Author: James C. Reynolds
James C. Reynolds
has 24.6% among authors.
BS Score: 2%.
Articles analyzed: 12.
Words analyzed: 39,672.
Analyzed articles
The Independent
- By Alex Woodward, James C. Reynolds
- 6/22/2026, 12:44 PM
Biased Writer Voice 37.3% - Framing Effect 36.9% - Negativity Bias 36.9%
Iran hit back at Donald Trump on Monday after the US president threatened to “take over the rest of the country” if the Strait of Hormuz is closed again. “You make threats; we take action,” Ebrahim Azizi, the head of the Iranian parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission, wrote on social media in apparent reference to... more
The Independent
- By James C. Reynolds, Alex Croft, Shweta Sharma
- 6/19/2026, 12:54 PM
Negativity Bias 39.8% - Framing Effect 32% - Availability Heuristic 30.9%
The anticipated talks between the United States and Iran in Switzerland were abruptly called off at the 11th hour on Friday, clouding prospects for a lasting truce as a major escalation in Lebanon threatened the tenuous agreement to end the war. The Swiss foreign ministry said in a statement shared with The Independent that planned talks... more
The Independent
- By Alisha Rahaman Sarkar, James C. Reynolds, Maira Butt
- 6/17/2026, 2:00 PM
Negativity Bias 70.9% - Appeal to Emotion 59.1% - Framing Effect 32.7%
President Donald Trump has threatened to restart the war in Iran if he doesn’t like the terms of any deal agreed with Tehran. Speaking from the G7 summit in the French Alps on Wednesday, he said that a memorandum of understanding had not been finalised but that he would go back to “shooting at them and dropping bombs right smack in the... more
The Independent
- By James C. Reynolds
- 6/17/2026, 11:52 AM
Ambiguity (Equivocation) 12.3% - Negativity Bias 11.6% - Unattributed Quote 9.7%
Nearly four months after the U.S. and Israel started its war with Iran, Donald Trump is working to secure a long-awaited deal to end the war, restore global shipping and resolve an abiding dispute over Tehran’s nuclear programme. The U.S. president was quick to celebrate an interim deal agreed over the weekend, but remained tight-lipped... more
The Independent
- By Shweta Sharma, Alex Croft, James C. Reynolds
- 5/23/2026, 1:00 AM
Negativity Bias 30.8% - False Dilemma 13.4% - Appeal to Authority 12.5%
Donald Trump’s administration is preparing for a fresh round of military strikes against Iran, according to a new report. Military and intelligence officials have canceled their Memorial Day weekend plans in case of possible strikes, sources told CBS News. "The President always maintains all options at all times, and it is the job of the... more
The Independent
- By Dan Haygarth, James C. Reynolds
- 4/19/2026, 12:38 PM
Framing Effect 37.3% - Self-Serving Bias 28.2% - Negativity Bias 27.5%
Iran-US war latest: Trump warns ‘no more Mr Nice Guy’ and threatens new strikes if deal is not agreed “That wasn’t nice, was it?” Trump said Iran had attacked British and French ships in the Strait on Saturday Donald Trump threatened to strike Iran’s civilian infrastructure again on Sunday in an effort to bring the regime to the table... more
The Independent
- By Alex Croft, James C. Reynolds, Rachel Dobkin
- 4/18/2026, 1:00 AM
Negativity Bias 17.8% - Biased Writer Voice 13.6% - Optimism Bias 11.5%
Donald Trump was optimistic about talks with Iran to end the war on Friday, telling reporters negotiations would continue this weekend, with the ceasefire set to end in a matter of days. “We've had some very good discussions... Talks are going on. It'll go on over the weekend, and a lot of good things are happening”, he said ahead of a... more
The Independent
- By James C. Reynolds
- 4/8/2026, 1:08 PM
Negativity Bias 20.9% - Optimism Bias 17% - Appeal to Authority 9.3%
Iran and the United States agreed on an eleventh-hour ceasefire proposal overnight, announcing a deal less than two hours before president Donald Trump’s deadline for Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face catastrophe. Trump said late on Tuesday that he had accepted a two week ceasefire, paving the way for negotiators to work out... more
The Independent
- By James C. Reynolds
- 4/6/2026, 10:03 AM
Unattributed Quote 35% - Appeal to Emotion 12.3% - Optimism Bias 10.8%
Iran will not reopen the Strait of Hormuz in exchange for a “temporary ceasefire”, a senior Iranian official said on Monday after receiving a new proposal from mediators to end the war. The unnamed official told Reuters that Iran’s leadership is reviewing a plan for an immediate pause in hostilities sent by mediator Pakistan ahead of... more
The Independent
- By Stuti Mishra, Mike Bedigan, James C. Reynolds
- 4/5/2026, 11:53 AM
Appeal to Authority 45.3% - Confirmation Bias 19.9% - Appeal to Emotion 17.4%
At least five people were killed in US-Israeli attacks during the daring rescue mission to recover a stranded airman from a downed US fighter jet, according to an Iranian official. A local governor in southwestern Iran, where the crash is believed to have taken place, said they were killed after an attack in the “black mountain” area of... more