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THE REFRACT 2026RSSEVERY STORY HAS MANY SIDES

Dominant angle identified — does not reflect unanimity of this country’s media

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Trump's Iran War Hits Day 60: Congress Fights Back Over Nuclear Standoff

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Germany

STATE MEDIA

2 SOURCES

Berlin under Trump's fire: Merz accused of 'interfering' in Iran

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Canada

incl. 1 state outlet

2 SOURCES

Ottawa tracks the US constitutional crisis: Iran war without legal end

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China

1 SOURCE

Single source

Beijing: Iran oil sanctions, military denials, and Korean naphtha realignment

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South Korea

2 SOURCES

Seoul: the Iran war through a North Korean and energy lens

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United States

3 SOURCES

Washington: war 'terminated' by decree, Congress outraged

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France

2 SOURCES

France fears a prolonged crisis: Hormuz strangled, Trump's Strait

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India

2 SOURCES

New Delhi between Hormuz and BRICS: India tests its leadership under pressure

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Iran

incl. 1 state outlet

2 SOURCES

Tehran: resistance victory, the nuclear program is sacred

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Israel

1 SOURCE

Single source

Jerusalem: Iran's nuclear threat is now the IDF's absolute priority

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Japan

2 SOURCES

Tokyo diplomat: Takaichi calls Tehran to guarantee free passage

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Pakistan

2 SOURCES

Islamabad as mediator: diplomacy under maximum pressure

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Qatar

STATE MEDIA

1 SOURCE

Single source

Al Jazeera: the real cost of the war, Congress bypassed, Somalia destabilized

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United Kingdom

2 SOURCES

London: Hegseth before the Senate, the Royal Navy warns on Hormuz

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Russia

STATE MEDIA

3 SOURCES

Moscow: sovereign Iran vs. declining empire — RT amplifies resistance narrative

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Singapore

2 SOURCES

Singapore stands strong: PM Wong on Hormuz, resilience and maritime anxiety

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TRUMP'S IRAN WAR HITS DAY 60: CONGRESS FIGHTS BACK OVER NUCLEAR STANDOFF

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Trump's Iran War Hits Day 60: Congress Fights Back Over Nuclear Standoff | The Refract

This number is the probability that two countries picked at random frame the event differently. Each country is assigned ONE frame among four possible readings of the story, and the score measures how spread out those choices are. A low score means the countries read the event the same way — not that they agree on the facts or the figures.