US strikes in Iran kill 13 military personnel, civilian toll rises to 18

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How did the left and right cover US strikes in Iran kill 13 military personnel, civilian toll rises to 18?

Of the 17 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 18% are rated left, 17% are rated centre, 65% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 60. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.

Is US strikes in Iran kill 13 military personnel, civilian toll rises to 18 left or right?

Neither side dominates it. Of the 17 rated outlets on this story, 18% are rated left, 17% are rated centre, 65% 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 US strikes in Iran kill 13 military personnel, civilian toll rises to 18 biased?

US strikes in Iran kill 13 military personnel, civilian toll rises to 18 is one event reported by 60 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 US strikes in Iran kill 13 military personnel, civilian toll rises to 18?

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 US strikes in Iran kill 13 military personnel, civilian toll rises to 18?

60 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.

How many Iranian military personnel were killed in the US strikes?

Iran’s Tasnim news agency reported 13 military personnel killed in US strikes this week, including six newly confirmed deaths. Anadolu Ajansı reported nine military deaths, naming three pilots and six navy personnel. The discrepancy remains unresolved in the reports.

Who were the three pilots killed in the US strikes?

Anadolu Ajansı named the three pilots as Mojtaba Bagheri and Hamed Okati, who served with the Iranian navy, and Hossein Mahdavian, who served with the air force. Tasnim reported three pilots among the dead but did not name them.

What was the civilian toll from the US strikes?

Iranian authorities reported 18 civilian deaths and 142 injuries from US strikes between 30 August and 2 September. The Jerusalem Post reported that four of the dead were attending a wedding in Sirik, southern Hormozgan province.