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Iran arrests 8 'foreigners' after fatal shooting at Shiite shrine

Aug 14, 2023 View Original Article
  • Bias Rating

    80% Very Conservative

  • Reliability

    25% ReliablePoor

  • Policy Leaning

    80% Very Conservative

  • Politician Portrayal

    -51% Negative

Bias Score Analysis

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

47% : On Monday, Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi told state TV during a visit to the site that the "terrorist" was collaborating with a "network operating" outside Iran.
35% :Iran hanged two men in public on July 8 over the killings after their conviction for "corruption on earth, armed rebellion and acting against national security," Mizan said at the time.
34% : In November, Tehran said 26 "takfiri terrorists" from Afghanistan, Azerbaijan and Tajikistan had been arrested in connection with the mass shooting.
31% : Last year's shooting occurred as nationwide protests gripped Iran following the death in custody of Mahsa Amini, 22, arrested for an alleged breach of strict dress rules for women.

*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.

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