Iran War & Succession

Iran War & Succession accounts for 0.025% of all global news coverage monitored by GDELT as of October 4, 2026 (7 matched articles/day). Coverage is down 73.4% week-over-week. The average tone of this coverage is -1.28 — mildly negative.

Direct US-Iran military escalation around the Strait of Hormuz and Iran's leadership succession crisis following the killing of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.

Data updated: · refreshed every 3 hours from GDELT

Coverage share
0.025%
of monitored articles
Articles / day
7
matched by GDELT
Week over week
-73.4%
7-day mean vs prior
Average tone
-1.28
mildly negative

Coverage volume, last 90 days

Iran War & Succession coverage volume: 91 days, latest 0.02% on 2026-10-040.000.250.50Jul 6Jul 22Aug 7Aug 23Sep 8Sep 24Oct 4

Coverage tone, last 90 days

Iran War & Succession coverage tone: 84 days, latest tone -1.28 on 2026-10-04+100-10Jul 13Jul 27Aug 10Aug 24Sep 7Sep 21Oct 4

Emotional signature

Iran War & Succession coverage anxiety density: 91 days, latest 1.11 on 2026-10-040.0010.020.0Jul 6Jul 22Aug 7Aug 23Sep 8Sep 24Oct 4

Anxiety-related words per 1,000 words of matching English-language coverage (LIWC dictionaries via GDELT's GCAM). Latest day: 1.1 anxiety · 10.6 anger · 18.6 positive emotion. Tone says whether coverage reads negative; these say what kind of negative.

Where this coverage comes from

By language

  • English57.1%
  • Italian28.6%
  • Vietnamese14.3%

Share of matching coverage, from GDELT breakdowns (as of 2026-10-04). Tone split: 14.3% of articles read distinctly negative, 0% distinctly positive.

In focus by country

Countries where Iran War & Succession coverage concentrates — each links to the stories and headlines for that intersection.

Top recent articles

  1. Guerra Usa-Iran, le notizie in diretta |Trump: «Contro Teheran potrei scegliere la linea dura». Hegseth: «Non scherzino con Hormuz, controlliamo noi lo stretto» — corriere.it
  2. Ngoại giao pháo hạm Mỹ - Iran và bài toán mở lại hành lang Hormuz — dantri.com.vn
  3. Guerra Iran USA, le ultime notizie di oggi: le mosse di Trump e la situazione ad Hormuz. DIRETTA — tg24.sky.it
  4. Iran's IRGC hit 7 'violating' oilers in Hormuz Strait in 5 days — mangalorean.com
  5. Iran's IRGC hit 7 'violating' oilers in Hormuz Strait in 5 days — ianslive.in
  6. Hegseth: US blockade of Hormuz ironclad, Iran should make right choice — middleeasteye.net
  7. Pete Hegseth warns Iran will 'never' get nuclear bomb, touts Hormuz blockade — jpost.com
  8. Iran Is Losing Some of Its Leverage Over the Strait of Hormuz — oilprice.com
  9. Iran war live: Oil tankers attacked in Hormuz, reports UK maritime agency | US-Israel war on Iran News — aljazeera.com
  10. No extension to the U.S.-Iran ceasefire announced yet — presstv.co.uk
  11. Iran war live: Oil tankers attacked in Hormuz, reports UK maritime agency | US-Israel war on Iran News — aljazeera.com
  12. Iran targets Hormuz ships with 360 missile, drone strikes — bankingnews.gr
  13. Iran's Hormuz Leverage Is Fading, But It Isn't Gone - Analysis — eurasiareview.com
  14. Trump On Iran War,'ईरान बहुत अच्छा कर रहा था', डोनाल्ड ट्रंप का बड़ा बयान, बोले- जल्द खत्म हो जाएगा पश्चिम एशिया संकट - donald trump on iran war hormuz strait energy crisis west asia - America News — indiatimes.com
  15. Iran under pressure: Inflation nears 90%, Hormuz leverage weakens as US tightens squeeze — moneycontrol.com
  16. Iran, Trump prepara la resa dei conti: "La guerra finirà dopo le midterm". Gli Usa schierano la terza portaerei, due petroliere colpite a Hormuz — affaritaliani.it
  17. Iran says US has responded to ceasefire proposal — bangladeshsun.com
  18. US-Iran talks continue over Hormuz after Trump snub — afghanistannews.net
  19. Iran says US has responded to ceasefire proposal — philippinetimes.com
  20. Guerra Iran USA, le ultime notizie di oggi: le mosse di Trump e la situazione ad Hormuz. DIRETTA — tg24.sky.it
  21. US-Iran talks continue over Hormuz after Trump snub — thailandnews.net
  22. Iran says US has responded to ceasefire proposal — asiabulletin.com
  23. Iran says US has responded to ceasefire proposal — iranherald.com
  24. Iran says US has responded to ceasefire proposal — taiwansun.com
  25. Iran says US has responded to ceasefire proposal — heraldglobe.com
  26. Iran just got handed a defeat in Hormuz: Crude exports are back to prewar levels even after Tehran repeatedly declared it closed — investmentwatchblog.com
  27. Another Tanker Struck & Damaged By Iran In Strait Of Hormuz — zerohedge.com
  28. Baystreet.ca - Oil Prices Fall As Iran Offers To Reopen Strait Of Hormuz — baystreet.ca
  29. LNG Shipments Through Hormuz Hit Highest Level Since Iran War Began — oilprice.com
  30. Iran, la pressione sullo Stretto di Hormuz può estendersi anche alle reti digitali — notiziegeopolitiche.net
  31. Iran just got handed a defeat in Hormuz: Crude exports are back to prewar levels even after Tehran repeatedly declared it closed(Ha,Ha,Ha!) — freerepublic.com
  32. Iran's Hormuz Leverage Is Fading, But It Isn't Gone — middleeaststar.com
  33. Iran's Hormuz Leverage Is Fading, But It Isn't Gone — europesun.com
  34. Iran's Hormuz Leverage Is Fading, But It Isn't Gone — heraldglobe.com
  35. Iran Is Still Menacing the Strait of Hormuz — politicalwire.com
  36. Iran's Hormuz Leverage Is Fading, But It Isn't Gone — rferl.org
  37. Iran's Hormuz Leverage Is Fading, But It Isn't Gone — bignewsnetwork.com
  38. 3 Kapal Tanker Terkait UEA Diserang, Iran Peringatkan Transit Selat Hormuz Tanpa Izin — sindonews.com
  39. США запровадили санкції проти фінансової мережі , пов язаної з Росією — eurointegration.com.ua
  40. Iran weighs options as US pressure , nuclear impasse deepen — jpost.com

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Frequently asked questions

How much news coverage is Iran War & Succession receiving right now?
As of October 4, 2026, coverage matching this topic makes up 0.025% of all articles GDELT monitors worldwide, roughly 7 articles per day.
Is media coverage of Iran War & Succession increasing or decreasing?
Coverage is down 73.4% week-over-week (the mean of the latest 7 days compared with the 7 days before).
What is the tone of news coverage about Iran War & Succession?
The average GDELT tone of matching coverage is -1.28, which reads as mildly negative. Tone typically ranges from about -10 (very negative) to +10 (very positive).
How are these numbers measured?
Geotone processes the GDELT Project's 15-minute data files every three hours, matching this topic's fixed query against article titles across 65+ languages and aggregating counts and tone by UTC day. Coverage volume is the share of all GDELT-monitored articles matching the topic query; tone is the mean document tone. Full details are on the methodology page.

Methodology: coverage share and tone are computed from GDELT's 15-minute data files and aggregated to UTC days — see how every number is computed. Derived data is CC BY 4.0 (“Geotone / GDELT”).