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Levant & Iran

Jerusalem Post says 'Iranian-linked plot'; Al Jazeera says 'airbase incident' — and only Trump is named as the source for Iran

UK police arrested a 22-year-old British man in London on 6 October in the RAF Fairford case. Two of five reports put Iran in the headline. Donald Trump …

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Levant & Iran

Jerusalem Post says 'terror hijacker', Haaretz says 'suspected hijacking attempt', and nobody can confirm an Iran link

A flydubai co-pilot attacked his captain on a flight to Israel on 30 September. Israeli outlets disagree on what to call it. A Jerusalem Post headline about Iran …

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Anglosphere

ABC says 'all' B-1 bombers left RAF Fairford, the Guardian says 'at least 10'; Burnham points to Iran, Tehran denies it

The US flew its bombers out of a Gloucestershire base a week after arrests nearby. The reports we hold agree that the planes left. They differ on how …

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Levant & Iran

Rubio calls the B-1 exit from Fairford routine, France 24 cites 'new threats', and the Jerusalem Post's headline names an 'Iranian plot'

The United States has pulled its B-1 bombers out of RAF Fairford in England, a week after arrests near the base. Seven reports from five outlets give three …

Geopolitics & international affairs

Iran says Hormuz stays shut until its June terms are met; a Ukrainian paper reports an Iraqi supertanker got through

Two Iranian lawmakers say Iran holds the strait and will not reopen it. Ekonomichna Pravda reports 2 million barrels of Iraqi oil moving through it. The New York …

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Geopolitics & international affairs

Russia's envoy says US–Iran talks 'have not begun'; Tehran says it has already answered a US proposal

Four reports from 4 October give three accounts of the same diplomacy. A Russian diplomat says real talks have not started. Iran's foreign ministry says it has replied …

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Levant & Iran

The Jerusalem Post says Iraqi militias "desecrate" the US flag; Iraq's prime minister orders an inquiry into an "infringement" and names no one

A US flag was laid on the road at a Sovereignty Day parade in Baghdad. The Jerusalem Post blames the militias. Iraq's government condemns the act and opens …

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Levant & Iran

Ghalibaf says Hormuz stays shut until June's terms are met; IRNA says a US reply to a seven-day plan is under review

On 4 October, Iranian officials described the Hormuz talks in three ways. One said the strait stays closed until Iran's conditions are met. One said a US reply …

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Anglosphere

Fairford bail: The Independent's headline says "suspected Iran terror plot", The Guardian says police are looking at "possible foreign state involvement"

A 25-year-old dual UK-Iranian national, the sixth man arrested over an alleged bomb plot at RAF Fairford, has been released on bail. One of the two reports we …

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Economy

IRNA says Iraq agreed 40 daily Iranian flights to Najaf; Shargh says Iraq thanked Washington

Two Iranian outlets report Iranian flights into Iraq resuming on the same evening. Iran's state agency gives a flight count and names an airline that is barred. The …

Levant & Iran

UN News says China and Russia vetoed a US-backed Iran sanctions panel; IRNA names only China, defending Iran's 'legitimate right'

A Security Council draft to set up a panel of experts on Iran's nuclear sanctions was vetoed. The UN's own news service names two vetoing states and the …

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Economy

CNBC calls Iran rail and car sanctions an 'economic attack' of unclear effect; Reuters ties them to a blockade its text never mentions

The US Treasury sanctioned Iran's car and rail industries on 1 October. Five reports describe the move. They disagree on how far it reaches and why it came. …

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Geopolitics & international affairs

Jerusalem Post: Pezeshkian says the US struck Iran three times despite an agreement; IRNA: he stressed dialogue and unity under sanctions

Iran's president spoke about talks with Washington on 1 October. The two reports we hold of his remarks do not lead with the same thing. The Jerusalem Post …

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Levant & Iran

IRNA calls Trump's 'I may wipe out Iran' a warmonger's boast, Shargh calls it a 'claim', An-Nahar quotes it straight

Trump told TIME that strikes on Iran could resume after the US midterms. Iran's president said Tehran will never walk away from talks. Three of five reports put …

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Levant & Iran

flydubai FZ1073: Jerusalem Post says 'terror hijacking', the UAE says 'altercation', Reuters says no motive found

A co-pilot stabbed his captain and the jet dived on its way from Dubai to Tel Aviv. Passengers stopped him and the plane landed in Saudi Arabia. Within …

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Anglosphere

Burnham sees Iran's hand at RAF Fairford: an Independent headline says 'bomb plot', the AP copy it carries says 'security incident', and police found petrol, no explosives

The UK prime minister says there are 'strong indications' Iran played a part in the arrest of five men near a Gloucestershire airbase used by US bombers. He …

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Levant & Iran

Jerusalem Post report sees a US–Iran 'diplomatic stalemate'; Araghchi tells Iran's cabinet it holds a 'privileged position'

Qatar has passed Washington's reply on a seven-day plan to Iran. A report carried by the Jerusalem Post says the talks are stuck and fighting may resume after …

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Economy

US sanctions over Iran arms: three outlets say 10 'individuals and entities', the Jerusalem Post says 10 'entities', and only An-Nahar's headline drops 'alleged'

The US Treasury sanctioned 10 targets in China, Hong Kong, Pakistan and Iran on 29 September. It says they helped Iran's defence ministry buy weapons. Four reports disagree …

Geopolitics & international affairs

Iran's army says an 'Iranian order' holds in Hormuz; AP calls it 'the fighting with Iran' and names no one else

Two Iranian military claims about the Strait of Hormuz reached print on 29 September. Iran's army says the waterway is Iranian. The Revolutionary Guards say US warships can …

Levant & Iran

One-month US waiver, says The Jerusalem Post; two months, Najaf to Mashhad only, says An-Nahar's Iraqi source

Iraqi Airways says it will fly to Iran again in October. Five outlets agree on that. They do not agree on how long the US exemption lasts, which …

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Levant & Iran

Same Reuters report, two ledes: Al-Monitor's 'US blockade' against the Jerusalem Post's Iranian 'stranglehold' on Hormuz

Iran has been at war with the United States for seven months, and Iranians are struggling to pay for food, medicine and rent. Three reports agree on the …

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Economy

The Jerusalem Post says Washington 'considers' a Najaf flight waiver, Reuters says it was 'set to grant' one on Monday, and Anadolu says flights have already resumed

Three reports filed within two hours on 28 September describe one US sanctions waiver for Iraqi Airways flights between Iran and Najaf. They place it at three different …

Geopolitics & international affairs

Trump 'rejected' Iran's peace proposal, says a Reuters market headline; a US official says this week's talks are about an amended version of it

A US official told Reuters and The Jerusalem Post that the US and Iran will each meet mediators on Monday or Tuesday. The Jerusalem Post says the talks …

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Geopolitics & international affairs

The Independent says police are looking at Iran over RAF Fairford; Iran's embassy calls it 'malicious speculation'

Five British men from London were arrested near a Gloucestershire airbase used by US bombers. Two reports raise an Iranian link without naming who says so. Two carry …

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Anglosphere

Sydney Morning Herald writes of 'suspicions that Iran was behind' the Fairford plot; police say they are keeping 'an open mind'

Five British men arrested near RAF Fairford were released on bail about 38 hours later. Every report we hold carries the bail. They split on how they bring …

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Levant & Iran

'No plans to negotiate', says Iranian state media; separate talks with mediators by Tuesday, says an official

Six reports on 28 September give two accounts of US–Iran contacts. Iran's ISNA agency says Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi will meet mediators in New York with no American …

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Levant & Iran

'Iran suspected', says one headline; Iran's embassy calls it 'malicious speculation'; police say the five held near RAF Fairford are British

Five men were arrested near a British airbase that US bombers have used in the war on Iran. We hold 10 reports on the arrests. One headline raises …

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Geopolitics & international affairs

Trump's 'record' Hormuz oil: Interfax repeats 'more than before the war', TASS notes he gave no figure, Shargh calls it a claim

The US president said a record amount of oil crossed the Strait of Hormuz overnight. Three reports carry the line. None gives a volume, and only one says …

Geopolitics & international affairs

Jerusalem Post calls Iran's Hormuz offer a seven-day ceasefire plan, the Independent a 'peace plan', Iran's foreign minister 'not new'

President Trump has rejected Iran's latest offer to end the six-month war. Five outlets describe it five ways, and they disagree on whether it is dead. No report …

Economy

Iran's offer was to reopen Hormuz, say Al Jazeera and Público; a ceasefire proposal, says De Telegraaf. Trump rejected it

Four outlets agree that Donald Trump turned Iran down on 26 September. They do not agree on what Iran put on the table. Only one report, Espreso TV …

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United States

The Hill says Trump expects bombing to resume after the midterms; The New York Times says he would not say

Trump said on Saturday that he had turned down Iran's offer to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Five outlets give the offer four different names. They also disagree …

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Geopolitics & international affairs

Jerusalem Post: Pezeshkian says Iran 'no longer trusts' US talks; Shargh: he asks only that the US 'return to the memorandum'

Iran's president spoke at the UN General Assembly and gave interviews in New York. An Israeli paper leads with distrust and blame over Hormuz. An Iranian daily leads …

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Geopolitics & international affairs

Trump rejects Iran's Hormuz plan: The Hill calls it a ceasefire offer, Haaretz a plan to open the waterway, and one Lebanese paper lists the $12bn price

Donald Trump said on Saturday he was rejecting Iran's seven-day proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The reports we hold agree that he rejected it. They do …

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Levant & Iran

The Jerusalem Post: Pezeshkian 'no longer trusts' talks with the US. IRNA: a framework is agreed and 'the Americans must answer'

Iran's president gave an interview to Al Jazeera as he wrapped up his UN visit. From that one interview, Lebanon's LBCI carried distrust, Iran's state agency IRNA led …

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Levant & Iran

One rejected Iranian offer, three names: a Hormuz plan to Asharq Al-Awsat, a ceasefire proposal to the Jerusalem Post, a trade reopening in Trump's words

Trump says Iran's proposal "is not acceptable". None of the six reports we hold sets out its terms. They cannot agree on what it was.

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Economy

Qatar says US–Iran talks made 'progress'; an unnamed Iranian official says Hormuz stays shut until 'all' Iran's conditions are met

We hold four reports from Friday. Qatar's prime minister spoke on the record and said Thursday's indirect talks moved forward. An Iranian official who would not be named …

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Geopolitics & international affairs

Iran's president at the UN: IRNA leads with 'Iran has not started the war', Gulf News with 'US must choose' whether to end it

Two reports of Masoud Pezeshkian's remarks on 25 September lead on different lines. The Iranian state agency leads with self-defence. The Emirati paper leads with a demand on …

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United States

Reuters sources say the US and Iran are discussing a phased deal on Hormuz; Rubio says there were 'no breakthroughs'

Reuters cites sources it does not name. They say Washington and Tehran are discussing a phased deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end the US blockade. …

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Levant & Iran

Jerusalem Post says Pezeshkian called Trump a 'bully'; IRNA's officials call the speech 'a hard slap to the enemy'; An-Nahar says it was 'blatant interference' in Lebanon

Iran's president answered Donald Trump at the UN General Assembly on 23 September. Two outlets report the same line: he said Iran is a victim of terrorism, not …

United States

Trump calls it a 'very good' three-hour meeting with Iran; The Hill calls it 'indirect talks'

Four US reports describe one contact between US and Iranian officials in New York during the UN General Assembly. They disagree on whether the two sides met directly, …

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Geopolitics & international affairs

Le Figaro counts ten targets accused of repression; IRNA says 'several' and calls Canada's policy 'ineffective'

Canada announced new sanctions on Iran on Wednesday. A French paper gives the number of targets and Ottawa's reason. Iran's state news agency gives neither, and adds its …

Geopolitics & international affairs

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 …

Levant & Iran

An-Nahar calls the aviation halt "effective and very fast"; Asharq Al-Awsat says routes "including China" stayed open

US sanctions on Iran's airlines took effect on Wednesday. Two reports agree that flights to Baghdad and Muscat stopped, and disagree on how much else did. The one …

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Levant & Iran

Jerusalem Post reports "first shuttle talks in months"; LBCI quotes Tehran saying "there will be no negotiations"

Four of the six reports we hold describe US and Iranian envoys passing messages through Qatari mediators in New York. One, published between them, quotes the secretary of …

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Economy

Anadolu quotes Tehran saying Baghdad and Muscat "will not accept Iranian flights"; Shargh says Iran cancelled them

Three reports, all headed as an Iranian cancellation. The one direct quote we hold says the two airports are doing the refusing. No Iraqi or Omani source appears …

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United States

Washington Examiner calls it a "subdued address"; Fox News says he "flexes American power" at the UN

Trump told the General Assembly he must choose between a deal with Iran and annihilating it. Three of ten reports put "annihilate" in the headline; one leaves the …

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Geopolitics & international affairs

Shargh: fighting in Hormuz 'every day and every night'. An-Nahar: Trump says a billion barrels escorted through

Two governments describe the same water on the same afternoon. Neither report we hold carries the other's account, and none gives a casualty figure for the Strait.

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Geopolitics & international affairs

The Guardian says Trump "threatens" to annihilate Iran; TheJournal.ie says he "pondered" it

Four reports on one UN speech pick three different verbs for the same sentence about Iran. All four quote Americans; none carries an Iranian reply.

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Anglosphere

Trump at the UN: 'less combative' says the Sydney Morning Herald, 'bizarre and bombastic' says The Independent — and only The Independent has Iran walking out

Four outlets carry the same passage: a deal with Iran after the US midterms, or 'annihilate the Islamic Republic'. They disagree on how the hall took it, and …

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Levant & Iran

Iran is 'ready to reopen Hormuz' if the US moves first, says an Iranian official; Trump 'asked to arrange a meeting', says Ynet

Both governments talked about talks on Tuesday, as Trump and Pezeshkian headed to the UN in New York. The nine reports we hold do not agree on who …

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United States

Kennedy says the US will be out of Iran 'in about 6 months'; Waltz says there is 'no timeline'

On the same Sunday, two Republicans gave two different answers about when the war with Iran will end. The war is now nearly seven months old. Neither report …

Geopolitics & international affairs

Gulf News: Iran's airlines 'to be shut down' on 23 September. Le Figaro: they 'could be' paralysed

Two reports carry the same claim from US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. Both headlines state the grounding as settled. The one text we can read says it could …

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Geopolitics & international affairs

France 24 says two tankers were hit by a projectile or debris; Gulf News's headline says one tanker, in a 'US-Iran war'

Two reports on ships hit in the Strait of Hormuz on Monday disagree on how many were hit and on what hit them. France 24's own headline and …

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Levant & Iran

Iran says it will strike back only if attacked; Trump says Iran's leaders face being wiped out without a deal, and Hormuz stays shut

Eight reports cover the standoff, and every threat in them comes with a condition. Each outlet puts that condition on the other side. None of them spells out …

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Levant & Iran

An-Nahar says Bessent 'affirmed' Iran's airlines stop on 23 September; Tehran's Shargh says he 'claimed' it

The US Treasury secretary says every Iranian airline will stop flying worldwide on Wednesday because no one will dare refuel or ticket their planes. Two Lebanese outlets carry …

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Economy

Shargh puts gold at 24,158,000 toman a gram; IRNA counts a billion toman of seized hoard; neither prices the food voucher

Five reports from one Tehran evening. Iran's economy minister says how much the food voucher pays, and to how many people, "will be determined this week", with payment …

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Economy

Le Figaro says Iran has sent its conditions for Hormuz; Reuters says the two are only trading threats

Seven reports on one shut strait, and four words for what is happening in it: conditions, ideas, threats, "very big things". None names a barrel price or a …

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Geopolitics & international affairs

Iran says a new US attack 'was being prepared'; Trump says he is 'in deciding mode'

Iran's military says it has information that the United States and its allies are preparing a big new attack, and that any attack would bring sustained strikes on …

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Europe

De Telegraaf says Iran keeps the door to talks open; Welt says Tehran rules them out

Iran's chief negotiator says Tehran has passed Washington its conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, through mediators. Five reports from one Sunday, and not one of them …

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Anglosphere

Morning Star says Riyadh confirmed the missile attempt; RTÉ and The Independent say Saudi Arabia said nothing

Eight reports on the same 48 hours in Saudi Arabia, Iran and Washington. They disagree on whether the Saudis acknowledged the attack on their own capital, on who …

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Levant & Iran

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 …

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Economy

Iran lists unfrozen funds and an end to the US blockade as its terms, the Jerusalem Post reports; An-Nahar's unnamed source says nuclear talks must wait for the Islamabad deal

Iran says it has sent Washington its terms for ending the war. Of the three reports we hold, only one lists them: the war ends on every front, …

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Geopolitics & international affairs

The New York Times ties the Riyadh blasts to the Houthis, CNBC puts Iran beside the airport fire, and none of the four reports says who fired

Four outlets reported alerts, explosions and smoke near Riyadh's main airport on 19 September. The New York Times points to the Houthis in its headline but says in …

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Levant & Iran

CENTCOM says Iran exported no oil; An-Nahar calls it a claim, LBCI runs its figures as the admiral's own words

The US commander in the Gulf says more than 2,000 merchant ships have crossed the Strait of Hormuz under escort and that Iran has not exported one barrel …

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Levant & Iran

Jerusalem Post says imagery shows Iran rebuilding a 'bomb testing' site; Al-Modon says an Israeli daily contradicts Netanyahu's bomb claim

One Israeli paper reads satellite pictures as Iran restoring Taleghan 2. A Lebanese site says Yedioth Ahronoth disputes the Israeli prime minister. Iran's officials speak only of attacks …

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Levant & Iran

UN News carries the Iran inquiry's findings on Washington and Tehran; Shargh's opening carries only Washington's

A UN fact-finding mission reported on both the United States and Iran's government. UN News carries both findings. The opening lines of Shargh's report carry only the one …

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Economy

IRNA says an exchange, its developer and three people were sanctioned; Interfax says the exchange alone

The US Treasury announced sanctions on an Iranian cryptocurrency exchange on Thursday. The four reports we hold give four different counts of what was designated, and only one …

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Economy

JNS calls it a "U.S. blockade" of Hormuz; RIA Novosti says Iran has named its condition to open it

Two reports, eleven minutes apart, put the closure of the Strait of Hormuz in two different capitals. Neither quotes an official, neither gives a figure, and neither carries …

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Geopolitics & international affairs

Shargh: the strait stays shut 'until Trump and Netanyahu are brought down'. Der Standard: oil is being routed through it in a 'US-backed diversion'

Six reports on the Strait of Hormuz, published within 30 minutes of each other on 17 September, describe a blockade, a bargain, a bypass and a market reprieve. …

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Anglosphere

'120 children' in The Independent, no number in RTÉ or ABC, on the same UN report

Three reports on one UN fact-finding mission. One says the United States "likely committed war crimes", one says the strike "amounts to war crime", one says the mission …

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Levant & Iran

Reuters says Beijing carried Riyadh's message to Tehran; Shargh says Islamabad did

Four reports say China privately asked Iran to rein in Yemen's Houthis, all resting on the same three unnamed Iranian sources. Two reports in Tehran name Pakistan instead, …

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United States

MSNBC prices the Iran war at "$38 billion", "a minimum"; the Times asks if it is a "forever war"

The House passed a third Iran war powers resolution on Tuesday evening and two Iowa Republicans backed one for the first time, The Hill reports. Across the five …

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Levant & Iran

Al-Monitor says Washington blocked Iran's nuclear chief from Vienna; The Media Line says Austria denied him the visa

Mohammad Eslami did not address the atomic agency's conference on Monday. Five of the ten reports we hold put that on the United States, three on Austria. One …

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United States

The Times says the drones came from Iraq, "the kingdom said"; the Post says Iran and its proxies

Five US reports carry the same closure of Saudi Arabia's East–West pipeline. Only Reuters puts a number on it — a possible 4% of oil supply — and …

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United States

Iranian media say an "unidentified projectile"; the New York Times says Iran's own hard-liners

A ship was hit in the Strait of Hormuz early on 13 September and one person died. Of the seven reports we hold that carry the strike, one …

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Geopolitics & international affairs

"1 dead, Iran says" at UPI; CNBC cites the naval monitors and gives no toll at all

Three reports on one ship attacked in the Strait of Hormuz. UPI counts a death and hands the number to Tehran. CNBC counts nobody and measures the strike …

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Levant & Iran

Al Jazeera says BRICS "avoids condemning" the war on Iran; Shargh quotes Pezeshkian saying the statement condemned it

Eight reports on the New Delhi summit. None of them quotes the line of the declaration that would settle which is right.

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Levant & Iran

Shargh says America struck the ship off Hengam; Asharq Al-Awsat says the governor would not name who

One crew member was killed on a merchant vessel in the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday. Five reports give four answers to who fired, two counts of the …

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Economy

Tasnim: seven conditions and the strait stays closed. Anadolu's account of the Iran–Oman call carries neither

Three Russian outlets carry one Iranian agency report, sourced to one unnamed person, that Tehran has given Washington seven terms for reopening the Strait of Hormuz. None names …

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United States

The Washington Post quotes an official saying Iran "really started winning"; The Atlantic says "Trump Loses the Other Strait"

Fifteen reports on the Houthi advance down Yemen's Red Sea coast. Two say two oil corridors are shut; NPR reports one island taken. One report counts people: 46,000 …

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Geopolitics & international affairs

Gazeta Wyborcza says the BRICS text condemns the US war with Iran; Digi24 says it urges "maximum restraint"

Eleven states adopted one declaration in New Delhi on Saturday. Two reports describe its line on the war and they do not match. The six that set out …

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Europe

Welt quotes Trump blaming Tehran, Le Figaro credits the Houthis, Rzeczpospolita names only drones

Saudi Arabia shut its East-West pipeline after a drone attack. Six of the 11 reports we hold carry the strike, and they do not agree on who carried …

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Levant & Iran

LBCI: the border shut after drone launch sites were found. Baghdad: the closures are "temporary" and "organisational"

Iraq closed crossings with Iran hours after drones hit a Saudi oil pipeline, and sacked its Maysan commanders. Four reports give four reasons for the same closed gate; …

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Levant & Iran

Trump says America controls Hormuz, Asharq Al-Awsat says Iran has it blockaded, Bahrain says it will not sit down

Iran and Gulf states meet in Oman on Monday over the Strait of Hormuz. Four reports carry Bahrain's refusal to attend, two call the waterway blockaded in the …

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Geopolitics & international affairs

Le Figaro leads Pezeshkian on 'dangerous' pressure on Iran, IRNA on BRICS national currencies

Two reports on Iran's president, published five seconds apart on 11 September, lead on different things. Neither carries the other's point.

Levant & Iran

Unnamed officials say Iran is building missiles again; Shargh reports only Trump's anger at the claim

One report says US and Middle East officials told the Wall Street Journal that Iran has restarted missile production underground. Another carries only Trump's anger at the question. …

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Levant & Iran

Iran says Tehran is convening eight coastal states on Hormuz; The Jerusalem Post's sources say Gulf ministers are meeting Iran

Iran's foreign ministry says it will gather the ministers of eight Gulf coastal states in Oman on Monday to agree safe shipping lanes through the Strait of Hormuz. …

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Economy

Guardian says Houthi advances moved oil past $107; UPI says Trump on Iran

Four reports on one Thursday's surge. Three carry a price, three name a cause, and no two causes are the same.

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United States

Trump says "No damage. No nothing"; Reuters says a US official reports aircraft hit in Jordan

Two reports, 28 minutes apart, answer the same question in opposite directions. Neither names the official. Neither counts the aircraft.

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Geopolitics & international affairs

An-Nahar: the file goes to the Security Council. Shargh: an "anti-Iranian resolution"

Two reports, one vote at the atomic agency. Only one says what the board found — and the inspector it quotes says he cannot see inside the mountain.

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Geopolitics & international affairs

Shargh: American officials claim new missiles were fired at US warships. IRNA, ten minutes later: "Trump's self-made quagmire", and no missiles

Five reports on the fighting between Iran and the US Navy, all published within 46 minutes of each other. Between them they give the fighting four names and …

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Levant & Iran

Jerusalem Post says Katz threatened Iran's energy sites; Shargh says they "may be" on the target list

Two reports carry one Rosh Hashanah message from Israel's defence minister. One calls him defence minister and gives its body line to his greeting to Iranian Jews; the …

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United States

The Hill says Iran targeted 10 ships; the Times and the Post say the US sank 5

Six reports on two days of strikes in the Gulf. Three put a number on the hulls, none put a number on the people, and not one quotes …

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Geopolitics & international affairs

Fox News says 'Epic Fury' has degraded Iran's military; IRNA says Iran controls Hormuz

Brent crude passed $100 on Wednesday, the first time since late July. Nine reports on the sixth month of the war, and not one gives a number for …

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Anglosphere

The Guardian says the US sunk five tankers; the Independent says the US military reported striking them

Brent crude passed $100 a barrel for the first time since July. Two attacks are claimed around the strait of Hormuz, neither confirmed in anything we hold, and …

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Levant & Iran

Ynet has Netanyahu "very close" to deciding the regime in Iran; LBCI has him "committed to bringing down the terror regime"

Three reports on one appearance on the Hermon summit, on Syrian ground Israel holds. Two are a headline and nothing else. None carries an Iranian or a Syrian …

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Economy

Iran's Guard Corps says it trapped a modern US underwater drone; a US official says an older model broke down

Eight reports on one morning at the entrance to the Strait of Hormuz. Four carry only Iran's account, two carry only Washington's, one carries both, and one describes …

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Geopolitics & international affairs

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 …

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Levant & Iran

Shargh says a US drone was destroyed "over the Strait of Hormuz"; LBCI, citing Reuters, says over Bandar Abbas, and no American confirmation

Two reports, both tracing back to one Iranian army statement, put the same MQ-1 in two different places. Neither carries an American source.

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Russia & Eurasia

TASS says "obsessed with destabilizing Russia"; Life.ru says Moscow takes BRICS help "with gratitude"

One pre-summit interview with Russia's deputy foreign minister, five reports, and no two carrying the same quote. Two lead on Iran, two on offers of help over Ukraine, …

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Geopolitics & international affairs

Al-Monitor writes 'the Iran war'. Gulf News writes 'Iran conflict' and says Trump denies it is one.

Trump said Friday that the fighting with Iran is "small potatoes" for the United States. Al-Monitor and LBCI report it as a war in their own voice; Gulf …

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Geopolitics & international affairs

Treasury says Golden Global moved money for the Revolutionary Guard. An-Nahar says on suspicion, IRNA says under a pretext.

The US Treasury designated a Turkish bank and two subsidiaries on Friday. Nobody disputes the designation. Seven reports carry three different certainties about what it was for, and …

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Geopolitics & international affairs

One mountain, four names: seven reports state Trump's threat to Pickaxe Mountain, IRNA files it as 'Trump's claim'

Trump said on Friday the US 'may hit Pickaxe Mountain in Iran very soon'. Eight reports in five languages carry the words. They give the site four names, …

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United States

Vance refuses the word "war". Seven of our nine reports use it anyway

The vice president's reason, via the Washington Examiner: "right now, there is no active shooting." AP reports a night of American bombardment the same week — and two …

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Levant & Iran

Four dead at a wedding in Kuhestak. Three of four experts say the munition was American.

CENTCOM says the US military never targets civilians — a policy line, not an account of this strike. The wounded are counted twice, at more than 50 and …

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Levant & Iran

US strike on a wedding at Kuhestak, and Iran's reply

A US missile hit a house in Kuhestak, on the Strait of Hormuz, where a wedding was being held. Iran struck US bases in Kuwait, the UAE, Jordan …

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Al-Monitor
Centre estimate · not a score
Al-Monitor 🇺🇸US/ME · digital · independent No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Actor from anonymous officials Puts the IRGC at the trigger in a sentence sourc ×1Actor named Names the Director-General as the one who requested the dismissal ×1Actor named names Trump as the one who began the war, with Israel ×1Actor named names Israel as the actor in its military actions against the Palestinians ×1 from 1566 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
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 →

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