US–Iran war
topic — The war that began 28 February 2026.
Trump says Hormuz carried 'a record amount of oil'; the Revolutionary Guard says the strait 'is closed'
On the same day, Washington and Tehran gave opposite accounts of whether ships are crossing the Strait of Hormuz. The Guard also says it seized a second US …
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 …
Al-Monitor: Iran hit "more than a dozen" ships. An-Nahar names five Iranian tankers destroyed by US Central Command
Brent passed $100 for the first time since 24 July. Every tally of what was hit at sea comes from a party that was firing or being fired …
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 …
Anadolu says Erdoğan told the UAE that Türkiye is working to end the Iran-US war. Gulf News and Shargh report a call about the region.
Erdoğan and Mohamed bin Zayed spoke by phone on Friday evening. Three reports agree the call happened and disagree on what it was: Türkiye's state agency puts Ankara …
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, …
Ynet says Iran fired ballistic missiles at US bases in Jordan. A senior US official says Washington is "not aware" of any.
Three reports, two mastheads, no Jordanian voice. The launch reaches us through an Israeli outlet and the Israeli army; the not-knowing through an American reporter quoting an unnamed …
Al Jazeera says Hormuz has been closed for six months. CentCom says 18 million barrels crossed on Tuesday.
The US military counted 40 escorted vessels and about 18 million barrels through the Strait of Hormuz on 1 September. Al Jazeera, which reports the strait has been …
One diesel record, three framings: the Iran war, Trump's holdings, and a price only one outlet prints
Four reports carry a US diesel record on 4 September. The New York Times says the war in Iran drove it, MSNBC says the president stands to gain …
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 …
Saudi Arabia says Iran hit the tanker Sidr in Hormuz. AFP, on the same site, calls the attacks unclaimed.
Projectiles struck two tankers carrying Saudi oil on Monday. Riyadh's foreign ministry names Iran and names the ship. AFP's wire copy on Al-Monitor calls the same attacks unclaimed. …
The US energy secretary says 17 million barrels crossed Hormuz on Monday. AFP says Iran has shut the strait.
LBCI carried it as a single line of ticker at 08:01 on Wednesday 2 September: US energy secretary Chris Wright told CNBC that more than 17 million barrels …
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 …
Washington says 17 million barrels crossed Hormuz. Shipping traders say a third of that.
US officials put throughput at a wartime record — more than 17 million barrels in a day, 40 escorted vessels, 18 million barrels. Oil traders quoted by the …
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 …