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Pezeshkian at the UN: IRNA leads on 'war was imposed on us', Shargh on 'victims of terrorism', An-Nahar on Hormuz and a US walkout

Iran's president spoke to the UN General Assembly on Wednesday. Five outlets carried the speech, and each put a different line first. Two Lebanese outlets report that the US delegation left the hall. We hold no US account of that walkout.

No photograph was published with any report we hold on this story.
No photograph was published with any report we hold on this story. The mark is An-Nahar’s.
Geopolitics & international affairs Iran United States

The speech. President Masoud Pezeshkian spoke to the 81st General Assembly in New York on 23 September. An-Nahar carries the only full account we hold. It says he told the Assembly that America "respects no international law". It says he wants "nuclear energy, not a nuclear bomb". And it says Iran cannot let the Strait of Hormuz carry weapons "that will be used against it".

Five outlets, five openings.

Outlet Leads with Walkout?
IRNA (Iranian state) "War was imposed on us"; Iran does not fear war and does not run from talks not mentioned
Shargh (Iran) "We are not terrorists, we are victims of terrorism" not mentioned
An-Nahar (Lebanon) The walkout, then "America respects no international law" and Hormuz stated as fact, no source
LBCI (Lebanon) Iran "will not surrender to military force"; nuclear energy, not a bomb credited to Reuters
Washington Post (US) The speech came "after Trump threatens annihilation" not mentioned

The walkout. An-Nahar says the US delegation left the hall and gives no source. LBCI credits the walkout to Reuters. Both may rest on the same news-agency report.

What is not settled - Whether the US delegation walked out. No US outlet or US official in our reports says so, and no report gives a reason. - What threat the Post means. We hold only its headline and one line: Pezeshkian dropped his planned remarks after hearing Trump's speech on Tuesday. - Five of the nine reports are a headline with no text.

What this is. Iran's president used the yearly UN General Assembly debate to set out Iran's terms after a war with the United States and Israel.

How it got here. Iran and the United States have been adversaries since the 1979 revolution that created the Islamic Republic. For two decades the main dispute has been Iran's nuclear programme. Iran says the programme is civilian. The US and Israel have said Iran could use it to build a bomb. A 2015 deal, the JCPOA, limited the programme in return for lifting sanctions. Donald Trump took the US out of that deal in 2018 and brought the sanctions back. Hostility between Iran and Israel sharpened after the Hamas-led attacks of 7 October 2023 and the Gaza war that followed. In 2024 the two states struck each other directly. In June 2025 Israel attacked Iran and the US bombed Iranian nuclear sites.

The reports we hold do not describe the latest war in detail. An-Nahar quotes Pezeshkian saying the US and Israel attacked Iran and that the Supreme Leader was killed "without a legal framework". None of these reports gives a US or Israeli account of those events.

The actors. - Masoud Pezeshkian has been Iran's president since 2024. In Iran the Supreme Leader, not the president, has the final word on war and on the nuclear programme. - The United States, under President Trump. The Washington Post says Trump addressed the Assembly the day before. - The UN General Assembly is where every member state can speak each September. Its resolutions bind no one.

What is at stake. The Strait of Hormuz lies between Iran and Oman. It is the only sea route out of the Gulf, and much of the world's traded oil passes through it. Iran says it will not let ships in the strait carry weapons aimed at it. Terms like these may decide whether the nuclear dispute goes back to talks or back to strikes.

Where it stands. Pezeshkian says Iran believes in diplomacy but will not give in to force. We hold no US response to the speech.

What is being argued about

  • Which line of the speech each outlet put first
  • Whether the US walkout is reported as fact or credited to a news agency
  • Iran's terms on the Strait of Hormuz and its nuclear programme
  • Who each report names as the actor in the war and in the Supreme Leader's death
One speech, five openingsSide by side
OutletWhat it led withThe US walkout
IRNA"We do not fear war to defend ourselves, and we do not flee negotiation for peace"not mentioned
Shargh"I come from an Iran whose leader they assassinated"not mentioned
An-NaharThe US delegation left the hall; "America respects no international law"stated, no source given
LBCI"Iran will not surrender to military force but believes in diplomacy"credited to Reuters
The Washington Post"after Trump threatens annihilation"not mentioned
What each outlet put first. Four of the five outlets are Iranian or Lebanese. The Washington Post is the only English-language outlet in the set.
Sources IRNA (Islamic Republic News Agency)
State / loyalist estimate · not a score
IRNA (Islamic Republic News Agency) 🇮🇷IR · state agency · state-controlled پزشکیان:برای دفاع از خود، از جنگ نمی‌ترسیم و برای صلح، از مذاکره نمی گریزیم Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at IRNA (Islamic Republic News Agency) → 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 → Shargh
Centre-left estimate · not a score
Shargh 🇮🇷IR · newspaper · independent پزشکیان: من از ایرانی می آیم که رهبر ما را ترور کردند 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 → An-Nahar
Centre estimate · not a score
An-Nahar 🇱🇧LB · newspaper · independent الوفد الأميركي يغادر قاعة الأمم المتحدة خلال كلمة الرئيس الإيراني 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 → An-Nahar
Centre estimate · not a score
An-Nahar 🇱🇧LB · newspaper · independent بزشكيان: أميركا لا تحترم أي قوانين دولية ولا يمكن استخدام مضيق هرمز لعبور الأسلحة التي ستُستخدم ضد إيران 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 رويترز: انسحاب الوفد الأميركي خلال كلمة الرئيس الإيراني بالأمم المتحدة 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 بزشكيان: لن تستسلم إيران بالقوة العسكرية لكنها تؤمن بالدبلوماسية 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 → T The Washington Post
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The Washington Post 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent Iran’s president to address U.N. General Assembly after Trump threatens annihilation Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Washington Post → What we have measured Accused's denial carried the only report carrying the Marine's side ×1Actor named via accusation the administration is named as acting, through the ranchers' charge; the price rise is stated flat ×1Asserted, not attributed a shift of power to Iran stated flat in the headline ×1Asserted or attributed the headline states as data what the body shows the chair selecting in a speech ×1 from 1237 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
Eighteen minutes of headlinesTimeline
  1. Wed 23 Sep14:08 published time The Washington Post Iran's president to address the Assembly "after Trump threatens annihilation"
  2. Wed 23 Sep14:15 published time LBCI Reuters: US delegation walks out during Iranian president's speech
  3. Wed 23 Sep14:17 published time LBCI Iran needs to be strong to resist America and its enemies
  4. Wed 23 Sep14:18 published time LBCI Iran needs nuclear energy, not a nuclear bomb
  5. Wed 23 Sep14:20 published time An-Nahar US delegation leaves the hall, stated with no source
  6. Wed 23 Sep14:22 published time Shargh "We are not terrorists, we are victims of terrorism"
  7. Wed 23 Sep14:22 published time IRNA "War was imposed on us"
  8. Wed 23 Sep14:23 published time An-Nahar America respects no international law; Hormuz cannot carry weapons for use against Iran
  9. Wed 23 Sep14:26 published time LBCI Iran will not surrender to military force but believes in diplomacy
Times are UTC, as published. None of the reports gives the time of the speech itself.
Sources T The Washington Post
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The Washington Post 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent Iran’s president to address U.N. General Assembly after Trump threatens annihilation Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Washington Post → What we have measured Accused's denial carried the only report carrying the Marine's side ×1Actor named via accusation the administration is named as acting, through the ranchers' charge; the price rise is stated flat ×1Asserted, not attributed a shift of power to Iran stated flat in the headline ×1Asserted or attributed the headline states as data what the body shows the chair selecting in a speech ×1 from 1237 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 رويترز: انسحاب الوفد الأميركي خلال كلمة الرئيس الإيراني بالأمم المتحدة 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 بزشكيان: إيران بحاجة إلى أن تكون قوية لمقاومة أميركا وأعدائها 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 بزشكيان: إيران بحاجة إلى الطاقة النووية لا إلى قنبلة نووية 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 الوفد الأميركي يغادر قاعة الأمم المتحدة خلال كلمة الرئيس الإيراني 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 → Shargh
Centre-left estimate · not a score
Shargh 🇮🇷IR · newspaper · independent پزشکیان: من از ایرانی می آیم که رهبر ما را ترور کردند 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 → IRNA (Islamic Republic News Agency)
State / loyalist estimate · not a score
IRNA (Islamic Republic News Agency) 🇮🇷IR · state agency · state-controlled پزشکیان:برای دفاع از خود، از جنگ نمی‌ترسیم و برای صلح، از مذاکره نمی گریزیم Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at IRNA (Islamic Republic News Agency) → 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 → An-Nahar
Centre estimate · not a score
An-Nahar 🇱🇧LB · newspaper · independent بزشكيان: أميركا لا تحترم أي قوانين دولية ولا يمكن استخدام مضيق هرمز لعبور الأسلحة التي ستُستخدم ضد إيران 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 بزشكيان: لن تستسلم إيران بالقوة العسكرية لكنها تؤمن بالدبلوماسية 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 →
How much of the speech each report carriesChart
Only An-Nahar published a full account. Two of the nine reports mention the US walkout.
Sources An-Nahar
Centre estimate · not a score
An-Nahar 🇱🇧LB · newspaper · independent الوفد الأميركي يغادر قاعة الأمم المتحدة خلال كلمة الرئيس الإيراني 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 → An-Nahar
Centre estimate · not a score
An-Nahar 🇱🇧LB · newspaper · independent بزشكيان: أميركا لا تحترم أي قوانين دولية ولا يمكن استخدام مضيق هرمز لعبور الأسلحة التي ستُستخدم ضد إيران 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 رويترز: انسحاب الوفد الأميركي خلال كلمة الرئيس الإيراني بالأمم المتحدة 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 بزشكيان: لن تستسلم إيران بالقوة العسكرية لكنها تؤمن بالدبلوماسية 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 بزشكيان: إيران بحاجة إلى الطاقة النووية لا إلى قنبلة نووية 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 بزشكيان: إيران بحاجة إلى أن تكون قوية لمقاومة أميركا وأعدائها 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 → IRNA (Islamic Republic News Agency)
State / loyalist estimate · not a score
IRNA (Islamic Republic News Agency) 🇮🇷IR · state agency · state-controlled پزشکیان:برای دفاع از خود، از جنگ نمی‌ترسیم و برای صلح، از مذاکره نمی گریزیم Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at IRNA (Islamic Republic News Agency) → 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 → Shargh
Centre-left estimate · not a score
Shargh 🇮🇷IR · newspaper · independent پزشکیان: من از ایرانی می آیم که رهبر ما را ترور کردند 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 → T The Washington Post
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The Washington Post 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent Iran’s president to address U.N. General Assembly after Trump threatens annihilation Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Washington Post → What we have measured Accused's denial carried the only report carrying the Marine's side ×1Actor named via accusation the administration is named as acting, through the ranchers' charge; the price rise is stated flat ×1Asserted, not attributed a shift of power to Iran stated flat in the headline ×1Asserted or attributed the headline states as data what the body shows the chair selecting in a speech ×1 from 1237 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
The bias in this coverageBias

A killing with no killer named

Two reports carry the speaker's line about the Supreme Leader's death. One uses the passive 'was killed'. The other says 'they assassinated', with no subject named, and neither report names who did it.

2 reports that mention the leader's death 0 of those, reports that name who killed him 9 reports in the set

The walkout is carried by few

Only two of nine reports mention the US delegation leaving the hall. One report states it flat. The other credits a news agency in its headline.

2 reports that mention the walkout 7 reports that open on the speaker's own words
Scored without the mastheads. Where the two passes differ, both are kept.
Sources An-Nahar
Centre estimate · not a score
An-Nahar 🇱🇧LB · newspaper · independent الوفد الأميركي يغادر قاعة الأمم المتحدة خلال كلمة الرئيس الإيراني 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 → An-Nahar
Centre estimate · not a score
An-Nahar 🇱🇧LB · newspaper · independent بزشكيان: أميركا لا تحترم أي قوانين دولية ولا يمكن استخدام مضيق هرمز لعبور الأسلحة التي ستُستخدم ضد إيران 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 رويترز: انسحاب الوفد الأميركي خلال كلمة الرئيس الإيراني بالأمم المتحدة 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 بزشكيان: لن تستسلم إيران بالقوة العسكرية لكنها تؤمن بالدبلوماسية 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 بزشكيان: إيران بحاجة إلى الطاقة النووية لا إلى قنبلة نووية 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 بزشكيان: إيران بحاجة إلى أن تكون قوية لمقاومة أميركا وأعدائها 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 → IRNA (Islamic Republic News Agency)
State / loyalist estimate · not a score
IRNA (Islamic Republic News Agency) 🇮🇷IR · state agency · state-controlled پزشکیان:برای دفاع از خود، از جنگ نمی‌ترسیم و برای صلح، از مذاکره نمی گریزیم Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at IRNA (Islamic Republic News Agency) → 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 → Shargh
Centre-left estimate · not a score
Shargh 🇮🇷IR · newspaper · independent پزشکیان: من از ایرانی می آیم که رهبر ما را ترور کردند 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 → T The Washington Post
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The Washington Post 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent Iran’s president to address U.N. General Assembly after Trump threatens annihilation Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Washington Post → What we have measured Accused's denial carried the only report carrying the Marine's side ×1Actor named via accusation the administration is named as acting, through the ranchers' charge; the price rise is stated flat ×1Asserted, not attributed a shift of power to Iran stated flat in the headline ×1Asserted or attributed the headline states as data what the body shows the chair selecting in a speech ×1 from 1237 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →

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S Susannah George The Washington Post
What the bias passes found in their reporting
Hedged assessment the reporter's own hedged judgement, beside unnamed analysts×1
Hedge in the writer's voice Iran's resolve is judged by the writer, with a hedge×1
Speech framed through the other side The headline presents the address as a reply to a US threat. It leads with Trump's word, not with anything the speaker said.×1
Unnamed sources The claim about the economy rests on analysts who are not named×1
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LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International)
Centre estimate · not a score
LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International) 🇱🇧LB · TV/radio · independent بزشكيان: لن تستسلم إيران بالقوة العسكرية لكنها تؤمن بالدبلوماسية 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 pairs "Iran will not surrender to military force" with "but it believes in diplomacy".
Read it at LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International) → https://www.lbcgroup.tv/news/latest-news/959352/title/ar?src=rss&utm_so…
An-Nahar
Centre estimate · not a score
An-Nahar 🇱🇧LB · newspaper · independent بزشكيان: أميركا لا تحترم أي قوانين دولية ولا يمكن استخدام مضيق هرمز لعبور الأسلحة التي ستُستخدم ضد إيران 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
A second An-Nahar headline puts "America respects no international law" and the line on weapons through Hormuz first.
Read it at An-Nahar → https://www.annahar.com/international/iran/350487/بزشكيان-أميركا-لا-تحت…
IRNA (Islamic Republic News Agency)
State / loyalist estimate · not a score
IRNA (Islamic Republic News Agency) 🇮🇷IR · state agency · state-controlled پزشکیان:برای دفاع از خود، از جنگ نمی‌ترسیم و برای صلح، از مذاکره نمی گریزیم Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at IRNA (Islamic Republic News Agency) → 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 → — state-controlled
IRNA, Iran's state news agency, leads with Iran never starting a war. It quotes "war was imposed on us" and does not say who imposed it.
تهران-ایرنا- رئیس جمهور گفت: ایران هیچ گاه آغازگر جنگ نبوده، و همواره پایبندی خود را به میز مذاکره نشان داده است. جنگ بر ما تحمیل شد. اما ما ثابت کردیم که برای دفاع از خود، از جنگ نمی‌ترسیم و برای صلح، از مذاکره نمی گریزیم و تا پای جان برای دفاع از ایران عزیز ایستاده ایم.
No actor named for the war: The quoted line says the war was 'imposed on us' and does not name who imposed it. — “جنگ بر ما تحمیل شد”
Who is named as acting: the war 'was imposed on us', with no actor named — “جنگ بر ما تحمیل شد”
Read it at IRNA (Islamic Republic News Agency) → https://www.irna.ir/news/86272743/%D9%BE%D8%B2%D8%B4%DA%A9%DB%8C%D8%A7%…
Shargh
Centre-left estimate · not a score
Shargh 🇮🇷IR · newspaper · independent پزشکیان: من از ایرانی می آیم که رهبر ما را ترور کردند 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 leads with "I come from an Iran whose leader they assassinated" and "we are victims of terrorism".
Verb chosen for the killing: The headline uses 'assassinated', with an unnamed 'they' as the actor. — “من از ایرانی می آیم که رهبر ما را ترور کردند”
Who is named as acting: headline quotes 'they assassinated our leader' without saying who 'they' are — “رهبر ما را ترور کردند”
Read it at Shargh → https://www.sharghdaily.com/fa/tiny/news-1130079
An-Nahar
Centre estimate · not a score
An-Nahar 🇱🇧LB · newspaper · independent الوفد الأميركي يغادر قاعة الأمم المتحدة خلال كلمة الرئيس الإيراني 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
The only full account. It states the walkout without a source and carries Pezeshkian's words on the nuclear programme, Hormuz and double standards. It also carries his line that the Supreme Leader "was killed without a
غادر الوفد الأميركي قاعةالجمعية العامة للأمم المتحدة خلال كلمة الرئيس الإيراني مسعود بزشكيان، اليوم الأربعاء، في وقت تواصل فيه أعمال الدورة الـ81 للجمعية العامة في نيويورك.وقال بزشكيان: إنّ الرئيس الأميركي دونالد ترامب وصف الإيرانيين بـالإرهابيين، مضيفاً أنّ إيران وقعت ضحية للإرهاب.وأضاف الرئيس الإيراني أنّ أميركا لا تحترم أي قوانين دولية، مشدداً على أن إيران بحاجة إلى أن تكون قوية لمقاومة أميركا وأعدائها.وفي الملف النووي، قال بزشكيان إنّ إيران بحاجة إلى الطاقة النووية لا إلى قنبلة نووية، مؤكداً أن القوة العسكرية الإيرانية مخصصة للدفاع. أعمال الدورة الـ81 للجمعية العامة للأمم المتحدة بين 22 و2
Walkout stated flat, without attribution: The report states the US delegation's exit as fact in its first sentence. It gives no source and no reason for it. — “غادر الوفد الأميركي قاعةالجمعية العامة للأمم المتحدة خلال كلمة الرئيس الإيراني مسعود بزشكيان”
No actor named for a killing: The death of the Supreme Leader is carried in the passive voice. No killer is named, even inside the speaker's own words. — “المرشد الأعلى قُتل دون إطار قانوني”
Distancing word on one claim only: The report puts 'what he described as' in front of the double-standards charge. Its other paraphrases of the speech carry no such marker. — “وانتقد بزشكيان ما وصفه بـازدواجية المعايير”
Who is named as acting: passive voice, no actor named for the supreme leader's death — “المرشد الأعلى قُتل دون إطار قانوني”
Asserted vs attributed: the walkout is stated flat with no source given — “غادر الوفد الأميركي قاعةالجمعية العامة للأمم المتحدة”
Hedge: distancing phrase 'what he described as' used on the double-standards charge only — “ما وصفه بـازدواجية المعايير”
Read it at An-Nahar → https://www.annahar.com/international/iran/350489/الوفد-الأميركي-يغادر-…
LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International)
Centre estimate · not a score
LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International) 🇱🇧LB · TV/radio · independent بزشكيان: إيران بحاجة إلى الطاقة النووية لا إلى قنبلة نووية 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
Read it at LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International) → https://www.lbcgroup.tv/news/latest-news/959350/title/ar?src=rss&utm_so…
LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International)
Centre estimate · not a score
LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International) 🇱🇧LB · TV/radio · independent بزشكيان: إيران بحاجة إلى أن تكون قوية لمقاومة أميركا وأعدائها 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 "Iran needs to be strong to resist America and its enemies".
Read it at LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International) → https://www.lbcgroup.tv/news/latest-news/959349/title/ar?src=rss&utm_so…
LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International)
Centre estimate · not a score
LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International) 🇱🇧LB · TV/radio · independent رويترز: انسحاب الوفد الأميركي خلال كلمة الرئيس الإيراني بالأمم المتحدة 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's first headline on the speech credits the US walkout to Reuters.
Asserted vs attributed: the walkout is attributed to a wire agency in the headline — “رويترز: انسحاب الوفد الأميركي”
Read it at LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International) → https://www.lbcgroup.tv/news/latest-news/959347/title/ar?src=rss&utm_so…
T The Washington Post
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The Washington Post 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent Iran’s president to address U.N. General Assembly after Trump threatens annihilation Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Washington Post → What we have measured Accused's denial carried the only report carrying the Marine's side ×1Actor named via accusation the administration is named as acting, through the ranchers' charge; the price rise is stated flat ×1Asserted, not attributed a shift of power to Iran stated flat in the headline ×1Asserted or attributed the headline states as data what the body shows the chair selecting in a speech ×1 from 1237 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → — independent
The Washington Post says the speech came after Trump "threatens annihilation", and that Pezeshkian set aside the speech he had planned.
Masoud Pezeshkian, the president of Iran, is in New York to speak before world leaders even as his country remains at war with the United States.
Speech framed through the other side: The headline presents the address as a reply to a US threat. It leads with Trump's word, not with anything the speaker said. — “Iran’s president to address U.N. General Assembly after Trump threatens annihilation”
Read it at The Washington Post → https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/09/23/irans-president-address…
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International Court of Justice
Spectrum not set estimate · not a score
International Court of Justice INT · official record · intergovernmental body 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 → International Criminal Court
Spectrum not set estimate · not a score
International Criminal Court INT · official record · intergovernmental body 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 → UN News
Spectrum not set estimate · not a score
UN News INT · official record · intergovernmental body No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Actors named Names both vetoing states and the sponsor, and says what the draft would have created ×1Asserted versus attributed share of women and children among the dead given with no source ×1Asserted vs attributed Israel named as acting, stated in the report's own voice ×1Asymmetric verb The Iranian government's crimes are 'confirmed'. The US finding is only 'reasonable grounds'. The two findings are weighted differently in one sentence. ×1 from 439 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
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