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Iran’s rial falls to new record low amid war and U.S. sanctions

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Iran’s currency fell to a new record low on Tuesday, with traders in Tehran exchanging more than 2.5 million rials for one U.S. dollar, according to Associated Press reporting published by outlets across the political spectrum. The decline follows the previous record of 2.2 million rials per dollar set on September 2, according to the New York Post. Outlets attribute the fall to the ongoing war in the Middle East, a U.S. naval blockade on Iranian oil, and renewed sanctions. Separately, a spokeswoman for the Iranian government warned of possible gas shortages in northern Iran this winter due to wartime damage to refineries. President Trump said Tuesday that Iran is “doing very poorly” and will “give up,” while Iran’s foreign minister said talks over reopening the Strait of Hormuz had become “more serious.”

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Key points

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  1. Iran’s rial fell to a record low of more than 2.5 million rials per U.S. dollar on Tuesday

    Reported byCenterRight

  2. The previous record low was 2.2 million rials per dollar, set on September 2

    Reported byRight

  3. The decline is attributed to the war in the Middle East, U.S. naval blockade, and sanctions

    Reported byCenterRight

  4. An Iranian government spokeswoman warned of possible winter gas shortages in northern Iran due to wartime damage to refineries

    Reported byRight

  5. President Trump said Iran is “doing very poorly” and will “give up”

    Reported byRight

  6. Iran’s foreign minister said talks on reopening the Strait of Hormuz had become “more serious”

    Reported byRight

What is contested

Where accounts differ

Points the coverage does not agree on, and who says what.

  • How severe and imminent the gas shortage in northern Iran will be

    A local deputy governor said restrictions or complete outages could last up to 90 days, but the Iranian National Gas Company rejected this as an unofficial estimate, according to Breitbart.

  • Whether the currency collapse signals Iran nearing surrender

    Trump said Iran is “doing very poorly” and will “give up,” a characterization not confirmed by Iranian officials, who instead described talks over the Strait of Hormuz as becoming “more serious.”

How each side tells it

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  • the left

    No coverage yet

    No left-leaning outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

  • the center

    1 outlet

    The center’s coverage is the same Associated Press report used by a right-leaning outlet, presenting the currency drop as a straightforward economic development without added political framing.

  • the right

    4 outlets

    Right-leaning outlets frame the currency drop as evidence that U.S. and Israeli military and economic pressure is succeeding, with Breitbart and the Washington Examiner using stronger anti-regime language than the AP-sourced reports carried by the Washington Times and New York Post.

    Trump: Iran Is ‘Doing Very Poorly,’ Will ‘Give Up’ — Regime’s Currency Crashes to Record Low
    Breitbart NewsFar RightAll right-leaning headlines

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  • Left

    Has not covered this story.

  • Center0

    No loaded words in its own voice.

  • Right5

    Iranian regimeIslamic dictatorship’s currencyembattled country’s economywar destroys country’s economy

In the outlets’ own words

  • Delegitimizing label

    Iranian regimeMore neutral: Iranian government

    Labels Iran’s government as illegitimate rather than using a neutral term like ‘government’ or ‘authorities’

    A spokeswoman for the Iranian regime warned on Monday supply problems and wartime damage to Iran’s refineries could…

    Used byBreitbart News (Far Right)

  • Delegitimizing label

    Islamic dictatorship’s currencyMore neutral: Iran’s currency

    Characterizes Iran’s government with a judgmental label rather than a neutral descriptor

    On Tuesday, the Islamic dictatorship’s currency fell to a record low of 2.5 million rials to the U.S.

    Used byBreitbart News (Far Right)

  • Loaded modifier

    embattled country’s economyMore neutral: the country’s economy

    Adds a dramatic characterization to the economy rather than describing its condition neutrally

    dollar on Tuesday, as the embattled country’s economy continues to reach new lows.

    Used byWashington Examiner (Right)

  • Sensational language

    war destroys country’s economyMore neutral: war weakens country’s economy

    Uses an absolute, dramatic verb to describe an economic decline rather than a more measured term

    Iran’s currency hits new record low as war destroys country’s economy

    Used byNew York Post (Right)

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  • Delegitimizing label

    regime’s currencyMore neutral: Iran’s currency

    Refers to Iran’s government as a ‘regime,’ a term that implies illegitimacy rather than a neutral descriptor

    …Tuesday that Iran is “doing very poorly” and will ultimately “give up,” as the regime’s currency plunged to another record low under intensifying U.S.

    Used byBreitbart News (Far Right)

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Side by side

What each side leads with and what it leaves out. Open a side to read its headlines.

From the left

0 outlets

No left-leaning outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

From the center

1 outlet

Leads with

  • factual currency figures
  • war’s economic impact

Leaves out

  • Trump’s comments on Iran “giving up”
  • gas shortage warnings
  • Strait of Hormuz negotiations

Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.

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From the right

4 outlets

Leads with

  • economic collapse under war pressure
  • U.S. sanctions and blockade effectiveness
  • Trump administration policy success
  • protests and crackdowns tied to economic decline
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  • Breitbart NewsFar Right

    Trump: Iran Is ‘Doing Very Poorly,’ Will ‘Give Up’ — Regime’s Currency Crashes to Record Low

    President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Iran is “doing very poorly” and will ultimately “give up,” as the Delegitimizing label“regime’s currency”Refers to Iran’s government as a ‘regime,’ a term that implies illegitimacy rather than a neutral descriptorMore neutral: Iran’s currencyDisagree with this highlight? plunged to another record low under intensifying U.S. economic pressure aimed at further isolating Tehran and cutting off its oil revenue.

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  • New York PostRightAssociated Press report

    Iran’s currency hits new record low as Sensational language“war destroys country’s economy”Uses an absolute, dramatic verb to describe an economic decline rather than a more measured termMore neutral: war weakens country’s economyDisagree with this highlight?

    The latest decline came just 27 days after the rial hit its previous record low of 2.2 million to the US dollar on Sept. 2.

    Read at New York Post (opens in a new tab)
  • Washington ExaminerRight

    Iranian rial hits all-time low as economy continues free fall

    Iran’s rial hit a new record low compared to the U.S. dollar on Tuesday, as the Loaded modifier“embattled country’s economy”Adds a dramatic characterization to the economy rather than describing its condition neutrallyMore neutral: the country’s economyDisagree with this highlight? continues to reach new lows. Iran was already experiencing an economic collapse well before the launch of Operation Epic Fury, leading to the deteriorating living …

    Read at Washington Examiner (opens in a new tab)
  • The Washington TimesRightAssociated Press report

    Iran's currency hits a new record low as war erodes the country's economic stability

    Iran's currency fell to a new record low on Tuesday, with traders in Tehran exchanging more than 2.5 million rials to the U.S. dollar in a stark reflection of how the war in the Middle East has steadily eroded the Iranian economy.

    Read at The Washington Times (opens in a new tab)

    Also published by PBS NewsHour. It counts once.

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Who reported it when

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  • Left

    No report yet

    From the outlets Mantle follows

  • Center

    4 hr later

    Its first report, Sep 29, 11:58 AM EDT

  • Right

    First to report

    The Washington Times, Sep 29, 7:57 AM EDT

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  1. The Washington TimesRightSep 29, 7:57 AM EDT
  2. PBS NewsHourCenterSep 29, 11:58 AM EDT
  3. Breitbart NewsFar RightSep 29, 12:33 PM EDT
  4. Washington ExaminerRightSep 29, 3:25 PM EDT
  5. New York PostRightSep 29, 4:28 PM EDT

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