CENTCOM commander testifies to Senate on results of U.S. air campaign against Iran
Admiral Brad Cooper testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee about Operation Epic Fury, a U.S. air campaign against Iran. Cooper claimed the campaign achieved all military objectives, severely degraded Iran's military capabilities across multiple domains, and cut off proxy forces from weapons supplies. Al Jazeera reported that lawmakers questioned whether the strikes actually damaged Iranian military capabilities as claimed.
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Divergence score
This event sits in the top 23% of divergence this week. 4 outlets covered it, splitting into 4 framing camps across 2 bias groups.
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2 bias groups
The spectrum · how 4 outlets placed this story
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Al Jazeera
Washington Examiner
NY Post
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International angle
Widest split · the two outlets furthest apart, and who published first
Furthest apart on this story
Breitbart
CENTCOM Chief: Iran's Forces 'Severely Degraded,' Terror Proxies 'Cut Off' — 'Every Objective for Epic Fury Met'
Military success declared · positive
Al Jazeera
Top US admiral: Strikes severely degraded Iran's military, defence
Claims defended against skepticism · neutral
First to report
- Breitbartfirst
- Al Jazeera+5.0 h
- Washington Examiner+109.7 h
- NY Post+116.1 h
By each outlet's earliest publish time in this story. Feeds that index slowly can appear later than they printed.
The split, in one line
Coverage splits between mission success validation (Breitbart, NY Post) claiming degraded Iranian threat capacity, contested damage assessments (Al Jazeera), and Washington Examiner's focus on addressing skeptical lawmakers amid ceasefire uncertainty.
How each outlet covered it
Only the right is covering this
One side of the spectrum has stayed silent. That absence is itself a signal.
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LEFT OUTLETS
0 of 4 outlets covering this story sit on that side of the spectrum.
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THE RIGHT
“Iran war eliminated ‘any chance’ of another Oct. 7 attack on Israel: US CENTCOM Commander”NYP NY Post RIGHT
DOWN THE MIDDLE
“Top US admiral: Strikes severely degraded Iran's military, defence” · Al Jazeera
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BBreitbart CENTCOM Chief: Iran's Forces 'Severely Degraded,' Terror Proxies 'Cut Off' — 'Every Objective for Epic Fury Met' 120d ago WEWashington Examiner WATCH LIVE: Adm. Brad Cooper testifies before the House Armed Services Committee 115d ago NYPNY Post Iran war eliminated ‘any chance’ of another Oct. 7 attack on Israel: US CENTCOM Commander 115d ago 5 tracked claims across 4 outlets
Fact ledger
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Claimed
Operation Epic Fury achieved every military objective
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