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Trump says 30 ships a night through Hormuz; Iran's Rezaei says five or six, and struck

One of the five reports we hold names who restricted the strait. Three measure it as an oil price. None quotes anyone in Oman, whose route Tehran is refusing.

Wall St slips as Gulf tensions send oil to over six-week high
Wall St slips as Gulf tensions send oil to over six-week high as published by Reuters · seen at Reuters
Geopolitics & international affairs Iran Oman United States

The argument is the route. An-Nahar, the only report we hold that goes near the water, says Iran insists ships take a northern lane it drew along its own coast, "refusing at the same time a southern route set by Muscat". Iran's foreign minister Abbas Araghchi told his Japanese counterpart there had been "major progress" in the talks with Oman. Muscat's route reaches us only through Tehran's rejection of it.

The counts do not meet.

Who Ships a night through Hormuz Said of the same nights
Donald Trump 30, with US forces helping them across An-Nahar, reporting the US president
Mohsen Rezaei, Iran's security council secretary five or six, and "usually struck" An-Nahar, same report, dated Sunday

Three reports price it instead. Reuters says Gulf tensions sent oil to a more than six-week high; its English and Portuguese lines are one account, not two. De Telegraaf has the price creeping towards $100 a barrel and does not mention the strait. Anadolu's headline gives China's position — dialogue, not military pressure — but the text we hold is a caption of Wang Yi hosting Qatar's prime minister.

Not settled. Whether Iran and Oman have agreed anything: only Iran's ministry says so, and we hold no Omani account. We could not reach Omani outlets this week, which is not the same as their staying silent. Neither ship count has a third source. Nobody counts a crew.

What this is about: who controls shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow sea lane between Iran and Oman, in a war between Iran and the United States and Israel.

How it got here

  • Iran's nuclear programme has divided Tehran and Washington for two decades. A 2015 deal limited the programme in exchange for sanctions relief. In 2018, during Donald Trump's first term, the US left the deal and brought back sanctions on Iran's oil sales.
  • The war in Gaza that followed the attacks of 7 October 2023 turned a long shadow conflict between Iran and Israel into open strikes, first in 2024 and again in June 2025, when the US bombed Iranian nuclear sites.
  • On 28 February 2026, the US and Israel launched a war against Iran, Anadolu reports. Tehran says more than 3,000 people have been killed; that is Iran's count, and we hold no other. Iran answered with attacks on US assets across the region.
  • Iranian forces have restricted shipping through the strait since the war began, An-Nahar reports. The US answered with a naval blockade of Iran's ports.
  • In June, Pakistan and Qatar brokered a memorandum between Washington and Tehran to halt the fighting and reopen the strait. It stalled over who owed what and over navigation. Fighting resumed in July, Anadolu reports.

Who is involved, and why

  • Iran and Oman are the only two countries on the strait's shores. The shipping lanes pass through their waters.
  • Oman has long mediated between Washington and Tehran.
  • The United States is at war with Iran and says it is escorting ships through.
  • Qatar and Pakistan brokered the June memorandum.
  • China and Japan buy Gulf energy and need the lane open.

What is at stake

Much of the Gulf's oil and gas exports leave through Hormuz, so any closure shows up in fuel prices around the world. Iran says shipping will not return to how it was before the war. Iran and Oman have floated charging ships a fee for passage, which the US and other Gulf states reject, An-Nahar reports.

Where it stands

Iran and Oman are negotiating a temporary shipping route. Iranian officials say the strait stays shut until Washington lifts oil sanctions, releases frozen Iranian assets and ends its blockade of Iran's ports.

The story so far

Earlier stories The AI Times filed on this thread.

What is being argued about

  • Which lane through the Strait of Hormuz ships must use — the northern one Tehran drew along its coast, or the southern one Oman set
  • How many ships cross each night, and whether they are being struck
  • What Iran demands before the strait reopens: oil sanctions lifted, frozen assets released, the naval blockade of its ports ended
  • Whether the week's oil move gets an actor attached to it, or is left as "Gulf tensions"
Same strait, same nights, four accountsSide by side
OutletWhat it saidHedged?
An-NaharIran's foreign minister reports "major progress" in talks with Oman on running the straitYes — attributed to Iran's ministry, relayed after a call with Japan's foreign minister
An-NaharTehran insists on a northern lane it drew along its coast, refusing the southern route Muscat setNo — stated, with no Omani account beside it
An-NaharDonald Trump: US forces helped ships across at 30 a nightYes — "the US president said in recent days"
An-NaharMohsen Rezaei, Iran's security council secretary: Washington tries five or six a night, and those ships are usually struckYes — attributed, dated Sunday
ReutersGulf tensions send oil to a more than six-week high; Wall Street slipsNo — and no actor named; the same wire also ran in Portuguese
De TelegraafThe oil price is creeping towards $100 a barrelNo — and the strait is not mentioned
Anadolu AgencyChina: dialogue, not military pressure, can solve the US–Iran conflictHeadline only — the text we hold is a caption of Wang Yi hosting Qatar's prime minister
Every line is from a report on this story. The two ship counts come from the two governments fighting; no third source counts them.
Sources An-Nahar
Centre estimate · not a score
An-Nahar 🇱🇧LB · newspaper · independent وزير الخارجية الإيراني: تقدم كبير في المحادثات مع عمان بشأن مضيق هرمز 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 → Reuters
Centre estimate · not a score
Reuters 🇺🇸US · wire · independent Wall St slips as Gulf tensions send oil to over six-week high · no time published Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Reuters → What we have measured Actor named The attacker is the subject of an active verb for both the deaths and the damage ×1Actor named No actor named for who cancelled the flights ×1Agreement stated flat, source in a tail attribution moved after the dash ×1Announcement written as settled A social-media post becomes a future indicative: the conversion will happen ×1 from 13380 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → Reuters
Centre estimate · not a score
Reuters 🇺🇸US · wire · independent Wall Street recua com petróleo em máxima de mais de seis semanas por tensões no Golfo · no time published Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Reuters → What we have measured Actor named The attacker is the subject of an active verb for both the deaths and the damage ×1Actor named No actor named for who cancelled the flights ×1Agreement stated flat, source in a tail attribution moved after the dash ×1Announcement written as settled A social-media post becomes a future indicative: the conversion will happen ×1 from 13380 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → D De Telegraaf
Centre-right estimate · not a score
De Telegraaf 🇳🇱NL · newspaper · independent LIVE | AEX zakt weg na zwakke opening Wall Street; olieprijs kruipt naar 100 dollar Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at De Telegraaf → What we have measured Accused named the accused is named and aged, and his not-guilty plea is carried ×1Accused's voice carries the not-guilty plea and names the accused ×1Actor named Authorities named as the ones who made the arrests ×1Asserted vs attributed 'blackmail' stated flat, with no source and no named state that applied it ×1 from 10020 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → Anadolu Agency
State / loyalist estimate · not a score
Anadolu Agency 🇹🇷TR · state agency · state-controlled China says dialogue, not military pressure, can solve US-Iran conflict Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Anadolu Agency → What we have measured Actor named Names five governments as the ones that suspended flights, and ties it to US sanctions ×1Asserted vs expected the agenda is given as an expectation, not an outcome ×1Assertion vs attribution Credits the continuing investigation to the FDA by name ×1Attributed or stated the adviser's judgement on rates is stated as sight, not as a claim he made ×1 from 6606 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
What the five reports carryChart
Counted across the five reports on this story. Two of the five are one Reuters wire in English and Portuguese.
Sources An-Nahar
Centre estimate · not a score
An-Nahar 🇱🇧LB · newspaper · independent وزير الخارجية الإيراني: تقدم كبير في المحادثات مع عمان بشأن مضيق هرمز 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 → Anadolu Agency
State / loyalist estimate · not a score
Anadolu Agency 🇹🇷TR · state agency · state-controlled China says dialogue, not military pressure, can solve US-Iran conflict Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Anadolu Agency → What we have measured Actor named Names five governments as the ones that suspended flights, and ties it to US sanctions ×1Asserted vs expected the agenda is given as an expectation, not an outcome ×1Assertion vs attribution Credits the continuing investigation to the FDA by name ×1Attributed or stated the adviser's judgement on rates is stated as sight, not as a claim he made ×1 from 6606 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → Reuters
Centre estimate · not a score
Reuters 🇺🇸US · wire · independent Wall St slips as Gulf tensions send oil to over six-week high · no time published Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Reuters → What we have measured Actor named The attacker is the subject of an active verb for both the deaths and the damage ×1Actor named No actor named for who cancelled the flights ×1Agreement stated flat, source in a tail attribution moved after the dash ×1Announcement written as settled A social-media post becomes a future indicative: the conversion will happen ×1 from 13380 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → Reuters
Centre estimate · not a score
Reuters 🇺🇸US · wire · independent Wall Street recua com petróleo em máxima de mais de seis semanas por tensões no Golfo · no time published Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Reuters → What we have measured Actor named The attacker is the subject of an active verb for both the deaths and the damage ×1Actor named No actor named for who cancelled the flights ×1Agreement stated flat, source in a tail attribution moved after the dash ×1Announcement written as settled A social-media post becomes a future indicative: the conversion will happen ×1 from 13380 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → D De Telegraaf
Centre-right estimate · not a score
De Telegraaf 🇳🇱NL · newspaper · independent LIVE | AEX zakt weg na zwakke opening Wall Street; olieprijs kruipt naar 100 dollar Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at De Telegraaf → What we have measured Accused named the accused is named and aged, and his not-guilty plea is carried ×1Accused's voice carries the not-guilty plea and names the accused ×1Actor named Authorities named as the ones who made the arrests ×1Asserted vs attributed 'blackmail' stated flat, with no source and no named state that applied it ×1 from 10020 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
The bias in this coverageBias

One report has the strait, three have the price

Of the five reports, one says who restricted navigation, who blockaded whose ports and what Tehran demands before reopening. Three report the same strait only as an oil price or an index move, and two of those name no actor at all. The two ship counts that exist — thirty a night and five or six a night — sit in that single report, and no third source separates them.

1 reports naming Iranian forces or the American blockade 3 reports framing the strait as a market move 1 reports giving any count of ships crossing 1 reports naming the date the war began

Muscat's route reaches us only through Tehran

Oman is one of the two states on this strait and its proposed southern route is described in one sentence, written by the Iranian foreign ministry's account. No report we hold quotes an Omani official, and none says what Muscat's route would mean for shipping. We could not read Omani outlets for this sweep, which is not the same as their staying silent.

1 reports describing Oman's proposed southern route 0 reports quoting an Omani source 1 reports quoting an Iranian official 0 reports quoting a shipping company or crew
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 وزير الخارجية الإيراني: تقدم كبير في المحادثات مع عمان بشأن مضيق هرمز 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 → Anadolu Agency
State / loyalist estimate · not a score
Anadolu Agency 🇹🇷TR · state agency · state-controlled China says dialogue, not military pressure, can solve US-Iran conflict Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Anadolu Agency → What we have measured Actor named Names five governments as the ones that suspended flights, and ties it to US sanctions ×1Asserted vs expected the agenda is given as an expectation, not an outcome ×1Assertion vs attribution Credits the continuing investigation to the FDA by name ×1Attributed or stated the adviser's judgement on rates is stated as sight, not as a claim he made ×1 from 6606 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → Reuters
Centre estimate · not a score
Reuters 🇺🇸US · wire · independent Wall St slips as Gulf tensions send oil to over six-week high · no time published Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Reuters → What we have measured Actor named The attacker is the subject of an active verb for both the deaths and the damage ×1Actor named No actor named for who cancelled the flights ×1Agreement stated flat, source in a tail attribution moved after the dash ×1Announcement written as settled A social-media post becomes a future indicative: the conversion will happen ×1 from 13380 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → Reuters
Centre estimate · not a score
Reuters 🇺🇸US · wire · independent Wall Street recua com petróleo em máxima de mais de seis semanas por tensões no Golfo · no time published Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Reuters → What we have measured Actor named The attacker is the subject of an active verb for both the deaths and the damage ×1Actor named No actor named for who cancelled the flights ×1Agreement stated flat, source in a tail attribution moved after the dash ×1Announcement written as settled A social-media post becomes a future indicative: the conversion will happen ×1 from 13380 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → D De Telegraaf
Centre-right estimate · not a score
De Telegraaf 🇳🇱NL · newspaper · independent LIVE | AEX zakt weg na zwakke opening Wall Street; olieprijs kruipt naar 100 dollar Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at De Telegraaf → What we have measured Accused named the accused is named and aged, and his not-guilty plea is carried ×1Accused's voice carries the not-guilty plea and names the accused ×1Actor named Authorities named as the ones who made the arrests ×1Asserted vs attributed 'blackmail' stated flat, with no source and no named state that applied it ×1 from 10020 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →

Claims and verdicts

unverified Iran and Oman have made significant progress towards an agreement on shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.
Only An-Nahar carries this, and it rests entirely on Iran's foreign minister as relayed by his own ministry after a call with Japan's foreign minister; we hold no Omani account. The same report says Iran insists on a northern route along its coast and rejects the southern route Muscat set, which is a disagreement, not an agreement.
Checked against 1 source:
An-Nahar
Centre estimate · not a score
An-Nahar 🇱🇧LB · newspaper · independent وزير الخارجية الإيراني: تقدم كبير في المحادثات مع عمان بشأن مضيق هرمز 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 →
disputed About 30 ships a night are crossing the Strait of Hormuz with American help.
An-Nahar reports Donald Trump saying US forces helped 30 ships a night through the strait, and in the same report Iran's national security council secretary Mohsen Rezaei says Washington tries to get five or six through a night and those ships are usually struck. No third account settles the difference and we hold no independent shipping figure.
Checked against 1 source:
An-Nahar
Centre estimate · not a score
An-Nahar 🇱🇧LB · newspaper · independent وزير الخارجية الإيراني: تقدم كبير في المحادثات مع عمان بشأن مضيق هرمز 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 →
unverified Oil reached a more than six-week high on Gulf tensions.
The six-week figure appears only in Reuters, whose English and Portuguese pieces are one account, not two. De Telegraaf corroborates a rise — oil creeping towards $100 a barrel — but gives no comparison period.
Checked against 3 sources:
Reuters
Centre estimate · not a score
Reuters 🇺🇸US · wire · independent Wall St slips as Gulf tensions send oil to over six-week high · no time published Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Reuters → What we have measured Actor named The attacker is the subject of an active verb for both the deaths and the damage ×1Actor named No actor named for who cancelled the flights ×1Agreement stated flat, source in a tail attribution moved after the dash ×1Announcement written as settled A social-media post becomes a future indicative: the conversion will happen ×1 from 13380 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → Reuters
Centre estimate · not a score
Reuters 🇺🇸US · wire · independent Wall Street recua com petróleo em máxima de mais de seis semanas por tensões no Golfo · no time published Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Reuters → What we have measured Actor named The attacker is the subject of an active verb for both the deaths and the damage ×1Actor named No actor named for who cancelled the flights ×1Agreement stated flat, source in a tail attribution moved after the dash ×1Announcement written as settled A social-media post becomes a future indicative: the conversion will happen ×1 from 13380 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → D De Telegraaf
Centre-right estimate · not a score
De Telegraaf 🇳🇱NL · newspaper · independent LIVE | AEX zakt weg na zwakke opening Wall Street; olieprijs kruipt naar 100 dollar Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at De Telegraaf → What we have measured Accused named the accused is named and aged, and his not-guilty plea is carried ×1Accused's voice carries the not-guilty plea and names the accused ×1Actor named Authorities named as the ones who made the arrests ×1Asserted vs attributed 'blackmail' stated flat, with no source and no named state that applied it ×1 from 10020 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →

Who wrote it

S Saadet Gokce Anadolu Agency
What the bias passes found in their reporting
Headline claim the body does not carry the headline gives a government's position on the conflict; the only text names a meeting with a third country×1
Headline not carried by the text headline states China's position; the stored text is only a caption about a meeting×1
From 117 reports we hold under this byline, at Anadolu Agency. Two independent readings, each made without the masthead, a quote attached to every tag. A record, never a rating. Their full record →
M Mark Garrelts De Telegraaf
What the bias passes found in their reporting
Market as headline Leads with the S&P record. The bond move comes second.×1
Measure named The only report that names which yield (the 10-year Treasury) and the benchmark (highest since 2002). It says the yield fell back.×1
Price without a cause oil approaching 100 dollars is given with no mention of the strait or the war×1
What the headline leads with The headline is about a stock record. The bond yield appears only in the body, which says it has fallen from its high.×1
Claims we checked that rest on their reporting
1 unverified
From 175 reports we hold under this byline, at De Telegraaf. Two independent readings, each made without the masthead, a quote attached to every tag. A record, never a rating. Their full record →
V Vian Schouten De Telegraaf
What the bias passes found in their reporting
Price without a cause oil approaching 100 dollars is given with no mention of the strait or the war×1
Which measure was chosen the strait is measured in a barrel price; nobody on or under the water is counted×1
Claims we checked that rest on their reporting
1 unverified
From 63 reports we hold under this byline, at De Telegraaf. Two independent readings, each made without the masthead, a quote attached to every tag. A record, never a rating. Their full record →
N Niket Nishant Reuters
What the bias passes found in their reporting
No actor named the cause of the oil move is a region, not anyone doing anything×1
No actor named the closure becomes a weatherless cause: tensions send the price, nobody restricts anything×1
Claims we checked that rest on their reporting
1 unverified
From 1 report we hold under this byline, at Reuters. Two independent readings, each made without the masthead, a quote attached to every tag. A record, never a rating. Their full record →
The bylines on the reports this story is built from. Hover one for what our passes have measured on their reporting. · 2 reports we hold carry no byline — we do not invent one.

Coverage, outlet by outlet

Anadolu Agency
State / loyalist estimate · not a score
Anadolu Agency 🇹🇷TR · state agency · state-controlled China says dialogue, not military pressure, can solve US-Iran conflict Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Anadolu Agency → What we have measured Actor named Names five governments as the ones that suspended flights, and ties it to US sanctions ×1Asserted vs expected the agenda is given as an expectation, not an outcome ×1Assertion vs attribution Credits the continuing investigation to the FDA by name ×1Attributed or stated the adviser's judgement on rates is stated as sight, not as a claim he made ×1 from 6606 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → — state-controlled
The only report carrying a third state's position — China's Wang Yi, that dialogue and not military pressure can settle the US–Iran conflict — though the text we hold is a caption of him hosting Qatar's prime minister
EDITION Türkçe English BHSC Pусский Français العربية Kurdî کوردی Shqip فارسی македонски Bahasa Indonesia Español US-Iran war Hormuz crisis Russia-Ukraine war Asia - PacificUS-Israel-Iran War China says dialogue, not military pressure, can solve US-Iran conflict Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi hosts Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani in Beijing Saadet Gokce 08 September 2026•Update: 08 September 2026 ISTANBUL Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Tuesday that military pressure is not a solution to the conflict between the US and Iran. Wang made the
Headline not carried by the text: headline states China's position; the stored text is only a caption about a meeting — “Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi hosts Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani in Beijing”
Headline claim the body does not carry: the headline gives a government's position on the conflict; the only text names a meeting with a third country — “Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi hosts Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani in Beijing”
Read it at Anadolu Agency → https://www.aa.com.tr/en/asia-pacific/-china-says-dialogue-not-military…
Reuters
Centre estimate · not a score
Reuters 🇺🇸US · wire · independent Wall Street recua com petróleo em máxima de mais de seis semanas por tensões no Golfo · no time published Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Reuters → What we have measured Actor named The attacker is the subject of an active verb for both the deaths and the damage ×1Actor named No actor named for who cancelled the flights ×1Agreement stated flat, source in a tail attribution moved after the dash ×1Announcement written as settled A social-media post becomes a future indicative: the conversion will happen ×1 from 13380 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → — independent
Read it at Reuters → https://www.reuters.com/pt/negocio/USUAH532YROB5IOKESQIIVAVBE-2026-09-0…
D De Telegraaf
Centre-right estimate · not a score
De Telegraaf 🇳🇱NL · newspaper · independent LIVE | AEX zakt weg na zwakke opening Wall Street; olieprijs kruipt naar 100 dollar Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at De Telegraaf → What we have measured Accused named the accused is named and aged, and his not-guilty plea is carried ×1Accused's voice carries the not-guilty plea and names the accused ×1Actor named Authorities named as the ones who made the arrests ×1Asserted vs attributed 'blackmail' stated flat, with no source and no named state that applied it ×1 from 10020 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → — independent
The only figure for the price itself: oil creeping towards $100 a barrel, in a Dutch market report that does not mention the strait, the war or anyone in it.
De AEX ziet de eerdere winst na de opening van Wall Street vrijwel helemaal verdampen. Vooral de chipfondsen staan onder druk. De olieprijs kruipt ondertussen richting 100 dollar per vat. Wall Street opent verdeeld, waarbij vooral de Dow Jones terrein prijsgeeft.
Price without a cause: oil approaching 100 dollars is given with no mention of the strait or the war — “De olieprijs kruipt ondertussen richting 100 dollar per vat.”
Which measure was chosen: the strait is measured in a barrel price; nobody on or under the water is counted — “De olieprijs kruipt ondertussen richting 100 dollar per vat.”
Read it at De Telegraaf → https://www.telegraaf.nl/financieel/live-aex-zakt-weg-na-zwakke-opening…
An-Nahar
Centre estimate · not a score
An-Nahar 🇱🇧LB · newspaper · independent وزير الخارجية الإيراني: تقدم كبير في المحادثات مع عمان بشأن مضيق هرمز 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 report that names the parties: Iranian forces restricted navigation from the start of the war with the United States on 28 February, and the United States blockaded Iranian ports in reply. It carries both ship
أعلن وزير الخارجية الإيراني عباس عراقجي الثلاثاء إن تقدماً كبيراً تحقق في المحادثات مع عمان بشأن إدارة مضيق هرمز الاستراتيجي.ووفق بيان لوزارة الخارجية الإيرانية، فإن عراقجي شرح آخر مستجدات المحادثات بين إيران وعمان بشأن مضيق هرمز، مشيراً إلى تحقيق تقدم كبير، خلال اتصال هاتفي مع نظيره الياباني.وتبحث إيران وسلطنة عمان، وهما الدولتان المشاطئتان للمضرق، منذ أسابيع مستقبل الملاحة في هذا الممر. وأعلنت طهران تحقيق تقدم نحو الاتفاق على مسار موقت لعبور السفن.وقيدت القوات الإيرانية حركة الملاحة عبر مضيق هرمز، وهو ممر حيوي لإمدادات الطاقة، منذ اندلاع الحرب مع الولايات المتحدة في 28 شباط-فبراير.وفرضت الول
Who is named as acting: both parties named actively — Iranian forces restricting, the United States blockading — “وقيدت القوات الإيرانية حركة الملاحة عبر مضيق هرمز، وهو ممر حيوي لإمدادات الطاقة”
Contested measure: the American figure for nightly transits, attributed to the US president — “إن القوات الأميركية ساعدت في تسهيل عبور السفن عبر المضيق بمعدل 30 سفينة في الليلة”
Contested measure: the Iranian counter-figure for the same nights, five or six times smaller — “إن واشنطن تحاول كل ليلة مساعدة خمس أو ست سفن على العبور، لكن عادة ما تتعرض هذه السفن لضربات”
Competing figures, no independent count: nightly transit numbers come only from the two belligerents; no third count is offered — “بمعدل 30 سفينة في الليلة”
Who is named as acting: both the navigation restrictions and the blockade are written in the active voice with the state named — “وفرضت الولايات المتحدة في المقابل حصاراً بحرياً على الموانئ الإيرانية.”
Whose account of the second party: Muscat's proposed route is described only through Tehran's rejection of it; no Omani voice appears — “رافضة في الوقت عينه مسار جنوبيا حددته مسقط”
Read it at An-Nahar → https://www.annahar.com/international/iran/345371/وزير-الخارجية-الإيران…
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The only comparison over time: oil at a more than six-week high, with Wall Street slipping. It gives the move a region as its cause — "Gulf tensions" — and no actor.
No actor named: the closure becomes a weatherless cause: tensions send the price, nobody restricts anything — “Wall St slips as Gulf tensions send oil to over six-week high”
No actor named: the cause of the oil move is a region, not anyone doing anything — “Wall St slips as Gulf tensions send oil to over six-week high”
Read it at Reuters → https://www.reuters.com/business/wall-st-futures-slip-oil-surge-puts-ma…
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International Criminal Court
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