Parisa Hafezi

Writing for Al-Monitor, West Asian.

20 scored articles in the last 180 days, each topic set against Al-Monitor's own median on the same topic. A topic appears here once 10 of their articles have been scored under the weights now in use.

Updated 22 Oct, 19:24 UTC.

Iran

1.8Byline score, out of 10

20 articles scored. The band shows the middle half of their article scores, and the tick is the median.

Al-Monitor median
2.5
Below Al-Monitor's median
0.7
Desk headline score
6.5

0.7 below Al-Monitor's own median on this topic. Measures anti-Iran framing in Iran coverage. 0 means none detected, 10 means severe. Headline framing is left out of the byline score and shown separately, because subeditors write headlines, not reporters.

The articles behind the number

Every scored Iran article under this byline in the window, newest first. The score on each row is that article's full composite, headline included, which is the number its own page shows; the median above excludes headline framing.

  1. 20 Oct 2026Iran prolongs talks in stalemate to influence US midterms, officials sayScored 3.0
  2. 14 Oct 2026Iran shifting tactics to step up attacks on shipping before US vote, officials sayScored 2.1
  3. 01 Oct 2026Iran readies harder retaliation if attacked as diplomacy faces long oddsScored 2.2
  4. 25 Sept 2026Iran will make no nuclear concessions, Iranian official saysScored 2.6
  5. 23 Sept 2026Iran's Pezeshkian accuses Trump of 'bullying mentality,' vows no surrenderScored 3.7
  6. 23 Sept 2026Pezeshkian says Iran won't surrender, after Trump's annihilation threatScored 6.5
  7. 22 Sept 2026Iran ready to reopen Strait of Hormuz if US eases military pressure and lifts blockadeScored 0.0
  8. 01 Sept 2026Iran defiant as Bessent says US likely to announce bank sanctions this weekScored 5.5
  9. 01 Sept 2026Iran urges US to comply with interim deal after Trump threatens further strikesScored 4.2
  10. 01 Sept 2026Iran's president says Tehran will reciprocate if US honours interim deal commitmentsScored 3.1
  11. 31 Aug 2026Trump vows to hit Iran hard after first exchanges of fire in a monthScored 3.8
  12. 28 Aug 2026Iran's disfigured supreme leader remains invisible six months into an existential warScored 4.1
  13. 27 Aug 2026Qatar PM pursues mediation in Tehran as US ramps up 'economic war'Scored 3.0
  14. 18 Aug 2026Trump says no talks planned with Iran, Tehran says Strait of Hormuz still shutScored 2.9
  15. 17 Aug 2026Battered by war, Iran’s rulers wary of more economic pain and unrest if US tightens pressureScored 4.0
  16. 17 Aug 2026Iran threatens to go on offensive in Strait of Hormuz if diplomacy with US failsScored 2.7
  17. 17 Aug 2026Iran says it will escalate if US does not honour deal within weeksScored 1.8
  18. 27 Jul 2026Iran says it will halt strikes as long as US bombing pause holdsScored 2.4
  19. 27 Jul 2026Iran says it will halt strikes as long as US bombing pause holdsScored 2.4
  20. 20 Jul 2026US attacks deepen hardship, not dissent, in Iran's restive southScored 2.4

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