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The Times of IndiaNews report · Sep 25, 11:59 PM
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‘Choice now rests with US’: Iran offers America 7-day plan to reopen Strait of Hormuz
NBC News - World and Trending Politics describe the same event in different terms.
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DIFFERENT SPIN
HOW EACH SIDE WORDED IT
Left-leaningCenter-leftIran’s new proposal to re-open Strait of Hormuz
NBC News - WorldMostly Factual
Right-leaningIran Proposes 7-Day Plan to Restart Nuclear Talks, Open Strait of Hormuz
Epoch Times WorldMixed
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The Times of IndiaHigh‘Choice now rests with US’: Iran offers America 7-day plan to reopen Strait of Hormuz
As of September 25, 2026 at 11:59 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happened Trump and Xi are central to coverage of a China meeting involving Iran, trade, and U.S.-China relations.
The headline split The left frames it as "Iran’s new proposal to re-open Strait of Hormuz". The right frames it as "Iran Proposes 7-Day Plan to Restart Nuclear Talks, Open Strait of Hormuz".
Match confidence High confidence. 10 sources checked, Left/Center/Right all represented. Best read as a clear framing signal — not a fact-check.
Same-event confidenceHigh
10 sources across Left, Center, and Right all describe the same event.
Framing confidenceModerate
63/99 — meaningful wording shift across the spectrum.
WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED
Left / center-leftIran’s new proposal to re-open Strait of Hormuz
NBC News - World · Center-left · News report
Center‘Choice now rests with US’: Iran offers America 7-day plan to reopen Strait of Hormuz
The Times of India · Center · News report
Right / center-rightIran, U.S. Discussing ‘Phased Approach’ To Fully Re-Open Strait of Hormuz In Matter Of Days
Trending Politics · Right · News report
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RTE News (Ireland)News report · Sep 25, 11:53 PM
Iran offers US plan to reopen Strait of Hormuz
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says that Tehran has offered Washington a plan that would see the Strait of Hormuz reopened to maritime navigation within a week.
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Trending PoliticsNews report · Sep 25, 11:25 PM
NEW: Iran, U.S. Discussing ‘Phased Approach’ To Fully Re-Open Strait of Hormuz In Matter Of Days
The United States and Iran are discussing a phased arrangement that would reopen the Strait of Hormuz to full commercial traffic within days if agreed conditions are met, according to offic...
CenterHigh
India TodayNews report · Sep 25, 11:15 PM
Iran puts 7-day Hormuz reopening plan as Trump-Xi discuss Middle East war
Iran puts day Hormuz reopening plan as Trump Xi discuss Middle East war
CenterHigh
The Indian ExpressNews report · Sep 25, 11:12 PM
US-Iran War Live News Updates: Tehran sends latest proposal to US to end war, reopen Hormuz within a week
Center-leftMostly Factual
NBC News - WorldNews report · Sep 25, 10:49 PM
Iran’s new proposal to re-open Strait of Hormuz
Iran said it will stop attacking commercial oil tankers and re-open the Strait of Hormuz if the U.S. agrees to its demands. NBC News’ Gabe Gutierrez reports.
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The HillNews report · Sep 25, 10:46 PM
Iran pitches 7-day plan to US to reopen strait
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Iran pitches 7-day plan Iran has shared a seven-day plan with the U.S. to end fighting between the two countries, reopen the...
RightMixed
Epoch Times WorldNews report · Sep 25, 10:41 PM
Iran Proposes 7-Day Plan to Restart Nuclear Talks, Open Strait of Hormuz
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi announced the proposal two days after Trump confirmed that the United States and Iran had held talks.
CenterMostly Factual
Al Jazeera EnglishNews report · Sep 25, 10:33 PM
Iran to reopen Strait of Hormuz within a week if US agrees to plan
Iran says it has given the US a seven-day plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, with the choice to accept now up to them
Center-leftVery High
PBS NewsHourNews report · Sep 25, 10:30 PM
Wrongfully detained Iranian American journalist remains jailed in Iran after 2 years
This week marks two years that Iranian American journalist Reza Valizadeh has been detained in Iran. For a decade, he worked for Radio Farda — an independent, but U.S.-funded Farsi-language...
Details63/99 Wording Gap · High confidence · 10 sources
63/99 Wording GapHigh confidence10 sources · 3 bias bucketsStable · 10 sources · all three buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report
SOURCE MAP CHANGES
Sep 25, 10:30 PM: PBS NewsHour joined the source map.
Sep 25, 10:33 PM: Al Jazeera English joined the source map.
Sep 25, 10:41 PM: Epoch Times World joined the source map.
Sep 25, 10:46 PM: The Hill joined the source map.
Now: Wording Gap is 63/99 and story health is stable · 10 sources · all three buckets · comparable news format.