US revokes visa of Iraqi official honored by Biden
Taif Sami Mohammed, recipient of the International Women of Courage Award, is now on the FBI's Terror Watchlist.
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US revokes visa of Iraqi official honored by Biden
Photograph: The Economic Times (embedded from source)
What this story says
- The US has revoked the visa of Taif Sami Mohammed, an Iraqi national previously honored by the Biden administration.
- Mohammed has been placed on the FBI's Terror Watchlist.
- Republicans have accused her of enabling terrorist financing in Iraq.
- The State Department has not clarified the circumstances of her departure from the US.
Who covered it
Percentages are shares of the 13 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 3 of the 16 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .
Trust
60/100
Craft
61/100
Hype
41/100
16 sources · methodology
Missing from the left
Only 1 of the 13 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.
The United States has revoked the visa of Taif Sami Mohammed, an Iraqi national who was honored by the Biden administration. The State Department announced the revocation after Mohammed was placed on the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Terror Watchlist. She had received the International Women of Courage Award in 2022.
Disagreement on timing and administration
The Economic Times and Times of India report that the visa was revoked by the Trump administration. The Siasat Daily states the action was framed as part of the Trump administration's security and immigration policies, and quotes Assistant Secretary of State Dylan Johnson saying, "Under President Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, suspected terrorists will never be allowed to remain in the United States." The Siasat Daily also reports that the State Department said the revocation was made on Friday, but does not specify the year. The Western Journal and [your]NEWS digests state the Trump administration revoked the visa. Fox News reports the Trump State Department revoked the visa.
What the coverage left out
None of the right-rated digests mention the specific accusations made by Republicans regarding Taif Sami Mohammed enabling terrorist financing in Iraq, a detail present in the centre-rated report. The centre-rated report and the left-rated report do not specify the exact date the visa was revoked, only that it was announced on a Friday.
Coverage settled. We checked this 87 times and stopped on 4 Sept 2026, 01:15. The figures above are what it finished at.
How other outlets pictured it
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Taif Sami Mohammed Al Shakarchi at her desk in Iraq. Photo: X
The Siasat Daily — embedded from source
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
1 rated outlet
- The Siasat Daily led with the US revoking the visa of an Iraqi woman honored by the Biden administration. The report stated the visa was revoked after she was placed on the FBI's Terror Watchlist. It noted she received the International Women of Courage Award in 2022, presented by then-Secretary of State Antony Blinken and then-First Lady Jill Biden. The State Department's statement was quoted, saying "The U.S. Department of State has revoked the visa of an Iraqi national who was presented an award by the Biden Administration for her purported role in fighting corruption and her advocacy for ‘gender equity.’" The report also mentioned the action was framed as part of the Trump administration’s security and immigration policies.
Centre
1 rated outlet
- The Economic Times reported that Biden-era honoree Taif Sami Mohammed, described as Iraq's "Iron Woman," is now on the U.S. terrorist watchlist as her visa was revoked. The report stated she was honored in 2022 for fighting corruption, but Republicans later accused her of enabling terrorist financing in Iraq. The report included a headline that read, ‘Suspected terrorists won’t be allowed in US’: Biden’s ‘Iron Woman’ lands into Rubio’s terror list.
Right
11 rated outlets
- The right-rated reports focused on the revocation of Taif Sami Mohammed's visa by the Trump administration after her placement on the FBI's Terror Watchlist. News-pravda.com stated the United States cancelled the visa of the former Iraqi Finance Minister who was awarded by the Biden administration. The Western Journal reported the State Department revoked the visa of the former Iraqi finance official who received a Biden-era award and later appeared on the FBI’s terrorist watchlist. [Your]NEWS reported the Trump administration revoked the visa of the Iraqi official honored by Biden after a reported terror watchlist addition. Fox News stated the Biden-honored Iraqi official landed on the US terror watchlist as the Trump State Department revoked her visa. The Economic Times and Times of India digests also highlighted that the Trump administration revoked her visa and she was on the terror watchlist.
Questions about this coverage
- How did the left and right cover US revokes visa of Iraqi official honored by Biden?
- Of the 13 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 8% are rated left, 7% are rated centre, 85% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 16. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
- Is US revokes visa of Iraqi official honored by Biden left or right?
- The story itself is neither. What can be counted is who has covered it, and 85% of the 13 rated outlets on it are rated right — so far this is a story carried mostly by the right. Coverage of this one has settled, so that is unlikely to move much now.
- Is the coverage of US revokes visa of Iraqi official honored by Biden biased?
- US revokes visa of Iraqi official honored by Biden is one event reported by 16 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 revokes visa of Iraqi official honored by Biden?
- 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 revokes visa of Iraqi official honored by Biden?
- 16 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.
- Who is Taif Sami Mohammed?
- Taif Sami Mohammed is an Iraqi national who was honored by the Biden administration in 2022 with the International Women of Courage Award for her work in fighting corruption. She has since been placed on the FBI's Terror Watchlist, leading to the revocation of her US visa.
- Why was Taif Sami Mohammed's visa revoked?
- The United States revoked Taif Sami Mohammed's visa after she was placed on the FBI's Terror Watchlist. While the State Department did not provide further details on the information leading to her watchlist placement, Republicans have accused her of enabling terrorist financing in Iraq.
- What is the International Women of Courage Award?
- The International Women of Courage Award is an annual award presented by the US State Department to women from around the globe who have demonstrated exceptional courage and leadership in advocating for peace, justice, human rights, and the empowerment of women and girls.
Read it at the source
16 outlets, grouped by the leaning a published rating gives them. Every headline links to the original; an underlined outlet name opens our profile of that publisher.
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11- Marco Rubio Yanks Away Visa From Iraqi Migrant Woman On Terror Watchlist Who Biden Gave "Woman Of Courage" Award To - The American Tribune.com (opens The American Tribune in a new tab)
The American Tribune — is The American Tribune biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Trump admin. adds former Iraqi official to terrorist watchlist, revokes visa (opens Just the News in a new tab)
Just the News — is Just the News biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Biden’s International Women of Courage Award Winner Lands on US Terror Watchlist, Visa Revoked (opens Twitchy in a new tab)
- FBI puts Iraqi woman who got award from Jill Biden on terror watchlist; her visa is revoked (opens Washington Times in a new tab)
Washington Times — is Washington Times biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Marco Rubio REVOKES visa of Iraqi national honored by Biden admin as ‘Woman of Courage’ (opens Bizpac Review in a new tab)
Bizpac Review — is Bizpac Review biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Marco Rubio REVOKES visa of Iraqi national honored by Biden admin as 'Woman of Courage' · American Wire News (opens American Wire News in a new tab)
American Wire News — is American Wire News biased? Our profile of this outlet
- The United States has cancelled the visa of former Iraqi Finance Minister Taif Sami Mohammed al-Shakarchi, who was awarded an award from the Biden administration (opens news-pravda.com in a new tab)
news-pravda.com — is news-pravda.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
- State Dept. Revokes Visa of Iraqi Woman Who Received Award from Biden After She's Found on Terror Watch List (opens The Western Journal in a new tab)
The Western Journal — is The Western Journal biased? Our profile of this outlet
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- ‘Suspected terrorists won’t be allowed in US’: Biden’s ‘Iron Woman’ lands into Rubio’s terror list (opens Times of India in a new tab)
Times of India — is Times of India biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Trump State Department Revokes Visa of Iraqi Official Honored by Biden Administration After Reported Terror Watchlist Addition (opens [your]NEWS in a new tab)
[your]NEWS — is [your]NEWS biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Biden-honored Iraqi official lands on US terror watchlist as Trump State Dept revokes visa (opens Fox News in a new tab)
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3- After Sami's Exile, US State Confirms Fox News's Report and Cancels the Minister's Visa. (opens hathalyoum.net in a new tab)
hathalyoum.net — is hathalyoum.net biased? Our profile of this outlet
- US revokes visa of Iraqi recipient of International Women of Courage Award (opens Yes Punjab in a new tab)
Yes Punjab — is Yes Punjab biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Fox News: The Sami Spectra... Is Banned From America and Listed as a Terrorist. (opens المسلة in a new tab)
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