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Reuters · Iran · 14 Oct 2026

Passive voice hides who attacked, the headline editorialises, and the legal stakes go unmentioned.

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/ 10 · article score
scored on 3 of 11 measures · thin coverage

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  • Amend the headline to include a finite verb describing the act and, where the agent has been identified by Reuters reporting, to name that agent. A faithful example of an amended headline would be: 'Drone strike injures three fishermen off southern Iran' or, if the responsible party has been identified, '[Named party] drone strike injures three fishermen off southern Iran'.
  • Revise the body sentence 'The vessel was struck while sailing about 18 nautical miles from Bondaran village in Sirik county' to name the agent in an active construction, or, if the agent is genuinely unknown at time of publication, to add an explicit caveat stating that the responsible party has not been confirmed.
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Three fishermen injured in drone incident off southern Iran

DUBAI, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Three fishermen were injured after ​a fishing boat was ‌struck by what local authorities described as an "enemy drone" ​off Iran's southern ​coast, the Hormozgan provincial governor's ⁠office said, according ​to Mehr news agency ​on Wednesday. The vessel was struck while sailing about 18 nautical ​miles from Bondaran village ​in Sirik county. Three crew ‌members ⁠were seriously injured and taken to hospital for treatment. Sign up here. The United States regularly ​conducts drone ​surveillance ⁠over the Gulf and has in ​recent months struck ​targets ⁠in southern Iran that it said were used ⁠to ​disrupt navigation through ​the Strait of Hormuz. Adds detail Reporting by ​Dubai Newsroom Editing by Ros Russell Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles. , opens new tab Suggested Topics: World X Facebook Linkedin Email Link Purchase Licensing Rights

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