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Iran's Revolutionary Guards call US Iraq withdrawal 'historic victory'

The IRGC congratulated the Iraqi people and called for American troops to leave the entire Middle East.

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What this story says

  • Iran's Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) described the withdrawal of US forces from Iraq as a 'historic victory'.
  • The IRGC stated the US withdrawal from Iraq is the first step towards avenging Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis.
  • The IRGC called for the departure of American troops from the entire Middle East.
  • The IRGC congratulated the Iraqi people on the withdrawal of US forces.

Who covered it

Left 24%(8)Centre 27%(9)Right 49%(16)

Percentages are shares of the 33 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 58 of the 91 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .

Trust

42/100

Craft

45/100

Hype

41/100

91 sources · methodology

Missing from the left

Only 8 of the 33 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated left.

A reader who follows the left would not have seen this. We report the absence rather than explain it: outlets choose what to cover for many reasons, and we have no evidence about which one applies here.

Iran's Revolutionary Guards have declared the withdrawal of US forces from Iraq a 'historic victory'. In a statement, the IRGC congratulated the Iraqi people on this development. The Guards also stated that the US withdrawal from Iraq represents the first step towards avenging Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis. Furthermore, the IRGC called for the departure of American troops from the entire Middle East.

Coverage

What the coverage left out

None of the reports printed below mention any specific cost associated with the US presence or withdrawal from Iraq. Additionally, no outlet reported on the specific timeline or date of the US withdrawal, beyond the general context of the event.

Coverage settled. We checked this 37 times and stopped on 6 Oct 2026, 18:45. The figures above are what it finished at.

How other outlets pictured it

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How each side covered it

Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.

Left

8 rated outlets

We have not written our reading of the left coverage of this story. The left-rated outlets that ran it are listed below.

Centre

9 rated outlets

  • The centre-rated reports led on Iran's Revolutionary Guards calling the US withdrawal from Iraq a 'historic victory'. These reports also noted the IRGC's call for American troops to leave the entire Middle East. Two of the centre-rated reports, ANSA and Westfalenpost, included full reports that quoted the IRGC's statement. ANSA reported the IRGC called the withdrawal 'una vittoria storica' and stated it was the result of the determination of the Iraqi nation to defend its independence. Westfalenpost's report, which was a digest, also highlighted the IRGC's celebration of the US withdrawal as an 'American expulsion'.

Right

16 rated outlets

  • The right-rated reports focused on Iran's Revolutionary Guards hailing the US withdrawal from Iraq as a 'historic victory' and calling for a broader regional withdrawal. These reports also highlighted the IRGC's statement that the US should leave the region and allow its people to manage their own security. News-pravda.com reported the IRGC stating the 'Expulsion of Americans from Iraq heralds West Asia's liberation from the yoke of the Great Satan'. Anadolu Ajansı reported the IRGC saying the withdrawal marks the beginning of a broader regional withdrawal. Mehr News Agency reported the IRGC congratulating Iraq on the withdrawal, calling it a historic victory and the dawn of West Asia's liberation from the 'Great Satan'.

Questions about this coverage

How did the left and right cover Iran's Revolutionary Guards call US Iraq withdrawal 'historic victory'?
Of the 33 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 24% are rated left, 27% are rated centre, 49% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 91. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
Is Iran's Revolutionary Guards call US Iraq withdrawal 'historic victory' left or right?
Neither side dominates it. Of the 33 rated outlets on this story, 24% are rated left, 27% are rated centre, 49% 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's Revolutionary Guards call US Iraq withdrawal 'historic victory' biased?
Iran's Revolutionary Guards call US Iraq withdrawal 'historic victory' is one event reported by 91 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's Revolutionary Guards call US Iraq withdrawal 'historic victory'?
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's Revolutionary Guards call US Iraq withdrawal 'historic victory'?
91 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's Revolutionary Guards say about the US withdrawal from Iraq?
Iran's Revolutionary Guards called the withdrawal of US forces from Iraq a 'historic victory'. They also congratulated the Iraqi people and stated the withdrawal was the first step towards avenging Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis. The IRGC further called for the departure of American troops from the entire Middle East.
What is the significance of the US withdrawal from Iraq according to the IRGC?
According to Iran's Revolutionary Guards, the US withdrawal from Iraq is a 'historic victory' and the first step towards avenging Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis. They also stated it heralds West Asia's liberation from the 'Great Satan' and called for a complete US exit from the region.
Which countries were mentioned in relation to the US withdrawal from Iraq?
The primary countries mentioned are Iraq, from which US forces withdrew, and Iran, whose Revolutionary Guards issued statements on the withdrawal. The IRGC also called for the departure of American troops from the entire Middle East region.

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