Author: Washington
Washington
has 16.3% among authors.
BS Score: 1.7%.
Articles analyzed: 9.
Words analyzed: 26,323.
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- By AFP teams in Tehran, Washington, Jerusalem, Beirut, Manama, Kuwait City
- 6/28/2026, 7:07 PM
Unattributed Quote 34.8% - Framing Effect 30.5% - Negativity Bias 29.9%
Iran's top diplomat warned Sunday that any attempt by shipping to bypass its preferred route through the Strait of Hormuz would "increase tensions" in the Middle East, as U.S. and Iranian forces again traded attacks. The exchanges underscored the fragility of a Pakistan-brokered agreement aimed at ending the war launched by the United... more
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- By AFP teams in Tehran, Jerusalem, Beirut, Dubai, Washington
- 6/11/2026, 1:06 AM
Framing Effect 32.7% - Quote-first Misdirection 8.6% - Overconfidence Bias 6.8%
The United States launched a new wave of attacks against Iran on Wednesday night as efforts to end the three-month old war sputtered, and Tehran hit back by saying it will target any ship going through the Strait of Hormuz. U.S. Central Command said American forces began "additional self-defense strikes" at 5:15 p.m. ET time, early... more
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- By AFP teams in Tehran, Jerusalem, Beirut, Dubai, Washington
- 6/9/2026, 10:58 AM
Negativity Bias 16.3% - Anecdotal 11% - Appeal to Authority 10.8%
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that negotiators were in the "final throes" of talks for a peace deal in the Middle East, after Iran and Israel halted fresh hostilities that threatened to reignite the months-long war. Trump has repeatedly said that a peace agreement with Tehran is imminent, but diplomacy has stalled and the two sides... more
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- By AFP teams in Tehran, Dubai, Manama, Kuwait, Washington
- 6/7/2026, 9:55 AM
Negativity Bias 44.5% - Framing Effect 18% - Availability Heuristic 17.6%
The United States said it shot down a pair of Iranian drones threatening the Strait of Hormuz, the latest escalation of violence as the war crept into its 100th day on Sunday with no end in sight. Weeks of indirect talks marked by tit-for-tat threats and sporadic exchanges of fire have failed to secure a deal to end the conflict or... more
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- By AFP teams in Kuwait, Dubai, Tehran, Beirut, Washington, Jerusalem
- 6/3/2026, 11:23 PM
Negativity Bias 55.7% - Pessimism Bias 22.7% - Framing Effect 19.5%
Iran's foreign minister said Wednesday that "no tangible progress" has been made in negotiations to end the Middle East war as fresh U.S. .and Iranian strikes strained a fragile ceasefire. Kuwaiti officials said the renewed hostilities included an Iranian drone strike on a passenger terminal at Kuwait international airport that killed... more
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- By AFP teams in Tehran, Washington, Beirut
- 5/27/2026, 11:10 PM
Negativity Bias 38.9% - Framing Effect 17.9% - Pessimism Bias 14.5%
Oil prices tumbled Wednesday on hopes of a U.S.-Iran peace deal, even as President Donald Trump warned he may have to "finish the job" and Tehran said its forces were still "lying in wait with full magazines." The mixed signals underscored the fragile state of talks aimed at ending a Middle East war that has shaken global energy markets... more
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- By AFP bureaus in Tehran, Washington
- 5/20/2026, 11:23 AM
Negativity Bias 55% - Pessimism Bias 23% - Availability Heuristic 19.4%
Iran warned on Wednesday that the Middle East war would spread far beyond the region if the United States and Israel resumed their attacks, after President Donald Trump threatened to strike again unless a deal is reached. A ceasefire on April 8 brought a halt to the conflict, which has roiled the global economy, but with Washington and... more
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- By AFP teams in Beirut, Washington, Tehran, Jerusalem
- 4/24/2026, 11:10 PM
Negativity Bias 22.7% - Ambiguity (Equivocation) 14.7% - Anecdotal 12.6%
Iran's foreign minister arrived in Islamabad on Friday and U.S. envoys headed to the Pakistani capital in a bid to kickstart a new round of peace negotiations amid a fragile ceasefire. The White House said emissaries Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner would engage in an "in-person conversation" with Iranian representatives. But, in a... more
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- By AFP teams in Tehran, Jerusalem, Washington, Beirut, Riyadh, Dubai
- 4/8/2026, 1:59 AM
Negativity Bias 35.9% - Biased Writer Voice 26.3% - Post Hoc (False Cause) 22.9%
The United States and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire Tuesday barely an hour before President Donald Trump's deadline to obliterate the rival country was set to expire, with Tehran to temporarily reopen the vital Strait of Hormuz. After more than a month of blistering attacks by the United States and Israel, Iran cast the ceasefire... more