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Iran executes man accused of providing missile info to Israel

Middle East Eye and Vanguard (Nigeria) describe the same event in different terms.

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As of September 19, 2026 at 7:26 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened Iran's judiciary announced on Saturday the execution of a man accused of providing information about Iranian missile sites to Israeli intelligence.
The headline split The left frames it as "Iran executes man accused of spying for Israel". The center frames it as "Iran executes man accused of providing missile info to Israel: judiciary".
Match confidence Medium confidence. 3 sources across 2 bias buckets. Useful framing signal — check the source list before sharing.
Same-event confidenceMedium

3 sources across 2 bias buckets agree on the event.

Framing confidenceMild

39/99 — small wording differences, not a major framing split.

WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED

Left / center-leftIran executes man accused of spying for Israel

Middle East Eye · Center-left · News report

CenterIran executes man accused of providing missile info to Israel

Vanguard (Nigeria) · Center · News report

Right / center-rightNo matching source in this bucket yet.

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SEE THE HEADLINES

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Vanguard (Nigeria)News report · Sep 19, 7:26 AM

Iran executes man accused of providing missile info to Israel

Iran's judiciary announced on Saturday the execution of a man accused of providing information about Iranian missile sites to Israeli intelligence.

Open source
Center-leftMixed
Middle East EyeNews report · Sep 19, 6:47 AM

Iran executes man accused of spying for Israel

Iran executes man accused of spying for Israel Iran's judiciary announced on Saturday the execution of a man accused of providing information about Iranian missile sites to Israeli intellig...

Open source
CenterMixed
Arab NewsNews report · Sep 19, 6:30 AM

Iran executes man accused of providing missile info to Israel: judiciary

Iran has executed Hossein Pedaran, accused of giving Israeli intelligence information about missile sites in Isfahan province. The execution was confirmed by Iran’s judiciary.

Open source
Details39/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 3 sources
39/99 Wording GapMedium confidence3 sources · 2 bias bucketsLive match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report

SOURCE MAP CHANGES

Sep 19, 6:30 AM: Arab News joined the source map.

Sep 19, 6:47 AM: Middle East Eye joined the source map.

Sep 19, 7:26 AM: Vanguard (Nigeria) joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 39/99 and story health is live match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.