War with Iran - NBC New York 73%

By Jon Gambrell53% The Associated Press65%

7/20/2026, 1:45:17 PM

BS Summary: This article contains 24 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Framing Effect, and Availability Heuristic, with Post Hoc (False Cause) as the most egregious example at 47.6% saturation with 380 hits. Analysis detected 1,766 faulty-reasoning hits from 799 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 65.9% and a BS Rank of 73% (5,520 of 20,427 articles). This article is worse (more manipulative) than 73.00% of the article peer group.

U.S. military identifies 2 soldiers killed in Iranian attack in Jordan 
The U.S. military on Monday identified two soldiers killed in action last week as part of the war with Iran, one of whom is from Carrollton, Texas. 
U.S. bombing expands as American troops killed and Iran retaliates against the Gulf states 
The latest attacks again showed how the U.S. and Iran have inched closer to all-out war as last month’s interim deal to permanently end the fighting has crumbled. 
Gas prices hit $4 again after oil soars more than 15% in a week 
The national average price for regular gasoline hit $4 per gallon again Monday after the renewed conflict with Iran and Ukraine-Russia attacks. 
U.S. strikes Iran's Revolutionary Guard over attack that killed troops in Jordan 
The U.S. has targeted bridges, electrical facilities and other targets in Iran, which retaliated by hitting power and desalination plants in Kuwait. 
U.S. military launches new airstrikes to ‘punish' Iran for deaths of U.S. troops 
U.S. 
Central Command said the strikes were designed to degrade Iran’s ability to restrict the traffic of oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz. 
U.S. expands strikes into northern Iran and disables ship trying to run blockade 
Strikes by the U.S. and Iran across the Middle East  and renewed threats to the Strait of Hormuz  have shredded the interim deal to end the war. 
Iran threatens to halt all Mideast energy exports after U.S. reimposes blockade 
Retaliatory strikes and attempts by both nations to assert control of the Strait of Hormuz, threaten to push the region back to all-out war. 
Trump says Iran war is uniting Middle East 
During a meeting with the Iraqi prime minister, President Donald Trump said that the war in Iran is uniting the Middle East “like it’s never come together before.” 
U.S. restores blockade in response to Iran's attacks on ships on Strait of Hormuz 
The U.S. military said Tuesday that it has reimposed its blockade of Iranian ports in response to Iran’s attacks on ships on the Strait of Hormuz. 
U.S. launches attacks on Iran as Tehran retaliates against UAE tankers, Bahrain 
The attacks come as Iran and the U.S. both vie for control of the Strait of Hormuz. 
The U.S. launches more strikes on Iran as the standoff over the Strait of Hormuz escalates 
The strikes, which took place overnight and into early Monday in Iran, came after attacks by the military on Sunday morning in response to an Iranian strike on a container ship in the critical waterway the day before. 
U.S. military says it is striking Iran in response to attack on civilian vessel in Strait of Hormuz 
Iran said the Strait of Hormuz is closed after a vessel using an ‘unauthorized route’ was struck by a warning shot in the critical waterway  potentially further menacing the already tenuous ceasefire agreement with the United States. 
The U.S. and Iran exchange intensifying attacks across the Persian Gulf as ceasefire collapses 
The strikes came hours after President Donald Trump said recent Iranian attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz signaled the end of the fragile ceasefire. 
Trump signals end to Iran peace talks: ‘I'm not sure I want to make a deal' 
After the ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran fell apart Wednesday morning, President Donald Trump said the U.S. was potentially unwilling to continue negotiations. 
“We can play games but I’m not sure I want to make a deal. 
Let’s just finish the job.” 
U.S. carries out another round of strikes on Iran after Trump says ceasefire is over 
The U.S. carried out another round of strikes on Iran on Wednesday, hours after President Trump said that recent Iranian attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz signaled the end of the ceasefire. 
U.S. launches new strikes against Iran, revokes oil sales permit after 3 ships attacked in Strait of Hormuz 
The U.S. military launched new strikes against Iran early Wednesday, hours after three merchant ships were struck in the Strait of Hormuz. 
U.S. asylum seekers Iran lawsuit 
The Department of Homeland Security denied that it is sharing asylum application records with the Iranian government. 
Tanker set ablaze after being struck by projectile in the Strait of Hormuz 
The attack was the latest targeting a vessel in the narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf, through which a fifth of all oil and natural gas traded once passed in peacetime. 
The AP reconstructs a U.S. strike that killed over 100 Iranian children 
The attack on a school in southeastern Iran that killed mostly children was the deadliest reported strike in the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran. 
Everyone's talking ‘ceasefire.' 
But what does it really mean? 
Analysts say ceasefires now allow for a higher level of violence, redefining the term. 
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