Israel kills Iranian security chief Ali Larijani and Basij commander in airstrikes
Israel announced it killed Ali Larijani, secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, and Gholamreza Soleimani, commander of the Basij paramilitary force, in overnight airstrikes on Iran. Larijani would be the most senior Iranian official killed since Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was assassinated at the start of the US-Israel war against Iran on February 28. Iran retaliated with missile strikes on central Israel that killed two people.
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Divergence score
This event sits in the top 5% of divergence this week. 13 outlets covered it, splitting into 13 framing camps across 4 bias groups.
13 camps
4 bias groups
The spectrum · how 13 outlets placed this story
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Widest split · the two outlets furthest apart, and who published first
Furthest apart on this story
Fox News
Top Iranian official, commander killed in strike, Israel defense minister says
Israeli victory against axis of evil
The Guardian
Death of influential Ali Larijani may be bigger loss to Iran than Khamenei
Impact analysis on Iranian politics
First to report
- HuffPostfirst
- Fox News+2.5 h
- Washington Examiner+2.8 h
- The Guardian+5.1 h
- ABC News+5.5 h
- BBC+5.6 h
- Breitbart+6.5 h
- The Hill+12.6 h
- PBS NewsHour+13.0 h
- Axios+18.4 h
- Al Jazeera+21.1 h
- NPR+24.3 h
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The split, in one line
Western outlets focus on Israeli military claims and strategic implications. Al Jazeera emphasizes Iranian retaliation and civilian casualties. Conservative media celebrates eliminating axis of evil leaders.
How each outlet covered it
Two readings of the same facts
The left and the right lead with different language. The loaded words each chose are highlighted.
THE LEFT
“WATCH: Israel says Iran's security chief Ali Larijani killed in overnight attack”ABC ABC News LEFT-CENTER
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THE RIGHT
“What Ali Larijani killing says about the state of Iran's senior leadership”WE Washington Examiner RIGHT
DOWN THE MIDDLE
“The top Iranian officials killed since Iran war's start” · BBC, PBS NewsHour, The Hill, Axios, Al Jazeera
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GThe Guardian Death of influential Ali Larijani may be bigger loss to Iran than Khamenei 178d ago HPHuffPost Israel Says It Has Killed Top Iranian Security Official Ali Larijani 178d ago NPRNPR Iran retaliates after Israel kills two top Iranian officials 177d ago LEFT-CENTER1
ABCABC News WATCH: Israel says Iran's security chief Ali Larijani killed in overnight attack 178d ago CENTER3
PBSPBS NewsHour Strikes kill high-level Iranian officials in another blow to country's leadership 178d ago HThe Hill Iran confirms Ali Larijani's death: 'Martyred' 178d ago AAxios The top Iranian officials killed since Iran war's start 177d ago RIGHT4
FOXFox News Top Iranian official, commander killed in strike, Israel defense minister says 178d ago WEWashington Examiner What Ali Larijani killing says about the state of Iran's senior leadership 178d ago BBreitbart Israel Claims to Have Eliminated Iran's De Facto Leader Ali Larijani 178d ago NYPNY Post Iran killed elderly Israeli couple in 'retaliation' strikes for assassination of security chief 177d ago 7 tracked claims across 13 outlets
Fact ledger
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Ali Larijani was killed in the Israeli airstrike
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