Author: Lyndal Rowlands
Lyndal Rowlands
has 64.6% among authors.
BS Score: 4%.
Articles analyzed: 20.
Words analyzed: 10,615.
Analyzed articles
Al Jazeera
- By Lyndal Rowlands, Zsombor Peter
- 6/27/2026, 12:00 AM
Unattributed Quote 87.4% - Framing Effect 82.9% - Negativity Bias 73%
The United States has carried out strikes on Iran in what it says is a response to an Iranian drone attack on a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) says it targeted locations in the region where US forces are deployed in retaliation for the Trump administration’s latest attack. After... more
Al Jazeera
- By Lyndal Rowlands, Daniel Khalili-Tari
- 6/23/2026, 12:00 AM
Status Quo Bias 41.5% - Availability Heuristic 34% - Appeal to Authority 34%
Iran’s top negotiator says an agreement has been reached with the US to release $12bn in frozen funds. The US Treasury Department announces a temporary easing of sanctions to allow the sale of Iranian oil and petrochemicals until August 1. more
Al Jazeera
- By Daniel Khalili-Tari, Lyndal Rowlands
- 6/22/2026, 12:00 AM
Availability Heuristic 26.3% - Unattributed Quote 26.3% - Negativity Bias 24.6%
The US and Iran have concluded a day of high-level talks in Switzerland, mediated by Pakistan and Qatar. US President Donald Trump threatened to attack Iran over its support of Hezbollah, but Tehran’s top negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, said the US should be careful with its rhetoric. The first day of talks included sessions on... more
Al Jazeera
- By Faisal Ali, Lyndal Rowlands, Zaid Sabah
- 6/16/2026, 12:00 AM
Framing Effect 42.9% - Optimism Bias 42.9% - Unattributed Quote 42.9%
US President Donald Trump says the memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Iran has been “all signed”, and the Strait of Hormuz will be completely open by Friday. Three Iranian oil tankers and two cargo ships have passed through the Strait of Hormuz after the US lifted its naval blockade, according to Iranian media. more
Al Jazeera
- By Lyndal Rowlands, Zaid Sabah, Zsombor Peter
- 6/13/2026, 12:00 AM
Optimism Bias 58.3% - Confirmation Bias 41.7% - Self-Serving Bias 41.7%
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said a memorandum of understanding with the United States to end the war “has never been closer”, stressing also that media speculation about the deal should cease “pending its finalisation”. US President Donald Trump reposted the Iranian foreign minister’s statement on his Truth Social platform... more
Al Jazeera
- By Lyndal Rowlands, Zaid Sabah
- 6/12/2026, 12:00 AM
Confirmation Bias 42.2% - Biased Writer Voice 42.2% - Unattributed Quote 38%
United States President Donald Trump said he cancelled a third consecutive day of strikes on Iran, claiming that a deal with Tehran is close to being finalised and a “time and place of the signing” are “to be announced shortly”. Earlier, Trump had warned that Iran would be hit “very hard” and threatened that US forces would take Iran’s... more
Al Jazeera
- By Lyndal Rowlands, Zaid Sabah
- 6/11/2026, 12:00 AM
Negativity Bias 39.2% - Framing Effect 20.1% - False Dilemma 20.1%
The United States military’s Central Command (CENTCOM) said attacks have been launched “against multiple targets in Iran”, calling the strikes “self-defense” and in response to “Iran’s unwarranted and continued aggression”. Iranian media reports the sound of explosions in several locations, including the port city of Bandar Abbas, Qeshm... more
Al Jazeera
- By Lyndal Rowlands, Zaid Sabah
- 6/9/2026, 12:00 AM
Negativity Bias 85.5% - Ambiguity (Equivocation) 85.5% - Unattributed Quote 85.5%
Iran and Israel have halted their mutual attacks, but Tehran has warned that strikes will resume if Israel continues its “aggression”, including in Lebanon. US President Donald Trump told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to “be careful, or you will be on your own very soon”, according to the Axios news site, as Israel’s strikes... more
Al Jazeera
- By Lyndal Rowlands, Zaid Sabah, Faisal Ali
- 6/6/2026, 12:00 AM
Appeal to Authority 83.1% - Framing Effect 64.8% - Self-Serving Bias 35.2%
Kuwait said its air defences are intercepting missile and drone attacks, with the country’s military saying any explosions heard were the result of aerial interceptions. Earlier, the United States military said it shot down four Iranian drones launched towards the Strait of Hormuz and struck “Iranian coastal surveillance radar sites”... more
Al Jazeera
- By Lyndal Rowlands, Zaid Sabah
- 6/5/2026, 12:00 AM
Negativity Bias 83.6% - Framing Effect 47.8% - Availability Heuristic 35.8%
Israel’s deadly strikes continue across Lebanon despite the announcement of a new US-brokered ceasefire agreed between Lebanese and Israeli officials in Washington, DC. At least 3,526 people have now been killed and 10,733 injured in Israeli strikes on Lebanon since March 2, the country’s Health Ministry said. Hezbollah rejects... more