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He also said that Iran is \"doing very badly\" in its war with the US. Multiple outlets reported these statements, citing Reuters as the source for their reporting."},{"type":"heading","text":"Coverage comparison"},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"No left-rated outlet published reports on this story. 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