Mostafa Salem

Writing for CNN, Western Mainstream.

10 scored articles in the last 180 days, each topic set against CNN'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 24 Oct, 02:34 UTC.

Iran

1.8Byline score, out of 10

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

CNN median
2.7
Below CNN's median
1.0
Desk headline score
6.5

1.0 below CNN'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. 19 Oct 2026‘The world will be amazed:’ Iran’s commanders prepare for further warScored 0.5
  2. 25 Sept 2026A good week for Iran at the UN – but latest offer to the US appears a non-starterScored 2.2
  3. 25 Sept 2026From hiding in bomb shelters to visiting New York, Iran’s leaders seize the opportunityScored 1.6
  4. 23 Sept 2026Iran’s president laid out Tehran’s demands to the world, from a podium in New YorkScored 4.1
  5. 20 Sept 2026Trump’s sanctions, inflation and a collapsing economy leaves Iran’s sick exposedScored 3.6
  6. 07 Sept 2026Trump’s blockade pushes Iran toward military escalationScored 2.2
  7. 30 Aug 2026A power struggle in Iran could decide when Trump’s war endsScored 3.0
  8. 27 Aug 2026‘We will retaliate like an earthquake:’ How Iran could respond to Trump’s economic ‘D-Day’Scored 3.6
  9. 24 Aug 2026Trump is trying to tighten the screws on an Iran numb to economic painScored 3.1
  10. 18 Jul 2026Iran’s hardliners warn of a ‘coup’ as US truce comes under pressureScored 4.4

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