Iran threatens US energy assets after tanker strikes

Questions about this coverage

How did the left and right cover Iran threatens US energy assets after tanker strikes?

Of the 32 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 22% are rated left, 37% are rated centre, 41% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 70. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.

Is Iran threatens US energy assets after tanker strikes left or right?

Neither side dominates it. Of the 32 rated outlets on this story, 22% are rated left, 37% are rated centre, 41% are rated right, and no side holds the 70% this site would want before calling a field one-sided. A story is not left or right in any case; the outlets that carried it are what carry ratings.

Is the coverage of Iran threatens US energy assets after tanker strikes biased?

Iran threatens US energy assets after tanker strikes is one event reported by 70 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.

Which side is not reporting Iran threatens US energy assets after tanker strikes?

When we first saw this story, outlets rated left had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.

Which outlets covered Iran threatens US energy assets after tanker strikes?

70 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.

What did Iran threaten to do?

Iran has threatened to retaliate against any new U.S. attacks on its assets. Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf stated that American oil and gas companies in the region share the exposure of Iranian assets, warning "Strike our assets and you get struck."

What triggered Iran's threat?

The threats followed U.S. forces striking three Iranian oil tankers on Saturday. This exchange has led to an increase in oil prices and a decrease in shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz.

How did the Strait of Hormuz shipping traffic change?

An average of 10 commodity ships transited the Strait of Hormuz per day in the past 10 days. This is the lowest figure recorded since May, indicating a significant reduction in traffic.