China’s newest aircraft carrier sails through the Taiwan Strait ^38.2%

AP News - 6/23/2026, 2:46 PM

Negativity Bias 33.7% - Ambiguity (Equivocation) 23% - Confirmation Bias 20.9%

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China’s newest and most powerful of its three aircraft carriers sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Tuesday, the Taiwanese defense ministry said, a day after Taiwan began a five-day military exercise on responding to a Chinese attack. The Fujian carrier first sailed through the narrow body of water separating China... more

Taiwan’s government says US hasn’t notified it of any pause in a planned $14B arms sale ^16.3%

AP News - 5/22/2026, 10:34 AM

Appeal to Emotion 9.1% - Framing Effect 8.7% - Self-Serving Bias 6.5%

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan hasn’t been notified of any pause in a planned $14 billion U.S. arms sale to the self-governing island, a government official said Friday, after the acting U.S. Navy secretary told a Senate committee in Washington that some foreign military sales were being delayed to ensure the American military has enough... 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

U.S. military says it intercepted Iranian attacks on 3 Navy ships in Strait of Hormuz ^58.6%

NPR - By The Associated Press - 5/7/2026, 10:32 PM

Negativity Bias 14.3% - Framing Effect 6.9% - Optimism Bias 5.1%

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The U.S. military said it intercepted Iranian attacks 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 social media post... more

CENTCOM pushes back on reports U.S. warship was hit by Iranian missiles ^52.8%

One America News Network - By OAN Staff Jenna Lee, Sophia Flores - 5/4/2026, 5:48 PM

In this picture obtained from Iran’s ISNA news agency on May 4, 2026, vessels are pictured anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas in southern Iran. Iran’s Revolutionary Guards on May 4 denied that any commercial ships had crossed the Strait of Hormuz, after the US military earlier said two US-flagged merchant vessels had... more

Iran’s supreme leader vows to protect nuclear and missile capabilities ^50.4%

AP News - By JON GAMBRELL, AAMER MADHANI - 4/30/2026, 10:45 AM

Negativity Bias 33.2% - Framing Effect 23.3% - Appeal to Authority 15.6%

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s supreme leader defiantly vowed Thursday to protect the Islamic Republic’s nuclear and missile capabilities, which U.S. President Donald Trump has sought to curtail through airstrikes and as part of a wider deal to cement the war’s shaky ceasefire. In a statement read by a state television anchor,... more

Amid blockade, U.S. destroyers shadow laden Iranian tankers ^5%

The Washington Post - By Imogen Piper, Dan Lamothe - 4/17/2026, 4:57 PM

Appeal to Authority 75.3% - Framing Effect 70.8% - Biased Writer Voice 70.8%

Amid blockade, U.S. destroyers shadow laden Iranian tankers A Post analysis of satellite imagery and ship-tracking data provides a view of maritime activity inside the U.S. naval blockade. By Imogen Piper and Dan Lamothe more

Iran reopens Strait of Hormuz, but Trump says blockade on Iranian ships and ports will stay in force ^13.4%

AP News - By KAREEM CHEHAYEB, AAMER MADHANI, ELENA BECATOROS - 4/17/2026, 5:19 AM

Framing Effect 12.9% - Negativity Bias 5.6% - Overconfidence Bias 5.1%

BEIRUT (AP) — Iran said Friday it fully reopened the Strait of Hormuz to commercial vessels, but U.S. President Donald Trump said the American blockade on Iranian ships and ports “will remain in full force” until Tehran reaches a deal with the U.S., including on its nuclear program. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi posted on X... more