Several explosions heard on Iran’s Qeshm island, IRNA says citing local sources

Middle East Eye reaches for "blasts" where Arab News stays flat.

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What happenedSeveral explosions heard on Iran’s Qeshm island, IRNA says citing local sources.

What changedThe left frames it as "Several Explosions Heard On Iran's Qeshm Island: Report". The center frames it as "Several explosions heard on Iran’s Qeshm island, IRNA says citing local sources".

ConfidenceMedium. 3+ sources across at least two bias buckets with comparable news formats.

Archive healthLive match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format

WORDING GAP

62WORDING GAP

3 sources · 2 bias buckets · Medium confidence

Still Watching. The left frames it as "Several Explosions Heard On Iran's Qeshm Island: Report". The center frames it as "Several explosions heard on Iran’s Qeshm island, IRNA says citing local sources".

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Sep 15, 10:39 PM: NDTV joined the source map.

Sep 15, 11:31 PM: Arab News joined the source map.

Sep 16, 12:06 AM: Middle East Eye joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 62/99 and story health is live match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.

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Center-left ·News report

NDTV1h ago

Several Explosions Heard On Iran's Qeshm Island: Report

Several explosions were heard on Iran's Qeshm island, Iranian official IRNA news agency reported, citing local sources as saying, adding the sounds appeared to have come from the direction...

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Center-left ·News report

Middle East Eye1h ago

Several blasts reported on Iran's Qeshm island

blasts

Several blasts reported on Iran's Qeshm island A number of explosions were heard on Iran's Qeshm island, state news agency IRNA reported. The agency cited local sources, adding that the bla...

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Center ·News report

Arab News1h ago

Several explosions heard on Iran’s Qeshm island, IRNA says citing local sources

Several explosions were heard on Iran’s Qeshm ‌island, ‌Iranian official ‌IRNA ⁠news agency reported, citing ⁠local sources as ⁠saying, ‌adding ‌the sounds ‌appeared ‌to have come from...

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