Claims extracted
20
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
15%
3 of 20 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
withheld
no quote in the article backed the model's score
Publisher signals
68/100
ABC News (AU)'s corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
13
World
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
In short:
Four oil tankers have hit mines and caught fire while travelling through the Strait of Hormuz.
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tankers → hit → Hormuz
One was a "supertanker" carrying more than two million barrels of oil.
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One → carry → oil
Oman said it had rescued 25 crew members from a tanker attacked in the Strait, without confirming whether it was one of those which hit a mine.
Iran's Revolutionary Guard says four oil tankers, including a "supertanker" carrying more than two million barrels of oil, have hit mines and caught fire while travelling through the Strait of Hormuz.
The IRGC said the tankers suffered explosions on Friday after attempting to use unauthorised routes through the strait.
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tankers → say → strait
The Guard's navy claimed the vessels had switched off their navigation and positioning systems and ignored repeated radio warnings.
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vessels → claim → warnings
Iran's report did not identify the vessels or provide details about the crews.
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report → identify → crews
Oman said it had evacuated 25 crew members from a Panama-flagged tanker that was attacked in the strait, 1.6 nautical miles off the coast of Musandam Governorate, catching fire.
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that → say → fire
It is unclear whether that incident is related to the fires described by Iran.
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incident → relate → Iran
The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations centre also reported on Friday that a vessel was struck by an "unknown projectile" south of Lavan, an island just off mainland Iran near Shidvar.
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vessel → report → Shidvar
The British military organisation, which monitors maritime safety, said the crew was safe.
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crew → monitor → safety
An Iranian official said two fishermen were missing and two others injured in an attack on two other boats in the strait, blaming the US.
Iran has repeatedly warned that vessels passing through the strait without Tehran's permission would face "destruction."
Tehran has asserted control over much of the waterway since the US and Israel launched the war on February 28.
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US → say → February
Iran supreme leader orders 'geographically unrestricted response' if US attacks again
Iran's supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei on Saturday warned the United States and Israel against returning to war following threats from the Islamic republic's foes of a possible resumption of strikes.
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leader → order → strikes
"If the enemies once again launch military or terrorist attacks, it is the armed forces of the Islamic Republic and the Iranian nation that will determine the time and conditions for ending them,"a statement posted on his website said.
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statement → launch → website
The remarks came during a reported meeting between the supreme leader and senior military commanders, including armed forces chief of staff Ali Abdollahi, army chief Amir Hatami and Revolutionary Guards commander Ahmad Vahidi.
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remarks → come → Abdollahi
It was the first reported meeting between them.
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It → report → them
Mojtaba Khamenei has not been publicly seen since he became supreme leader, following his father Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's killing in US-Israeli strikes at the start of the war in February.
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he → see → February
In his statement, the leader ordered commanders to meet any threat "with an immediate, impactful and geographically unrestricted response".
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leader → order → response
He also ordered commanders to update Iran's target list to include "all types of tangible and intangible assets belonging to the American-Zionist enemy".
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He → order → enemy
The supreme leader's statement came amid fresh diplomatic efforts to avert a resumption of fighting.
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statement → come → fighting
A Qatari delegation arrived in Tehran on Friday for talks with Iranian officials, after Iran reportedly received a letter from US Vice President JD Vance.
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Iran → arrive → Vance
According to Iranian media, Tehran had yet to respond to the letter.
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Tehran → accord → letter
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