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US military weighs use of ‘mother of all bombs’ in potential future strikes on Iran, CNN says

Potential deployment of the largest non-nuclear bomb in the US arsenal would mark significant escalation in conflict

Event date
exact date
Coverage
3 outlets · 3 articles
first · latest
Reporting countries
Pakistan, XM
English
Countries concerned
Iran, United States
Security & defense · intensity 5.0 · tone -0.78
In 5 seconds

Covered mainly by the Arab-Muslim world sphere (67%); silent in Western, Sino-Russian & BRICS.

Western 0%Sino-Russian & BRICS 0%Arab-Muslim world 67%Global South 33%

Global sphere reading. The left / centre / right reading is shown in the coverage analysis below.

In 30 seconds
  • Confirmed by 3 outlets in 2 countries.
  • Ignored by Western, Sino-Russian & BRICS.
  • Propagation: first reported by gnnhd.tv (Pakistan), . 3 outlets republished 1 headline word for word.

Headline clash across the four spheres

Western

No outlet in this sphere covers the event: blind spot.

Sino-Russian & BRICS

No outlet in this sphere covers the event: blind spot.

Coverage analysis

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Event sources

  1. US military weighs use of ‘mother of all bombs’ in potential future strikes on Iran, CNN says
    gnnhd.tvPKPakistan → IranEnglish
  2. US military weighs use of ‘mother of all bombs’ in potential future strikes on Iran, CNN says
    The Express TribunePakistanPakistan → IranEnglish
  3. US military weighs use of ‘mother of all bombs’ in potential future strikes on Iran, CNN says
    Al-MonitorMoyen-OrientXM → United StatesEnglish