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US military strikes on Iran, war escalation

24 outlets covered the same story. Here's how their headlines landed on the −5 (Far Left) to +5 (Far Right) spectrum — a 4.4-point gap between the most-left and most-right framing.

• -2.2
  The Atlantic · Left

  Even Trump Can’t Spin This One
• -1.5
  The Hill · Left

  Panetta on Iran war: US ‘in deep trouble’
• -1.5
  The Atlantic · Left

  The Mounting Cost of War
• -1.2
  The Economist · Left

  The Iran war is America’s least popular since polls began
• -0.8
  The Hill · Center

  As signals of a ‘massive’ US attack mount, experts skeptical it will break Iran
• -0.5
  CNN · Center

  Vance, Caine raised concerns about escalating war in Iran, sources say as US pauses consecutive nights of strikes
• -0.5
  NY Times · Center

  Trump Holds Off on Major War Escalation Against Iran as Advisers Raise Concerns
• -0.5
  NPR · Center

  Week in Politics: Iran War; Trump attends solemn ritual; nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia
• -0.5
  Politico · Center

  Gulf countries want the war to end, but can’t agree on how
• -0.5
  Al Jazeera · Center

  After Strait of Hormuz and Red Sea, has Iran war now reached Caspian Sea?
• -0.5
  Axios · Center

  Trump ordered military not to conduct strikes in Iran Friday
• -0.5
  Axios · Center

  Scoop: U.S., U.K. planning international conference on Strait of Hormuz
• -0.5
  Reuters · Center

  Iran war spreads to Red Sea and Caspian, Gulf quiet as US forgoes strikes
• -0.5
  Associated Press · Center

  Airstrikes have paused and talks are pressing forward. But can the US and Iran take the off-ramp?
• -0.5
  Neutral News · Center

  US Widens Strikes Inside Iran as Fighting Spreads to Red Sea and Strait of Hormuz
• -0.5
  CNBC · Center

  Ukraine strikes Iranian vessels in Caspian Sea, Tehran accuses Kyiv of 'hostile and criminal act'
• -0.5
  Financial Times · Center

  Iran says Ukrainian attack on vessel in Caspian Sea killed sailor
• -0.2
  NY Times · Center

  Trump Seems Trapped by Iran War, Even as He Wields the World’s Biggest Hammer
• -0.2
  CBS News · Center

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

  Explosions heard near US base in Iraq after Pentagon finishes latest strikes against Iran
• +1.0
  NY Post · Right

  Military disables tanker trying to get through Strait of Hormuz after repeated warnings
• +1.5
  Breitbart · Right

  U.S. Strikes Deeper Inside Iran, Targeting Bridges and Infrastructure
• +1.8
  Fox News · Right

  Crude oil prices shoot up after Red Sea joins Strait of Hormuz as Iran war's second choke point
• +2.2
  Breitbart · Right

  U.S. Intelligence Says Mojtaba Khamenei ‘Far More’ Inclined to Pursue Nuclear Weapons

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.