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US military strikes against Iran amid escalating tensions

10 outlets covered the same story. Here's how their headlines landed on the −5 (Far Left) to +5 (Far Right) spectrum — a 3.6-point gap between the most-left and most-right framing.

• -1.8
  HuffPost · Left

  US Attacks Bridges, Collapses Tower At Key Iranian Port
• -1.5
  Boston Globe · Left

  The US and Iran have blown past red lines as they lurch back toward all-out war
• -0.5
  CBS News · Center

  Details on progress toward Iran peace agreement as Trump calls off strikes
• -0.5
  Associated Press · Center

  Days of fighting have collapsed the Iran deal
• -0.3
  Associated Press · Center

  US expands air campaign on Iran
• -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
  ABC News · Center

  Iran hit at least 3 bases hosting US assets in latest strikes: Visual analysis
• +0.0
  Axios · Center

  Scoop: U.S. sending dozens of refueling planes to Israel as Iran escalation looms
• +0.0
  Neutral News · Center

  US Renews Strikes on Iran as Tensions Mount Over Strait of Hormuz
• +1.8
  Fox News · Right

  I've studied military strategy. Trump now faces Iran's oldest battlefield trick

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.