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What do we know about the suspected Iranian plot to attack UK's Fairford airbase? - explainer

US President Donald Trump said those involved in the plot had planned "big damage," while US Secretary of State Marco Rubio also pointed to the "hands of a foreign actor."

Event date
exact date
Coverage
4 outlets · 4 articles
first · latest
Reporting countries
Israel, South Africa
English, Unknown language
Countries concerned
United Kingdom, Iran
Diplomacy · intensity 2.0 · tone -0.28
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Covered mainly by the Sino-Russian & BRICS sphere (75%); silent in Arab-Muslim world, Global South.

Western 25%Sino-Russian & BRICS 75%Arab-Muslim world 0%Global South 0%

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

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  • Confirmed by 4 outlets in 2 countries.
  • Ignored by Arab-Muslim world, Global South.
  • Propagation: first reported by businessday.co.za (South Africa), . 3 outlets republished 1 headline word for word.

Headline clash across the four spheres

Western
Sino-Russian & BRICS
Arab-Muslim world

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

Global South

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

Coverage analysis

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Event sources

  1. EXPLAINER | Suspected Iranian plot to attack UK’s Fairford airbase, used by US: What do we know?
    businessday.co.zaBurkina FasoSouth Africa → United KingdomEnglish
  2. EXPLAINER | Suspected Iranian plot to attack UK’s Fairford airbase, used by US: What do we know?
    Sunday TimesAfrique du SudSouth Africa → IranEnglish
  3. EXPLAINER | Suspected Iranian plot to attack UK’s Fairford airbase, used by US: What do we know?
    sowetanlive.co.zaUnknownSouth Africa → IranUnknown language
  4. What do we know about the suspected Iranian plot to attack UK's Fairford airbase? - explainer
    The Jerusalem PostIsraëlIsrael → United KingdomEnglish