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Arcs in and about Iran from the outlets we track, each followed from its first story to its last, with who covered it.

Place · 4,587 stories · 40,776 articles · earliest story we hold Aug 1, 2018

Right nowactive arcs, newest development first

and 23 more active, listed under All arcs

All arcs20 named arcs in 2024

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every arc in 2024 at its own dates · opens on month
Dec 1 – Dec 31, 20243 arcs shown · 13 more this December
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The Houthis' attacks on Red Sea shipping and the US and Israeli strikes on Yemen

5 of 184 stories this December

US says it conducted strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen’s capital · 7 articles, Dec 19Tel Aviv hit by missile fired from Yemen, Israel and Houthis say · 55 articles, Dec 19Two US Navy pilots shot down over Red Sea in apparent ‘friendly fire’ incident, US military says · 83 articles, Dec 22Israel strikes Houthi targets in Yemen's capital. WHO chief says he was nearby · 43 articles, Dec 26US Military Hits Houthi Targets in Yemen After Attacks on Israel · 8 articles, Dec 31
Militia attacks on US troops in the Middle East and the Jordan drone strike

1 of 32 stories this December · gone quiet

Two charged in connection with Iran drone strike that killed 3 US troops in the Middle East · 32 articles, Dec 17
Australia's wave of antisemitic attacks and its finding that Iran directed some

2 of 6 stories this December · gone quiet

Australian police seek three suspects in synagogue blaze · 5 articles, Dec 6Melbourne synagogue attack to be investigated as a terrorist incident · 13 articles, Dec 6
The Russia-Ukraine war: the front line and the long-range strikes · Oct 1, 2023 – Sep 30, 2026The Russia-Ukraine war: Western weapons and aid for Ukraine · Oct 1, 2023 – Sep 27, 2026The Israel-Hamas war: Israel's offensives in Gaza and the civilian toll · Oct 7, 2023 – Sep 21, 2025The Israel-Hamas war: the hostages and the cease-fire talks, 2023-2025 · Oct 7, 2023 – Oct 7, 2025The Israel-Hamas war: US backing for Israel and the pressure over its conduct · Oct 7, 2023 – Sep 26, 2025The Federal Reserve's rate-cut cycle and reversal, 2023-2026 · Dec 11, 2023 – Sep 21, 2026The Russia-Ukraine war: sanctions on Russia and the fight over its frozen assets · Dec 12, 2023 – Sep 24, 2026The Russia-Ukraine war: the peace talks · Jan 10, 2024 – Sep 26, 2026The 2024 general election campaign between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump · Jul 22, 2024 – Jan 7, 2025Trump's second-term tariffs, from 'Liberation Day' to the trade deals · Sep 24, 2024 – Sep 29, 2026Trump's fight with the Federal Reserve over Jerome Powell and Lisa Cook · Nov 7, 2024 – Sep 22, 2026The fall of Assad and Syria's new era under Ahmed al-Sharaa · Nov 27, 2024 – Sep 18, 2026Kash Patel at the FBI, from his nomination to the fights over his tenure · Dec 1, 2024 – Sep 16, 2026

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Oct 30, 2023305915371
Nov 6, 2023184115257
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Nov 20, 2023214620306
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Dec 11, 2023112611152
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Dec 25, 2023132112159
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Feb 5, 2024224613309
Feb 12, 2024152911146
Feb 19, 2024114411182
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Jan 26, 2026102113121
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Jul 13, 2026992531143443
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Sep 21, 202699261882935
Sep 28, 202655123581060

Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

Everything else273 stories in 2024 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories about Iran that are not part of any arc yet

  1. Dec 31– Jan 1US imposes sanctions on Russian and Iranian groups over disinformation targeting American voters27 articles · 20 independent sources
    4 left, 6 center, 1 right
  2. Dec 27Italian journalist Cecilia Sala arrested in Tehran, Italy says13 articles · 13 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 1 right
  3. Dec 24Iran lifts ban on WhatsApp and Google Play, state media says8 articles · 8 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 0 right
  4. Dec 20Murder and terrorism charges brought against Iranian officer in 2022 killing of American in Iraq9 articles · 8 independent sources
    0 left, 4 center, 0 right
  5. Dec 11Biden approves national security memo to assist Trump with China, Iran, North Korea and Russia18 articles · 12 independent sources
    1 left, 4 center, 2 right
  6. Dec 11– 12Drones over US: Pentagon shoots down Iran 'mothership' claim amid NJ drone mystery25 articles · 12 independent sources
    3 left, 4 center, 4 right
  7. Dec 8Trump, Netanyahu React to Collapse of Assad Regime in Syria1 articles · 1 independent sources
    0 left, 0 center, 2 right
  8. Dec 6Iran says it conducted a successful space launch in a program long criticized by West5 articles · 5 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 1 right
  9. Dec 6Iran launches heaviest space payload into orbit: media5 articles · 5 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 1 right
  10. Dec 6IAEA chief: Iran is poised to ‘quite dramatically’ increase stockpile of near weapons-grade uranium9 articles · 8 independent sources
    1 left, 3 center, 0 right

Stories that name Iran

  1. Dec 29– 30Jimmy Carter, the 39th U.S. president, has died at 100278 articles · 134 independent sources
    20 left, 31 center, 24 right
  2. Dec 9– 16Mystery drone sightings keep happening in New Jersey. Here's what we know (and don't know)116 articles · 50 independent sources
    11 left, 20 center, 6 right
  3. Dec 7Pope creates 21 cardinals, many of them reformers in their own right, to carry out his reform plans12 articles · 12 independent sources
    1 left, 5 center, 0 right
  4. Dec 5– 6Amnesty International accuses Israel of committing genocide40 articles · 34 independent sources
    10 left, 10 center, 3 right
  5. Dec 2– 3Biden pledged multiple times he wouldn't pardon his son Hunter -- then he did391 articles · 116 independent sources
    29 left, 34 center, 33 right
  6. Nov 30Israel says it struck Hezbollah weapons smuggling sites in Syria, testing a fragile ceasefire10 articles · 10 independent sources
    1 left, 4 center, 2 right
  7. Nov 27– 28Thousands of Lebanese return to their homes as Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire takes hold45 articles · 29 independent sources
    3 left, 10 center, 3 right
  8. Nov 26Hong Kong is becoming a hub for financial crime, US lawmakers say5 articles · 4 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 0 right
  9. Nov 23– 25Israel says rabbi who went missing in the UAE was killed19 articles · 17 independent sources
    4 left, 7 center, 2 right
  10. Nov 20Syrian state media says Israeli military strike killed 36 people in Syria's historic town of Palmyra7 articles · 7 independent sources
    2 left, 3 center, 0 right

Local coverage

  1. Sep 12Wall Street Journal: Russia gets Iranian ballistic missiles5 articles · 1 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 1 right
  2. May 30UN tribute to Iran's late President Raisi marred by protests and European and US snubs5 articles · 5 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 1 right
  3. Feb 7Wall Street Journal: Will Biden finally deter Iran?7 articles · 1 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 1 right
  4. Jan 29– 30Iranian man, 2 Canadians are charged in a murder-for-hire plot on U.S. soil7 articles · 7 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 1 right
  5. Jan 29AP News Summary at 9:22 p.m. EST5 articles · 2 independent sources
    2 left, 0 center, 1 right
  6. Jan 17Davos hosts UN chief, top diplomats of US, Iran as World Economic Forum meeting reaches Day Two7 articles · 7 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 0 right
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