Author: Maziar Motamedi
Maziar Motamedi
has 24.1% among authors.
BS Score: 2%.
Articles analyzed: 8.
Words analyzed: 32,628.
Analyzed articles
Al Jazeera
- By Maziar Motamedi
- 6/20/2026, 1:05 PM
Appeal to Emotion 25.6% - Biased Writer Voice 24.5% - Negativity Bias 22.5%
Tehran, Iran – Iran Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei’s reservations about his country’s interim peace deal with the United States have emboldened the country’s hardline political grouping, which opposes any concessions with Washington. Iran’s new supreme leader appears to have handed responsibility for the deal over to President Masoud... more
Al Jazeera
- By Maziar Motamedi
- 6/14/2026, 12:58 PM
Negativity Bias 25% - Post Hoc (False Cause) 19.7% - Appeal to Authority 14.6%
Tehran, Iran – Markets in Iran have welcomed the prospects of an interim understanding with the United States that could offer relief after more than 100 days of hostilities and tension. The two sides on Sunday appeared close to signing the first stage of a deal – but there was also fierce last-minute pushback from hardliners inside... more
Al Jazeera
- By Maziar Motamedi
- 6/13/2026, 3:43 PM
Negativity Bias 27.9% - Indoctrination 25.5% - Biased Writer Voice 24.6%
Tehran, Iran – The anniversary of a 12-day war between Iran and Israel in June 2025 is being marked this week in Tehran, as American and Iranian officials engage in last-minute negotiations to end a more recent conflict between the two sides. Tehran and Washington have signalled that a deal to shift a rocky 60-day ceasefire to a more... more
Al Jazeera
- By Maziar Motamedi
- 5/27/2026, 6:03 AM
Negativity Bias 38.5% - Pessimism Bias 18.5% - False Dilemma 14.5%
Tehran, Iran – “The fundamental principle is distrust towards America” – this is how senior lawmaker Abbas Moghtadaei described the situation to state television on Tuesday afternoon. It came after an Iranian delegation, led by Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, returned to Tehran from Qatar amid efforts to reach an... more
Al Jazeera
- By Maziar Motamedi
- 5/26/2026, 10:08 AM
Negativity Bias 27.5% - Post Hoc (False Cause) 25.2% - Pessimism Bias 15.7%
Tehran, Iran – Iran and the United States continue negotiations through intermediaries to reach an understanding, but no deal appears imminent after another exchange of fire amid an air of distrust. The US military said it hit missile launch sites and Iranian boats attempting to place mines in Iran’s southern waters, and Iranian state... more
Al Jazeera
- By Maziar Motamedi
- 5/19/2026, 6:50 PM
Anecdotal 25.9% - Hasty Generalization 18.8% - Post Hoc (False Cause) 18.5%
Tehran, Iran – When Mohammad, a 29-year-old resident of western Tehran, renewed his tenancy contract earlier this week, the price increase did not come as a surprise. His landlord had raised the rent for the 20-year-old apartment to 230 million rials ($130), up from 130 million rials ($73), while keeping the fast-depreciating deposit at... more
Al Jazeera
- By Maziar Motamedi
- 5/10/2026, 4:37 PM
Indoctrination 15.9% - Appeal to Emotion 12.8% - Framing Effect 9.2%
Tehran, Iran – Skyrocketing inflation is jeopardising food security among households in conflict-hit Iran, new figures show, as diplomatic efforts to end the war launched by the United States and Israel intensify. “The people must realistically understand the conditions and restrictions of the country,” President Masoud Pezeshkian told a... more
Al Jazeera
- By Maziar Motamedi
- 4/15/2026, 6:28 AM
Negativity Bias 36.2% - Post Hoc (False Cause) 28.1% - Anchoring Bias 15.5%
Tehran, Iran – Iran has demanded that it receive compensation for the destruction caused by the United States and Israel’s attacks, as the country remains defiant and regional powers continue their attempts to mediate an end to the conflict. Tehran’s envoy to the United Nations said on Tuesday that five regional countries must pay... more