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How the coverage framed it

Coverage of this story was largely uniform across outlets, with a bias spread of just 0.5 points separating the most-left from the most-right framing. CNBC led with a straightforward diplomatic and procedural headline — "Iran offers to reopen Strait of Hormuz within 7 days and restart nuclear talks" — foregrounding Iran's offer in neutral, wire-style language. The Wall Street Journal focused on economic consequences, framing the story through business impact with "DP World Reroutes Cargo as Costs Mount From Hormuz Disruption," which is factual but notably omits Iran's diplomatic overture entirely. The slight rightward lean in coverage came from the Telegraph, whose headline "Oil jumps after Saudi thwarts missile attack" shifts focus away from diplomacy toward conflict, using the active verb "thwarts" to cast Saudi Arabia in a defensive role — implicitly positioning Iran as an aggressor. This framing difference is modest rather than stark.