US Hits Iran With New Wave of Airstrikes Following Jordan Attack ⁠84%

By Scott McClallen⁠26%

7/18/2026, 6:48:20 PM

BS Summary: This article contains 23 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Framing Effect, and Quote-first Misdirection, with Appeal to Emotion as the most egregious example at 37.8% saturation with 121 hits. Analysis detected 1,105 faulty-reasoning hits from 320 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 75.7% and a BS Rank of ⁠84% (3,400 of 20,473 articles). This article is worse (more manipulative) than 83.40% of the article peer group.

The U.S. started launching airstrikes against Iran at 6 PM ET on Saturday. 
The retaliation follows Iran’s strikes killing two service members and wounding several others in Jordan this weekend. 
Another service member is missing, according to the U.S. 
Central Command. 
The new wave of U.S. strikes against Iran is expected to be far more expansive than past ones, with U.S. 
President Donald J. 
Trump reportedly telling military decision-makers to “rain hell” on Iran. 
CENTCOM: U.S. forces launched a new wave of airstrikes on Iran at 6 p.m. 
ET, targeting threats to shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and retaliating for last night’s attacks on U.S. troops in Jordan. 
JUST IN: US CENTCOM announces they are now beginning strikes to “PUNISH” Iran for the kiIIing of US service members in Jordan last night 
Unconfirmed reports that POTUS to CENTCOM to “open the gates of hell” on Iran, per C14 
God protect our troops tonight 
BREAKING: US MILITARY IS BOMBING IRAN at President Trump's direction, to "SWIFTLY PUNISH" Iran following the death of 2 US servicemembers — CENTCOM 
PRAY FOR THE TROOPS TONIGHT 
"The strikes are designed to further degrade Iran’s ability to threaten commercial shipping in… 
The State Department has issued a new worldwide caution urging Americans to reconsider travel to the Middle East as tensions continue to escalate. 
The warning comes after two U.S. service members were killed, four were wounded and one remains missing following an Iranian missile… 
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — US says it's launching new airstrikes on Iran to 'swiftly punish' Revolutionary Guard after deadly attack on US troops. 
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320 words analyzed.

Speakers

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Selected voice

Donald J. Trump

100%flagged-word coverage
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Analysis

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