Center-rightMostly Factual
The Jerusalem PostNews report · Aug 16, 2:05 PM
Iranian military chief places $30,000 bounty on killed, captured US soldiers
The reward will reportedly be granted to any Iranian soldier from "the Iranian people."
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Different Spin
Iran offers $30,000 bounty for killing or capturing US soldiers
The Independent and The Jerusalem Post describe the same event in different terms.
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HOW EACH SIDE WORDED IT
Left-leaningCenter-leftIran-US war latest: Tehran’s army chief tells Trump ‘we’ll break your legs’ and places $30k bounty on US soldiers
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Right-leaningCenter-rightIranian military chief places $30,000 bounty on killed, captured US soldiers
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France 24HighIran offers $30,000 bounty for killing or capturing US soldiers
As of August 16, 2026 at 3:40 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happened Iran offers $30,000 bounty for killing or capturing US soldiers.
The headline split The left frames it as "Iran-US war latest: Tehran’s army chief tells Trump ‘we’ll break your legs’ and places $3...". The right frames it as "Iranian military chief places $30,000 bounty on killed, captured US soldiers".
Match confidence High confidence. 7 sources checked, Left/Center/Right all represented. Best read as a clear framing signal — not a fact-check.
Same-event confidenceHigh
7 sources across Left, Center, and Right all describe the same event.
Framing confidenceModerate
69/99 — meaningful wording shift across the spectrum.
WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED
Left / center-leftIran-US war latest: Tehran’s army chief tells Trump ‘we’ll break your legs’ and places $30k bounty on US soldiers
The Independent · Center-left · News report
CenterIran offers $30,000 bounty for killing or capturing US soldiers
France 24 · Center · News report
Right / center-rightIranian military chief places $30,000 bounty on killed, captured US soldiers
The Jerusalem Post · Center-right · News report
SEE THE HEADLINES
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CenterHigh
France 24News report · Aug 16, 3:40 PM
Iran offers $30,000 bounty for killing or capturing US soldiers
The Iranian military announced on Sunday it would be offering a $30,000 reward for killing or capturing US soldiers, with the bounty doubled if conducted by a woman. There have been no know...
Center-leftMostly Factual
The IndependentNews report · Aug 16, 2:47 PM
Iran-US war latest: Tehran’s army chief tells Trump ‘we’ll break your legs’ and places $30k bounty on US soldiers
Iranian army commander’s threat comes after the American president vowed to declare the Strait of Hormuz a US territory
CenterHigh
Vanguard (Nigeria)News report · Aug 16, 2:33 PM
Iran offers $30,000 bounty for killing, capturing US soldiers
Iran's military announced on Sunday that it was offering a bounty equivalent to $30,000 for killing or capturing US soldiers, with the reward doubled if carried out by a woman.
CenterMostly Factual
The Straits TimesNews report · Aug 16, 2:10 PM
Iran offers bounty of more than $38,000 for killing, capturing US soldiers
No details were provided on where or when the killing or capturing of US soldiers was expected to take place.
Center-leftMostly Factual
The Journal (Ireland)News report · Aug 16, 1:55 PM
Iran's military offers $30,000 bounty for killing or capturing US soldiers
The reward will be doubled if claimed by a woman.
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CenterHigh
The Economic Times (India)News report · Aug 16, 1:37 PM
Iran offers $30,000 bounty for killing US soldiers
Details69/99 Wording Gap · High confidence · 7 sources
69/99 Wording GapHigh confidence7 sources · 3 bias bucketsStable · 7 sources · all three buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report
SOURCE MAP CHANGES
Aug 16, 1:37 PM: The Economic Times (India) joined the source map.
Aug 16, 1:55 PM: The Journal (Ireland) joined the source map.
Aug 16, 2:05 PM: The Jerusalem Post joined the source map.
Aug 16, 2:10 PM: The Straits Times joined the source map.
Now: Wording Gap is 69/99 and story health is stable · 7 sources · all three buckets · comparable news format.