.

Thousands of IRGC, Basij volunteers march through Tehran in show of defiance against US, Israel
Thousands of IRGC, Basij volunteers march through Tehran in show of defiance against US, Israel as published by The Jerusalem Post · seen at The Jerusalem Post
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Iran's central military command spoke first. It said on Sunday it had information that the United States, backed by some regional countries, was preparing to resume action against Iran, and that any attack would bring sustained strikes on US bases across the region — Asharq Al-Awsat, citing Iranian state media. Al-Monitor called it a warning; the Jerusalem Post's headline called it a claim and a threat.

Trump spoke hours later, to Fox News. An-Nahar quotes him saying the options are a deal, letting Iran rot economically, or wiping it out, and that the question is when. LBCI carries his line that this week is no different from any other in the Middle East, despite the warnings issued to Americans.

Who What they say
Iran's central command, via state media (Asharq Al-Awsat) The US is preparing to resume action; US bases would be targets
Trump, on Fox News (An-Nahar, LBCI) He is near a decision; the week is ordinary
Ghalibaf, via Fars (Asharq Al-Awsat) Hormuz stays shut until Iran's conditions are met
Central Command (Asharq Al-Awsat) Over a billion barrels of crude have crossed the strait
An Emirati outlet (Shargh) Iran offered 5 percent enrichment and an open strait for frozen assets

Not settled. No report we hold carries an American confirmation or denial. None establishes what is passing through Hormuz now: the Central Command figure carries no period. No official on either side confirms the offer Shargh relays. None explains why Trump cut short his weekend at Camp David.

What this is about. Whether the United States is about to attack Iran again, and who controls the sea lane that carries the Gulf's oil.

How it got here. Iran's nuclear programme has been disputed for two decades. The 2015 agreement with the United States, Britain, France, Germany, Russia, China and the European Union capped Iranian enrichment in return for sanctions relief; Trump withdrew the United States from it in 2018 and reimposed sanctions, Iran later enriched beyond the agreed limits, and no talks since have restored it. The fighting is more recent. The reports we hold describe a war already under way: marchers in Tehran told the Associated Press, quoted by the Jerusalem Post, that they were ready to take up arms after months of war and a worsening economy, and Al-Monitor places Sunday's warning in a region on edge after drone and missile strikes on Saudi Arabia. Trump's own word for what he may do is resume.

Who is in it. Khatam al-Anbiya is the central headquarters of Iran's armed forces; the Revolutionary Guard and its Basij volunteer militia, who marched in Tehran, are part of them. Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf is speaker of Iran's parliament and a former Guard commander; Masoud Pezeshkian has been president since 2024. US Central Command runs American forces in the Middle East from bases around the Gulf, which is why Iran's threat names them. The Strait of Hormuz, between Iran and Oman, is the only sea route out of the Gulf, and the export route for Saudi, Iraqi, Kuwaiti, Emirati and Iranian oil alike.

What is at stake. A strike would, by Iran's account, make American bases targets and the states hosting them parties to the war. A closed strait reaches everyone who buys Gulf oil. A deal, on the terms Shargh relays and nobody confirms, would trade enrichment limits and an open strait for frozen money.

Where it stands. World leaders gather at the UN General Assembly this week, and Trump says he is open to meeting Pezeshkian there.

The story so far

Earlier stories The AI Times filed on this thread.

What is being argued about

  • Whether the United States is preparing to attack Iran again
  • Whether the Strait of Hormuz is closed, and to whom
  • What, if anything, Iran has offered in return for frozen assets
  • Who is quoted at length, and who is not quoted at all
One statement, four ways of saying itSide by side
OutletHow the headline puts itHedged?
Al-Monitor (Reuters)Iran warns against new escalation by US and alliesyes — the intelligence is left as Iran's own account
The Jerusalem PostIran claims US preparing to resume attacks, threatens basesyes — claims, and the warning is called a threat
Asharq Al-AwsatIran Reportedly Informed that US Plans to Resume Actionpartly — the body sources it to state media, the headline treats the informing as settled
LBCITwo lines in the command's own words: it received information, and US centres would become targetsno — carried without a verb of doubt
Every version rests on the same source: a statement by Iran's central military command, carried by Iranian state media. No outlet reports seeing it independently.
Sources Al-Monitor
Centre estimate · not a score
Al-Monitor 🇺🇸US/ME · digital · independent Iran warns against new escalation by US and allies Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Al-Monitor → 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 → The Jerusalem Post
Centre-right estimate · not a score
The Jerusalem Post 🇮🇱IL · newspaper · independent Iran claims US preparing to resume attacks, threatens bases, supporting regional countries 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 · Iran Reportedly Informed that US Plans to Resume Action 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 → LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International)
Centre estimate · not a score
LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International) 🇱🇧LB · TV/radio · independent مقر خاتم الأنبياء المركزي الإيراني: تلقينا معلومات عن سعي واشنطن إلى استئناف بعض الإجراءات ضد بلادنا Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International) → 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 → LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International)
Centre estimate · not a score
LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International) 🇱🇧LB · TV/radio · independent مقر خاتم الأنبياء الإيراني: نحذر واشنطن بأن ارتكابها أي خطأ سيجعل مراكزها ومصالحها في المنطقة هدفا لهجماتنا Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International) → 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 →
Is the Strait of Hormuz closed?Side by side
AccountWhat it saysWhere it comes from
Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, speaker of Iran's parliamentIran will not reopen the strait until its conditions are met and US commitments are implementedAsharq Al-Awsat, citing the semi-official Fars news agency
US Central CommandMore than one billion barrels of crude have crossed the straitAsharq Al-Awsat; no period is given in the text we hold
An Emirati outlet, relayed by SharghIran offered to reopen the strait and guarantee shipping security in return for some frozen assetsShargh, quoting an Emirati outlet, quoting unnamed Western sources
No report we hold establishes what traffic is passing through the strait now.
Sources A Asharq Al-Awsat
Centre-right estimate · not a score
Asharq Al-Awsat 🇸🇦SA · digital · Iran Says Strait of Hormuz will Remain Closed Until its Conditions Are Met 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 · CENTCOM: Over 1 Billion Crude Oil Barrels Crossed Strait of Hormuz 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 → Shargh
Centre-left estimate · not a score
Shargh 🇮🇷IR · newspaper · independent ادعای رسانه اماراتی درباره جزئیات بسته پیشنهادی ایران برای کاهش تنش با آمریکا Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Shargh → 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 →
Sunday, hour by hourTimeline
  1. Sun 20 Sep06:31 time published by the outlet Asharq Al-Awsat reports US Central Command on crude crossing Hormuz over 1bn barrels
  2. Sun 20 Sep08:42 time published by the outlet Asharq Al-Awsat reports Ghalibaf, via Fars: the strait stays closed until Iran's conditions are metnotes Trump cut short Camp David, with no explanation given
  3. Sun 20 Sep10:05 time published by the outlet The Jerusalem Post reports thousands of Revolutionary Guard and Basij volunteers marching in Tehran
  4. Sun 20 Sep11:08 time published by the outlet Asharq Al-Awsat carries Iran's central military command saying it was informed the US plans to resume action
  5. Sun 20 Sep12:34 time published by the outlet LBCI carries the command warning that US centres and interests would become targets
  6. Sun 20 Sep12:41 time published by the outlet Shargh relays an Emirati outlet's claim of an Iranian offer on enrichment and Hormuz
  7. Sun 20 Sep13:01 time published by the outlet LBCI carries Ghalibaf on the terms for resuming talks with Washington
  8. Sun 20 Sep13:44 time published by the outlet An-Nahar carries Trump on Fox News: a deal, economic rot, or wiping Iran out
  9. Sun 20 Sep13:55 time published by the outlet LBCI carries Trump saying this week is no different from any other in the Middle East
Times are those published by each outlet, in UTC.
Sources A Asharq Al-Awsat
Centre-right estimate · not a score
Asharq Al-Awsat 🇸🇦SA · digital · CENTCOM: Over 1 Billion Crude Oil Barrels Crossed Strait of Hormuz 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 · Iran Says Strait of Hormuz will Remain Closed Until its Conditions Are Met 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 Thousands of IRGC, Basij volunteers march through Tehran in show of defiance against US, Israel 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 · Iran Reportedly Informed that US Plans to Resume Action 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 → LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International)
Centre estimate · not a score
LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International) 🇱🇧LB · TV/radio · independent مقر خاتم الأنبياء الإيراني: نحذر واشنطن بأن ارتكابها أي خطأ سيجعل مراكزها ومصالحها في المنطقة هدفا لهجماتنا Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International) → 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 → Shargh
Centre-left estimate · not a score
Shargh 🇮🇷IR · newspaper · independent ادعای رسانه اماراتی درباره جزئیات بسته پیشنهادی ایران برای کاهش تنش با آمریکا Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Shargh → 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 → LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International)
Centre estimate · not a score
LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International) 🇱🇧LB · TV/radio · independent قاليباف: لا حرب بلا نهاية Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International) → 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 → An-Nahar
Centre estimate · not a score
An-Nahar 🇱🇧LB · newspaper · independent ترامب: خياراتنا مع إيران... صفقة أو ضغط اقتصادي أو "محوها" Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at An-Nahar → 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)
Centre estimate · not a score
LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International) 🇱🇧LB · TV/radio · independent ترمب لفوكس نيوز: هذا الأسبوع لا يختلف عن غيره بالشرق الأوسط رغم تحذيرات أصدرت لمواطنينا في أنحاء المنطقة Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International) → 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 →
The bias in this coverageBias

Warned, claimed, threatened

Five reports carry the same statement from Iran's central military command. One calls it a warning, one calls it a claim and a threat, one puts the informing in the headline as settled and the sourcing in the body. Trump's line that the options include wiping Iran out is carried without a hedging verb in the report that has it.

5 reports carrying the Iranian command's statement 1 reports using claims or threatens for it 1 reports carrying Trump's wipe-out line 0 reports carrying an American denial of the preparations

Named voices on each side

Iranian speakers appear with names and offices in two reports, both the parliament speaker. American speech is Trump's alone, across four reports. No report we hold carries an American military or State Department voice answering the warning.

2 reports quoting a named Iranian official 4 reports quoting Trump 0 reports quoting a named US official other than Trump
Scored without the mastheads. Where the two passes differ, both are kept.
Sources Al-Monitor
Centre estimate · not a score
Al-Monitor 🇺🇸US/ME · digital · independent Iran warns against new escalation by US and allies Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Al-Monitor → 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 → The Jerusalem Post
Centre-right estimate · not a score
The Jerusalem Post 🇮🇱IL · newspaper · independent Iran claims US preparing to resume attacks, threatens bases, supporting regional countries 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 · Iran Reportedly Informed that US Plans to Resume Action 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 → LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International)
Centre estimate · not a score
LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International) 🇱🇧LB · TV/radio · independent مقر خاتم الأنبياء المركزي الإيراني: تلقينا معلومات عن سعي واشنطن إلى استئناف بعض الإجراءات ضد بلادنا Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International) → 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 → LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International)
Centre estimate · not a score
LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International) 🇱🇧LB · TV/radio · independent مقر خاتم الأنبياء الإيراني: نحذر واشنطن بأن ارتكابها أي خطأ سيجعل مراكزها ومصالحها في المنطقة هدفا لهجماتنا Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International) → 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 → An-Nahar
Centre estimate · not a score
An-Nahar 🇱🇧LB · newspaper · independent ترامب: خياراتنا مع إيران... صفقة أو ضغط اقتصادي أو "محوها" Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at An-Nahar → 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)
Centre estimate · not a score
LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International) 🇱🇧LB · TV/radio · independent ترمب لفوكس نيوز: أنا في وضع اتخاذ القرار وأمور كبيرة جدا ستحدث في المستقبل القريب بشأن إيران Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International) → 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 → LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International)
Centre estimate · not a score
LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International) 🇱🇧LB · TV/radio · independent ترمب لفوكس نيوز: بعض المسؤولين الإيرانيين يختبئون ولا يمكن إيجاد أشخاص قادرين على إبرام صفقة Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International) → 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 → LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International)
Centre estimate · not a score
LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International) 🇱🇧LB · TV/radio · independent ترمب لفوكس نيوز: هذا الأسبوع لا يختلف عن غيره بالشرق الأوسط رغم تحذيرات أصدرت لمواطنينا في أنحاء المنطقة Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International) → 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 → LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International)
Centre estimate · not a score
LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International) 🇱🇧LB · TV/radio · independent قاليباف: لا حرب بلا نهاية Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International) → 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 → A Asharq Al-Awsat
Centre-right estimate · not a score
Asharq Al-Awsat 🇸🇦SA · digital · Iran Says Strait of Hormuz will Remain Closed Until its Conditions Are Met 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 · CENTCOM: Over 1 Billion Crude Oil Barrels Crossed Strait of Hormuz 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 → Shargh
Centre-left estimate · not a score
Shargh 🇮🇷IR · newspaper · independent ادعای رسانه اماراتی درباره جزئیات بسته پیشنهادی ایران برای کاهش تنش با آمریکا Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Shargh → 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 → The Jerusalem Post
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The Jerusalem Post 🇮🇱IL · newspaper · independent Thousands of IRGC, Basij volunteers march through Tehran in show of defiance against US, Israel 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 →

Claims and verdicts

unverified The United States, backed by some regional countries, is preparing to resume military action against Iran.
Al-Monitor, the Jerusalem Post, Asharq Al-Awsat and LBCI all carry the same source — a statement by Iran's Khatam al-Anbiya central command reported by Iranian state media — which is one account, and no report we hold carries US confirmation. Trump told Fox News, per An-Nahar and LBCI, that this week was no different from any other in the region, while saying he was close to a decision on Iran.
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Al-Monitor
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Al-Monitor 🇺🇸US/ME · digital · independent Iran warns against new escalation by US and allies Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Al-Monitor → 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 → The Jerusalem Post
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The Jerusalem Post 🇮🇱IL · newspaper · independent Iran claims US preparing to resume attacks, threatens bases, supporting regional countries 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
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Asharq Al-Awsat 🇸🇦SA · digital · Iran Reportedly Informed that US Plans to Resume Action 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 → LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International)
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LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International) 🇱🇧LB · TV/radio · independent مقر خاتم الأنبياء المركزي الإيراني: تلقينا معلومات عن سعي واشنطن إلى استئناف بعض الإجراءات ضد بلادنا Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International) → 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 → LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International)
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LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International) 🇱🇧LB · TV/radio · independent مقر خاتم الأنبياء الإيراني: نحذر واشنطن بأن ارتكابها أي خطأ سيجعل مراكزها ومصالحها في المنطقة هدفا لهجماتنا Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International) → 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 → An-Nahar
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An-Nahar 🇱🇧LB · newspaper · independent ترامب: خياراتنا مع إيران... صفقة أو ضغط اقتصادي أو "محوها" Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at An-Nahar → 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 ترمب لفوكس نيوز: هذا الأسبوع لا يختلف عن غيره بالشرق الأوسط رغم تحذيرات أصدرت لمواطنينا في أنحاء المنطقة Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International) → 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 →
disputed The Strait of Hormuz is closed.
Asharq Al-Awsat, citing Fars, quotes parliament speaker Ghalibaf saying Iran will not reopen the strait until its conditions are met, but the same outlet reports US Central Command saying over a billion barrels of crude have crossed it, with no period given in the text we hold. No report we hold establishes what traffic is actually passing now.
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A Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat 🇸🇦SA · digital · Iran Says Strait of Hormuz will Remain Closed Until its Conditions Are Met 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
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Asharq Al-Awsat 🇸🇦SA · digital · CENTCOM: Over 1 Billion Crude Oil Barrels Crossed Strait of Hormuz 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 Iran has offered to halt enrichment above 5 percent, reopen Hormuz and guarantee shipping security in return for the release of some frozen assets.
Only Shargh carries this, and at third hand: an Emirati outlet citing Western sources. No Iranian or US confirmation appears in any report we hold.
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Shargh
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Shargh 🇮🇷IR · newspaper · independent ادعای رسانه اماراتی درباره جزئیات بسته پیشنهادی ایران برای کاهش تنش با آمریکا Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Shargh → 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 →

Who wrote it

A Amit Avitan The Jerusalem Post
What the bias passes found in their reporting
Headline verb The headline says the parts 'disappear' and names no one responsible×1
Hedge China's access is hedged as a concern and a possibility×1
Hedged China's access is framed as a concern, not a fact, and attributed to another outlet×1
Label for the actor the group is named a terror group in the report's own voice, then the fact is sourced to officials×1
Claims we checked that rest on their reporting
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From 16 reports we hold under this byline, at The Jerusalem Post. Two independent readings, each made without the masthead, a quote attached to every tag. A record, never a rating. Their full record →
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Coverage, outlet by outlet

LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International)
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LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International) 🇱🇧LB · TV/radio · independent ترمب لفوكس نيوز: هذا الأسبوع لا يختلف عن غيره بالشرق الأوسط رغم تحذيرات أصدرت لمواطنينا في أنحاء المنطقة Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International) → 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 → — independent
LBCI carries the line the rest of the day argues with: this week is no different from any other in the Middle East, despite the warnings issued to Americans.
Read it at LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International) → https://www.lbcgroup.tv/news/latest-news/958746/title/ar?src=rss&utm_so…
The Jerusalem Post
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The Jerusalem Post 🇮🇱IL · newspaper · independent Iran claims US preparing to resume attacks, threatens bases, supporting regional countries 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 Jerusalem Post carries the retaliation threat — sustained strikes on US bases and interests in the region — and attributes it to "the military", naming no officer and no service, at second hand from "the report".
The military said that any US attack would trigger sustained strikes on US bases and interests in the region, the report added.
Who is named as acting: The party threatening retaliation is called only "The military", and the whole claim is passed on at second hand — “The military said that any US attack would trigger sustained strikes on US bases and interests in the region, the report added.”
Who is named as acting: the actor is 'the military', unnamed in the sentence, and the sourcing is pushed one step further to an unnamed report — “The military said that any US attack would trigger sustained strikes on US bases and interests in the region, the report added.”
Read it at The Jerusalem Post → https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-909181
LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International)
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LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International) 🇱🇧LB · TV/radio · independent ترمب لفوكس نيوز: بعض المسؤولين الإيرانيين يختبئون ولا يمكن إيجاد أشخاص قادرين على إبرام صفقة Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International) → 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 → — independent
LBCI carries his complaint that some Iranian officials are in hiding and nobody can be found who is able to do a deal.
Read it at LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International) → https://www.lbcgroup.tv/news/latest-news/958745/title/ar?src=rss&utm_so…
LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International)
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LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International) 🇱🇧LB · TV/radio · independent ترمب لفوكس نيوز: أنا في وضع اتخاذ القرار وأمور كبيرة جدا ستحدث في المستقبل القريب بشأن إيران Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International) → 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 → — independent
LBCI carries Trump saying he is at the point of decision and that very big things will happen in the near future.
Read it at LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International) → https://www.lbcgroup.tv/news/latest-news/958744/title/ar?src=rss&utm_so…
Al-Monitor
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Al-Monitor 🇺🇸US/ME · digital · independent Iran warns against new escalation by US and allies Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Al-Monitor → 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 → — independent
Puts Iran in the same week, warning against a new attack by the United States and its allies, and describes the strikes on Saudi Arabia with nobody named as having fired them.
Iran warns against new escalation by US and allies By Jana Choukeir Sep 20, 2026 Add AL-MONITOR on Google Military march in Tehran — Majid Asgaripour By Jana Choukeir DUBAI, Sept 20 (Reuters) - Iran warned on Sunday against any big new attack by the United States and its allies, saying it had information such a move was being prepared, adding to the anxiety in a region already on edge after drone and missile strikes on Saudi Arabia. Iran's military central command said on state media that any new attack would trigger sustained retaliation against US bases and interests, and that Washington's r
Who is named as acting: Strikes on Saudi Arabia appear with nobody named as having launched them — “a region already on edge after drone and missile strikes on Saudi Arabia”
Who is named as acting: the strikes on Saudi Arabia arrive with no one named as firing them — “adding to the anxiety in a region already on edge after drone and missile strikes on Saudi Arabia”
Read it at Al-Monitor → https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/09/iran-warns-against-new-esc…
An-Nahar
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An-Nahar 🇱🇧LB · newspaper · independent ترامب: خياراتنا مع إيران... صفقة أو ضغط اقتصادي أو "محوها" Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at An-Nahar → 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 → — independent
An-Nahar is the fullest account of the Fox News interview: three options — a deal, leaving Iran to rot economically, or wiping it out — plus his line that Iranian officials are hiding and nobody can be found to make a
.اشترك في نشرتنا الإخبارية لتحصل على أهم و أبرز أخبار اليوم قال الرئيس الأميركي دونالد ترمب في تصريحات لشبكة "فوكس نيوز" إنه منفتح على فكرة عقد لقاء مع الرئيس الإيراني مسعود بزشكيان على هامش اجتماعات الجمعية العامة للأمم المتحدة هذا الأسبوع. وأضاف ترامب أنه في صدد اتخاذ قرار بشأن إيران، مشيراً إلى أن "أموراً كبيرة جداً" ستحدث في المستقبل القريب. وقال إن الخيارات المطروحة حالياً تشمل "محو إيران"، أو تركها "تتعفن اقتصادياً"، أو التوصل إلى صفقة، مضيفاً: "السؤال هو متى، وإذا كنت سأفجّر إيران بأكملها، ومن الأفضل أن يحسنوا التصرف". وتابع أن بعض المسؤولين الإيرانيين يختبئون ولا يمكن إيجاد أشخاص قادري
Threat stated without a response: Erasing Iran is listed as one of three options in the president's own words, with no Iranian or third-party reaction in the report — “وقال إن الخيارات المطروحة حالياً تشمل محو إيران، أو تركها تتعفن اقتصادياً، أو التوصل إلى صفقة”
Whose voice is quoted and at what length: Trump's options, including destroying Iran, are carried in his own words with no reply from anyone — “السؤال هو متى، وإذا كنت سأفجّر إيران بأكملها، ومن الأفضل أن يحسنوا التصرف”
Read it at An-Nahar → https://www.annahar.com/international/united-states/349386/ترامب-الخيار…
LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International)
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LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International) 🇱🇧LB · TV/radio · independent قاليباف: لا حرب بلا نهاية Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International) → 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 → — independent
LBCI is the only report on Ghalibaf's terms for resuming talks with Washington, under a headline reading that no war is endless; the text we hold breaks off mid-sentence.
ربط رئيس مجلس الشورى الإيراني محمد باقر قاليباف، الأحد، استئناف المفاوضات مع الولايات المتحدة...
Read it at LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International) → https://www.lbcgroup.tv/news/world/958740/title/ar?src=rss&utm_source=T…
LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International)
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LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International) 🇱🇧LB · TV/radio · independent مقر خاتم الأنبياء المركزي الإيراني: تلقينا معلومات عن سعي واشنطن إلى استئناف بعض الإجراءات ضد بلادنا Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International) → 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 → — independent
LBCI carries the command's own words for the intelligence — it received information that Washington is seeking to resume some measures against Iran.
Read it at LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International) → https://www.lbcgroup.tv/news/latest-news/958737/title/ar?src=rss&utm_so…
Shargh
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Shargh 🇮🇷IR · newspaper · independent ادعای رسانه اماراتی درباره جزئیات بسته پیشنهادی ایران برای کاهش تنش با آمریکا Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Shargh → 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 → — independent
Shargh alone carries the proposed package, and hedges it twice: an Emirati outlet, citing Western sources, claims Iran offered to stop enriching above 5 percent and reopen Hormuz for some frozen assets.
جهان ۲۹ شهریور ۱۴۰۵ ۱۶:۱۱ ادعای رسانه اماراتی درباره جزئیات بسته پیشنهادی ایران برای کاهش تنش با آمریکا اِرَم‌نیوز: ایران توقف غنی‌سازی بالای ۵ درصد و بازگشایی تنگه هرمز را پیشنهاد داده است یک رسانه اماراتی به نقل از منابع غربی مدعی شد ایران در چارچوب مذاکرات غیرمستقیم با آمریکا، توقف غنی‌سازی در سطوح بالاتر از ۵ درصد، بازگشایی تنگه هرمز و تضمین امنیت کشتیرانی را در برابر آزادسازی بخشی از دارایی‌های بلوکه‌شده خود پیشنهاد کرده است. به گزارش گروه رسانه‌ای شرق، رسانه اماراتی "ارم‌نیوز" نوشت: روابط ایران و آمریکا در شرایطی وارد مرحله‌ای حساس شده که به ادعای این رسانه، فشارهای سیاسی و اقتصادی بر ته
How hard the claim is stated: a negotiating offer double-hedged: an Emirati outlet, citing Western sources, claimed — “یک رسانه اماراتی به نقل از منابع غربی مدعی شد”
Read it at Shargh → https://www.sharghdaily.com/fa/tiny/news-1129304
LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International)
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LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International) 🇱🇧LB · TV/radio · independent مقر خاتم الأنبياء الإيراني: نحذر واشنطن بأن ارتكابها أي خطأ سيجعل مراكزها ومصالحها في المنطقة هدفا لهجماتنا Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International) → 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 → — independent
A second LBCI line carries the threat as the command phrased it: any American mistake makes US centres and interests in the region targets for Iranian attack.
Read it at LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International) → https://www.lbcgroup.tv/news/latest-news/958736/title/ar?src=rss&utm_so…
A Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat 🇸🇦SA · digital · Iran Reportedly Informed that US Plans to Resume Action 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 → —
Asharq Al-Awsat gives the fullest version: the source is Iran's central military command via state media, regional states backing a US attack would be treated as parties to the conflict, and Trump left Camp David early.
Iran received information that the United States, with the backing of some regional countries, was preparing to resume actions against ⁠Iran, the country's central military ⁠command said in a statement on Sunday, according to ⁠state media. The military said that any US attack would trigger sustained strikes on US bases and interests in the region, the report ⁠added, ⁠warning that regional countries supporting US aggression against Iran would be considered parties to the conflict. This came after US President Donald Trump cut short a weekend at Camp David to return unexpectedly to the White Hou
Headline against body: headline treats the informing as having happened; the body sources it to state media — “Iran Reportedly Informed that US Plans to Resume Action”
Asserted inside the attribution: receiving the information is stated as fact, sourced to state media — “Iran received information that the United States, with the backing of some regional countries, was preparing to resume actions against”
Read it at Asharq Al-Awsat → https://english.aawsat.com/node/5320417
The Jerusalem Post
Centre-right estimate · not a score
The Jerusalem Post 🇮🇱IL · newspaper · independent Thousands of IRGC, Basij volunteers march through Tehran in show of defiance against US, Israel 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 Jerusalem Post alone quotes Iranians who hold no office: marchers who told the Associated Press they were ready to take up arms after months of war and a worsening economy.
Participants said they were prepared to take up arms and defend the country after months of war and a worsening economic situation in Iran, the Associated Press reported.
Whose voice is quoted: marchers quoted collectively and attributed onward to a wire — “Participants said they were prepared to take up arms and defend the country after months of war and a worsening economic situation in Iran, the Associated Press reported.”
Whose voice is quoted: marchers speak, but through a third agency, not the outlet's own reporter — “Participants said they were prepared to take up arms and defend the country after months of war and a worsening economic situation in Iran, the Associated Press reported.”
Read it at The Jerusalem Post → https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-909151
A Asharq Al-Awsat
Centre-right estimate · not a score
Asharq Al-Awsat 🇸🇦SA · digital · Iran Says Strait of Hormuz will Remain Closed Until its Conditions Are Met 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 → —
Asharq Al-Awsat has Ghalibaf via Fars on the strait staying shut until Iran's conditions are met and US commitments honoured, and says plainly that no explanation was given for the early return to Washington.
Iran will not ​reopen the Strait of Hormuz until its conditions are ‌met ‌and ​US ‌commitments are ⁠implemented, ​parliament speaker ⁠Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said on Sunday according to ⁠the semi-official ‌Fars ‌news ​agency. Iran ‌must ‌both fight and negotiate, Ghalibaf said, ‌adding that Tehran would use military ⁠force ⁠to push back its enemies and diplomacy to consolidate battlefield gains when ​the ​time is right. His comments came as US President Donald Trump cut short a weekend at Camp David to return unexpectedly to the White House on Saturday. There was no explanation from the admin
Naming the gap: says plainly that no explanation was given for the return to Washington — “There was no explanation from the admin”
Read it at Asharq Al-Awsat → https://english.aawsat.com/node/5320357
A Asharq Al-Awsat
Centre-right estimate · not a score
Asharq Al-Awsat 🇸🇦SA · digital · CENTCOM: Over 1 Billion Crude Oil Barrels Crossed Strait of Hormuz 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 → —
Asharq Al-Awsat is the only report with an American figure on the strait: Central Command says more than a billion barrels of crude have crossed it, over a period the text we hold does not give.
The United States is working to secure navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, as talks between Washington and Tehran remain stalled and the war is in its seventh month. US Central Command (CENTCOM) commander Adm. Brad Cooper said on Saturday that the US military is continuously working to keep the Strait of Hormuz open and secure, adding that US forces supported the transport of over 1 billion crude oil barrels through the Strait of Hormuz “in the last couple of months” despite an ongoing exchange of strikes with Iran. “We’ve reached this significant milestone while assisting over 2000 commercial
Read it at Asharq Al-Awsat → https://english.aawsat.com/node/5320333
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Haaretz
Centre-left estimate · not a score
Haaretz 🇮🇱IL · newspaper · independent No report held from this outlet on this story. 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 → 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
Centre estimate · not a score
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 → Tehran Times
State / loyalist estimate · not a score
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
Centre estimate · not a score
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 →
Silence is recorded, not inferred — each of these was read when we built this story and carried nothing on this event.
We could not read these
K Kan · Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation
Centre estimate · not a score
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
Centre estimate · not a score
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
State / loyalist estimate · not a score
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
Centre estimate · not a score
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
State / loyalist estimate · not a score
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 → North Press Agency
Centre estimate · not a score
North Press Agency 🇸🇾SY · wire · independent No report held from this outlet on this story. 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 → WAFA · Palestinian News & Information Agency
State / loyalist estimate · not a score
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)
State / loyalist estimate · not a score
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)
State / loyalist estimate · not a score
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
Centre-left estimate · not a score
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
Centre estimate · not a score
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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