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US military strikes on Iran escalate toward wider conflict

13 outlets covered the same story. Here's how their headlines landed on the −5 (Far Left) to +5 (Far Right) spectrum — a 3.3-point gap between the most-left and most-right framing.

• -2.8
  CNN · Left

  In casually threatening US military might against Iran, Trump may have got his own forever war
• -2.0
  HuffPost · Left

  US Attacks Bridges, Collapses Tower At Key Iranian Port
• -1.8
  Boston Globe · Left

  US, Iran blow past red lines as they lurch toward all-out war
• -1.5
  CNN · Left

  Iran and US widen attacks as renewed conflict shows no sign of de-escalating
• -0.5
  Al Jazeera · Center

  Plumes of smoke rise over Kuwait after repeated Iranian attacks
• -0.5
  CBS News · Center

  Details on progress toward Iran peace agreement as Trump calls off strikes
• -0.2
  Al Jazeera · Center

  Iran suggests MoU ‘suspended’ amid reports 50 killed in US strikes in July
• +0.0
  Newsweek · Center

  List of Critical Sites Struck In Major US Attack On Iran
• +0.0
  Associated Press · Center

  Iranian strikes hit Kuwait desalination plant, exposing Mideast water vulnerability
• +0.0
  Neutral News · Center

  US Expands Strikes on Iran as Both Sides Move Past Earlier Limits
• +0.2
  CNBC · Center

  U.S. military says it has completed the latest round of strikes against Iran, amid more disruptions to shipping
• +0.2
  Associated Press · Center

  US expands air campaign on Iran
• +0.5
  Axios · Center

  Scoop: U.S. sending dozens of refueling planes to Israel as Iran escalation looms

Scores are AI estimates of headline language, not factual ratings. Each headline is scored 0 (neutral) outward to Far Left / Far Right by Claude and Grok.