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Al Jazeera EnglishNews report · Nov 13, 3:17 AM
Iran says it targeted US radar site in Bahrain
IRGC says it hit radar in retaliation for an 'enemy' air attack on a telecom tower in Iran's Hormozgan province.
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Iran says it targeted US radar site in Bahrain
Middle East Eye and The Jerusalem Post describe the same event in different terms.
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As of November 13, 2026 at 5:13 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happened IRGC says it hit radar in retaliation for an 'enemy' air attack on a telecom tower in Iran's Hormozgan province.
The headline split The left frames it as "Iran’s IRGC says it targeted US radar in Bahrain". The right frames it as "Iran says they targeted a US early-warning radar in Bahrain".
Match confidence Medium confidence. 5 sources across 3 bias buckets. Useful framing signal — check the source list before sharing.
Same-event confidenceMedium
5 sources across 3 bias buckets agree on the event.
Framing confidenceMild
41/99 — small wording differences, not a major framing split.
WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED
Left / center-leftIran’s IRGC says it targeted US radar in Bahrain
Middle East Eye · Center-left · News report
CenterIran says it targeted US radar site in Bahrain
Al Jazeera English · Center · News report
Right / center-rightIran says they targeted a US early-warning radar in Bahrain
The Jerusalem Post · Center-right · News report
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The Jerusalem PostNews report · Nov 13, 5:13 AM
Iran says they targeted a US early-warning radar in Bahrain
The Guards said the strike was in retaliation for what they described as an air attack on a telecommunications tower in Iran's southern Sirik county, in Hormozgan province.
Center-leftMixed
Middle East EyeNews report · Nov 13, 3:06 AM
Iran’s IRGC says it targeted US radar in Bahrain
Iran’s IRGC says it targeted US radar in Bahrain Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced that its forces targeted a US early-warning radar in Bahrain in retaliation to an...
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The Straits TimesNews report · Nov 13, 4:59 AM
Iran's Guards say they targeted a US early-warning radar in Bahrain
Nov 13 - Iran's Revolutionary Guards said on Friday they targeted a US early-warning radar in Bahrain, the first such claim of an attack on American military assets in a Gulf country since...
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The HinduNews report · Nov 13, 4:59 AM
Iran says it struck U.S. military radar in Bahrain
The IRGC says the strait is closed, while the U.S. Navy claims that it has opened a southern route for commercial vessels to exit and enter the critical waterway, while maintaining its “iro...
Details41/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 5 sources
41/99 Wording GapMedium confidence5 sources · 3 bias bucketsLive match · 5 sources · 3 buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report
SOURCE MAP CHANGES
Nov 13, 3:06 AM: Middle East Eye joined the source map.
Nov 13, 3:17 AM: Al Jazeera English joined the source map.
Nov 13, 4:59 AM: The Straits Times joined the source map.
Nov 13, 4:59 AM: The Hindu joined the source map.
Now: Wording Gap is 41/99 and story health is live match · 5 sources · 3 buckets · comparable news format.