CenterHigh
WBIR10 (Tegna, Knoxville)News report · Sep 7, 1:49 AM
US denies that Iran struck an uncrewed US military ship in the Strait of Hormuz
A top Iranian official said Tehran plans to announce an “exclusion zone” outside the Strait of Hormuz.
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12 sources checked · Left, Center, and Right included · 3h ago
Different Spin
US denies that Iran struck an uncrewed US military ship in the Strait of Hormuz
Raw Story and The Jerusalem Post describe the same event in different terms.
5 Left5 Center2 Right
DIFFERENT SPIN
HOW EACH SIDE WORDED IT
Left-leaningTrump humiliated after Strait of Hormuz traffic hits ‘lowest’ levels since May: report
Raw StoryMixed
Right-leaningCenter-rightUS Navy SEALS conducted covert four-month mission to clear Strait of Hormuz mines - report
The Jerusalem PostMostly Factual
Center baseline · 
WBIR10 (Tegna, Knoxville)HighUS denies that Iran struck an uncrewed US military ship in the Strait of Hormuz
As of September 7, 2026 at 5:28 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happened A top Iranian official said Tehran plans to announce an “exclusion zone” outside the Strait of Hormuz.
The headline split The left frames it as "Trump humiliated after Strait of Hormuz traffic hits ‘lowest’ levels since May: report". The right frames it as "US Navy SEALS conducted covert four-month mission to clear Strait of Hormuz mines - report".
Match confidence High confidence. 12 sources checked, Left/Center/Right all represented. Best read as a clear framing signal — not a fact-check.
Same-event confidenceHigh
12 sources across Left, Center, and Right all describe the same event.
Framing confidenceStrong
82/99 — headlines create a clearly different first impression.
WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED
Left / center-leftIran to announce a new 'exclusion zone' near Strait of Hormuz as war continues
The Mirror UK · Center-left · News report
CenterUS denies that Iran struck an uncrewed US military ship in the Strait of Hormuz
WBIR10 (Tegna, Knoxville) · Center · News report
Right / center-rightUS Navy SEALS conducted covert four-month mission to clear Strait of Hormuz mines - report
The Jerusalem Post · Center-right · News report
SEE THE HEADLINES
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Center-leftMixed
The Mirror UKNews report · Sep 7, 5:28 AM
Iran to announce a new 'exclusion zone' near Strait of Hormuz as war continues
Around 20% of global oil traded passed through the Strait of Hormuz before the war, which sparked after joint US-Israeli strikes were carried out on several key Iranian site in February
Center-leftMostly Factual
The IndependentNews report · Sep 7, 5:06 AM
Iran-US war latest: Tehran vows to extend ‘exclusion zone’ near Strait of Hormuz after US strikes on tankers
Centcom denies Iran's claims of successful attack on a US military vessel as a ‘total lie’
Center-rightMostly Factual
The Jerusalem PostNews report · Sep 7, 4:24 AM
US Navy SEALS conducted covert four-month mission to clear Strait of Hormuz mines - report
The objective of the operation was to make the strait safer for commercial vessels that had largely avoided the waterway since the US and Israel attacked Iran in February.
Center-leftHigh
The Seattle TimesNews report · Sep 7, 3:46 AM
Iran’s attacks keep the Strait of Hormuz in a lethal stalemate
After more than six months of war, analysts said the strait remained in a lethal stalemate.
CenterMostly Factual
RealClearPoliticsNews report · Sep 7, 2:59 AM
America Still Needs an Endgame in Iran
Iran exploited U.S. fears of escalation for decades, but Trump's military pressure campaign is finally making asymmetry work both directions.
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CenterMostly Factual
Al Jazeera EnglishNews report · Sep 7, 2:41 AM
Iran to announce restricted zone outside Strait of Hormuz
Iran's security chief Mohsen Rezaei says Tehran will announce a restricted zone around the Strait of Hormuz.
Center-rightMixed
The American SpectatorNews report · Sep 7, 2:19 AM
America Is at War With Iran, Whether We Call It a War or Not
Are We at War with Iran? Are we at war with Iran? Both President Trump and Vice President Vance don’t...
LeftMixed
Raw StoryNews report · Sep 7, 1:56 AM
Trump humiliated after Strait of Hormuz traffic hits ‘lowest’ levels since May: report
Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz reached its “lowest” level since May, Reuters reported on Sunday, just days after President Donald Trump insisted that the critical shipping waterway wa...
CenterMostly Factual
Times of IsraelNews report · Sep 7, 1:35 AM
Iran says it will declare ‘prohibited zone’ near Strait of Hormuz in coming days
Hormuz traffic dips to lowest since May after US, Iran clashes; US energy secretary says there may not be a nuclear deal, but Iran's ability to build bomb could be destroyed
CenterMostly Factual
The Straits TimesNews report · Sep 6, 11:58 PM
Hormuz traffic dips to lowest since May after US, Iranian strikes on ships
An average of 10 commodity ships transited the Strait of Hormuz per day over the past 10 days.
Center-leftHigh
FortuneNews report · Sep 6, 11:18 PM
Iran plans to announce an ‘exclusion zone’ that runs from the U.S. naval blockade line, through the Strait of Hormuz, and into the Persian Gulf
The comments came a day after the U.S. struck three Iranian oil tankers in response to Tehran launching ballistic missiles at Navy warships.
Details82/99 Wording Gap · High confidence · 12 sources
82/99 Wording GapHigh confidence12 sources · 3 bias bucketsStable · 19 sources · all three buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report
SOURCE MAP CHANGES
Sep 6, 11:18 PM: Fortune joined the source map.
Sep 6, 11:58 PM: The Straits Times joined the source map.
Sep 7, 1:35 AM: Times of Israel joined the source map.
Sep 7, 1:49 AM: WBIR10 (Tegna, Knoxville) joined the source map.
Now: Wording Gap is 82/99 and story health is stable · 19 sources · all three buckets · comparable news format.