Iran Says US Distrust Blocking Peace Talks ^64.2%

Newsmax - By SHEIKH SAALIQ, ADAM SCHRECK - 5/16/2026, 12:55 PM

Post Hoc (False Cause) 17% - Ambiguity (Equivocation) 11.7% - Optimism Bias 8.6%

Iran’s foreign minister said Friday that mistrust of the United States remains the biggest obstacle to ending the conflict, while signaling Tehran would welcome diplomatic assistance from China as tensions continue across the Middle East. Iran’s foreign minister said a lack of trust is the biggest obstacle in negotiations to end the war... more

Tensions flare up over Strait of Hormuz as ship is reported seized and heading toward Iran ^26.8%

AP News - By ADAM SCHRECK, MELANIE LIDMAN - 5/14/2026, 7:33 AM

Negativity Bias 27.4% - Appeal to Authority 21.2% - Post Hoc (False Cause) 12%

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A ship anchored off the United Arab Emirates was seized and taken toward Iran and another was attacked and sank, authorities said Thursday, in a renewed escalation on shipping near the Strait of Hormuz. There were no immediate claims of responsibility, but the incidents came as a senior Iranian official... more

A fragile ceasefire holds as US awaits Iran response, Bahrain detains dozens ^17.2%

AP News - By ADAM SCHRECK, SAMY MAGDY - 5/9/2026, 11:24 AM

Framing Effect 18.4% - Appeal to Authority 14.2% - Availability Heuristic 12.3%

A tenuous ceasefire appeared to be holding Saturday after the United States struck two Iranian oil tankers, while the country that hosts the U.S. Navy’s regional headquarters said it arrested dozens of people it alleged were linked to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard. Attacks Friday cast doubt on the month-old ceasefire that the United States... more

UAE reports drone and missile attack after US says it traded fire with Iran ^35%

AP News - By ADAM SCHRECK, RUSS BYNUM - 5/8/2026, 3:09 AM

Negativity Bias 26.8% - Framing Effect 15.6% - Post Hoc (False Cause) 14.6%

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates said it responded to another Iranian missile barrage on Friday, hours after the U.S. said it traded fire with Iranian forces in the Strait of Hormuz, in the latest blows to a shaky month-old ceasefire. The UAE’s Defense Ministry said three people were wounded after air defenses... more

US military says it intercepted Iranian attacks on 3 Navy ships in Strait of Hormuz ^59.9%

AP News - By ADAM SCHRECK, DAVID MCHUGH, RUSS BYNUM - 5/7/2026, 7:41 AM

Negativity Bias 15.5% - Unattributed Quote 11.9% - Framing Effect 10.3%

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.S. military said it intercepted Iranian attacks Thursday on three Navy ships in the Strait of Hormuz and “targeted Iranian military facilities responsible for attacking U.S. forces,” highlighting the fragility of the month-old ceasefire between the two countries. U.S. Central Command said in a... more

Trump to pause US effort to guide vessels out of Strait of Hormuz to allow time for an Iran deal ^24.8%

AP News - By AAMER MADHANI, ADAM SCHRECK, BEN FINLEY, ELENA BECATOROS - 5/5/2026, 10:10 AM

President Donald Trump says that he is pausing the U.S. effort to guide stranded vessels out of the Strait of Hormuz to finalize an Iran deal, but that the American forces’ blockade of the Iranian ports would remain in place. Trump announced the decision in a social media post on Tuesday evening, saying he was pausing the effort for a... more

US denies Iran struck a military vessel during new effort to reopen Strait of Hormuz ^48.4%

AP News - By ADAM SCHRECK, SAM METZ - 5/4/2026, 6:38 AM

Negativity Bias 11.4% - Framing Effect 9.2% - Out-Group Homogeneity Bias 9.2%

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.S. military on Monday denied claims that Iran struck a Navy vessel as U.S. forces now offer to guide commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz, where hundreds have been stuck since the Iran war began. Tehran over the past two months has attacked some vessels and blocked others that don't... more

Iran presses for an end to war within 30 days as Trump expresses doubts ^25.9%

AP News - By ADAM SCHRECK, MELANIE LIDMAN - 5/3/2026, 12:09 PM

Framing Effect 8.4% - Appeal to Emotion 6.8% - Negativity Bias 5.2%

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s latest proposal to the United States calls for issues between the two countries to be resolved within 30 days and aims to end the war rather than extend the ceasefire, according to Iran’s state-linked media. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he was reviewing a new Iranian proposal to... more