Maira Butt

Writing for The Independent, Western Mainstream.

17 scored articles in the last 180 days, each topic set against The Independent'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, 18:41 UTC.

Iran

2.6Byline score, out of 10

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

The Independent median
2.1
Above The Independent's median
+0.6
Desk headline score
5.8

0.6 above The Independent'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. 17 Oct 2026The disturbing ‘new normal’ in the Strait of Hormuz: Attacks on ships at a record high and oil at $100 a barrelScored 6.1
  2. 15 Oct 2026Iran claims oil tanker ‘on fire’ after attempting to cross Strait of Hormuz undetectedScored 5.5
  3. 15 Oct 2026Oil tanker ‘on fire’ in Strait of Hormuz just hours after container ship sinks, claim Iran’s armyScored 5.3
  4. 08 Oct 2026Trump says he will wait until after midterms to attack IranScored 3.6
  5. 04 Oct 2026Iran-US war latest: Tehran warns Hormuz won’t reopen until conditions met as Houthis claim major Saudi oil refinery attackScored 2.7
  6. 24 Sept 2026Iran president UN speech: Masoud Pezeshkian accuses US of ‘terrorism’ and flouting international law in defiant UN speechScored 2.5
  7. 24 Sept 2026Iran president UN speech: Masoud Pezeshkian accuses US of ‘terrorism’ and flouting international law in defiant UN speechScored 2.5
  8. 23 Sept 2026Iranian president accuses US of ‘terrorism’ and flouting international law in defiant UN speechScored 2.5
  9. 22 Sept 2026Strait of Hormuz ‘could reopen within days’ – what we knowScored 3.2
  10. 01 Sept 2026Kharg Island: Why Trump has his sights on Iran’s tiny oil hub in the Persian GulfScored 4.1
  11. 31 Aug 2026Trump threatens further action as US and Iran exchange strikes for first time in weeksScored 3.7
  12. 31 Aug 2026Kharg Island: Why Trump has his sights on Iran’s tiny oil hub in the Persian GulfScored 4.3
  13. 25 Aug 2026The US promised ‘the toughest sanctions ever’ on Iran. Here’s what Trump’s team actually deliveredScored 2.5
  14. 25 Aug 2026Iran vows retaliation to Trump’s ‘economic D-Day’ sanctions – what we knowScored 0.0
  15. 24 Aug 2026Iran war latest: Tehran ‘fully prepared’ for sanctions as US threatens to ‘tighten the noose’Scored 2.5
  16. 24 Aug 2026Iran to face ‘toughest sanctions in history’ – what we knowScored 5.8
  17. 24 Aug 2026What sanctions could Trump impose as US vows ‘greatest financial offensive ever’ against TehranScored 2.0

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