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Tehran Times · Iran · 4 Sept 2026

Passive voice hides who attacked, the dead are labelled, the other side is not, and the legal stakes go unmentioned.

3.7
/ 10 · article score
scored on 6 of 11 measures

The double standard

Iranian deaths are named, numbered, and sourced with precision, while US deaths are reported only as a vague claim from Iranian officials with no independent verification or named individuals.

How it builds, in Iranian casualties vs US casualties paragraph

  1. Iranian dead: actor named, number precise

    Six personnel from the Iranian Navy were killed in US strikes on targets in southern Iran two nights ago

    Actor (US) named, exact figure given, passive construction still attributes cause

  2. Iranian dead: full names published

    The six personnel were identified as: Hossein Mahdavian, Hamed Akati, Amirhossein Salimzadeh, Mohammadreza Baderan, Malek Mousavitabar, Mojtaba Bagheri.

    Individual identities confirmed and listed

  3. Iranian civilian dead: humanising detail added

    the attacks killed both military personnel and civilians, including people who were attending a wedding ceremony in the southern city of Sirik

    Civilian context and location provided to deepen reader sympathy

  4. US dead: single hostile source, vague number

    Iranian officials said the strikes inflicted significant damage on some of the bases and that several US military personnel were also killed.

    Claim attributed solely to Iranian officials, no figure, no names, no corroboration

The same decision, both sides

Precision of death toll

Iranian deaths are given an exact number (six) and six full names are published.

The six personnel were identified as: Hossein Mahdavian, Hamed Akati, Amirhossein Salimzadeh, Mohammadreza Baderan, Malek Mousavitabar, Mojtaba Bagheri.

US deaths are described only as 'several', with no names and no independent source.

several US military personnel were also killed

Humanising civilian context

Iranian casualties are given a humanising civilian dimension, with a wedding ceremony mentioned to evoke sympathy.

the attacks killed both military personnel and civilians, including people who were attending a wedding ceremony in the southern city of Sirik

US casualties receive no humanising detail whatsoever, not even a location.

several US military personnel were also killed

What a reader is left with. A reader is left with a vivid, individualised, and emotionally grounded picture of Iranian deaths, while US deaths register as a doubtful, unverified claim made by Iran's own government.

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Six Iranian Navy personnel martyred in US strikes in southern Iran

TEHRAN —Six personnel from the Iranian Navy were killed in US strikes on targets in southern Iran two nights ago, according to Iran’s Tasnim news agency. The six personnel were identified as: Hossein Mahdavian, Hamed Akati, Amirhossein Salimzadeh, Mohammadreza Baderan, Malek Mousavitabar, Mojtaba Bagheri. The strikes were part of a broader US military campaign against targets in several parts of Iran. Iranian authorities said the attacks killed both military personnel and civilians, including people who were attending a wedding ceremony in the southern city of Sirik. Iranian armed forces subsequently launched a series of missile and drone operations against US military positions and bases across the region. The reports said the attacks targeted US facilities in Jordan, northern Iraq, Bahrain, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates. Iranian officials said the strikes inflicted significant damage on some of the bases and that several US military personnel were also killed.

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