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Iran Says Tankers Hit Mines as Attacks Surge Around Strait of Hormuz

How this story moved: how many newsrooms carried it at each run, when each one picked it up, how our summary's headline changed, and which figures and names held from the first reports to the latest. Everything here is counted from the coverage; none of it is a judgement of anyone's motives.

OUTLETS CARRYING THE STORY, RUN BY RUN

0 29 59 4 Oct 5 Oct 6 Oct 7 Oct 8 Oct 9 Oct 10 Oct 11 Oct 12 Oct 13 Oct 14 Oct 15 Oct 16 Oct 17 Oct 18 Oct 19 Oct 20 Oct 21 Oct 22 Oct 23 Oct 24 Oct 25 Oct 26 Oct 27 Oct 28 Oct 11 Oct 00:23 UTC · Tankers attacked in Strait of Hormuz as Iran asserts control over shipping routes 13 Oct 00:22 UTC · Iran Says It Struck Tanker in Strait of Hormuz as Ship Attacks Intensify 17 Oct 12:18 UTC · India calls for de-escalation after attacks on ships in Strait of Hormuz 17 Oct 18:17 UTC · Iran says supertanker struck mine as attacks on shipping intensify near Hormuz 18 Oct 00:13 UTC · Shipping Attacks Intensify in Strait of Hormuz as Iran and US Dispute Impact 18 Oct 06:14 UTC · Two oil tankers catch fire after reported mine strikes in Strait of Hormuz 19 Oct 00:13 UTC · Iran Says Tankers Hit Mines as Attacks Surge Around Strait of Hormuz

HOW OUR HEADLINE CHANGED · 7 HEADLINES

  1. 11 Oct, 00:23 UTC

    Tankers attacked in Strait of Hormuz as Iran asserts control over shipping routes

  2. 13 Oct, 00:22 UTC

    Iran Says It Struck Tanker in Strait of Hormuz as Ship Attacks Intensify

  3. 17 Oct, 12:18 UTC

    India calls for de-escalation after attacks on ships in Strait of Hormuz

  4. 17 Oct, 18:17 UTC

    Iran says supertanker struck mine as attacks on shipping intensify near Hormuz

  5. 18 Oct, 00:13 UTC

    Shipping Attacks Intensify in Strait of Hormuz as Iran and US Dispute Impact

  6. 18 Oct, 06:14 UTC

    Two oil tankers catch fire after reported mine strikes in Strait of Hormuz

  7. 19 Oct, 00:13 UTC

    Iran Says Tankers Hit Mines as Attacks Surge Around Strait of Hormuz

WHAT HELD, WHAT CAME LATER

From the first reports to the latest

  • Donald Trump · 3 outlets
  • Revolutionary Guards · 2 outlets

Entered the story later

  • Saudi Arabia · from 12 Oct 14:25, 2 outlets
  • Abbas Araghchi · from 12 Oct 19:02, 2 outlets
  • Amir Hatami · from 15 Oct 20:57, 2 outlets
  • Persian Gulf · from 17 Oct 07:48, 2 outlets