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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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As of September 16, 2026 at 12:06 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happenedSeveral explosions heard on Iran’s Qeshm island, IRNA says citing local sources.
The headline splitThe 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".
Match confidenceMedium 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 confidenceModerate
62/99 — meaningful wording shift across the spectrum.
WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED
Left / center-leftSeveral Explosions Heard On Iran's Qeshm Island: Report
NDTV · Center-left · News report
CenterSeveral explosions heard on Iran’s Qeshm island, IRNA says citing local sources
Arab News · Center · News report
Right / center-rightNo matching source in this bucket yet.
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...
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...
