Israel–Iran Confrontation

Coverage volume, last 90 days

Coverage tone, last 90 days

Emotional signature

Anxiety-related words per 1,000 words of matching English-language coverage (LIWC dictionaries via GDELT's GCAM). Latest day: 5 anxiety · 26.3 anger · 26.3 positive emotion. Tone says whether coverage reads negative; these say what kind of negative.

Where this coverage comes from

Share of matching coverage, from GDELT breakdowns (as of 2026-08-19). Tone split: 100% of articles read distinctly negative, 0% distinctly positive.

In focus by country

• Iran (76)
• United States (51)
• Israel (48)

Countries where Israel–Iran Confrontation coverage concentrates — each links to the stories and headlines for that intersection.

Reader interest (Wikipedia)

Daily human pageviews of the topic's English Wikipedia article (Wikimedia Analytics). Coverage measures what the press supplies; this measures what readers seek out. Week-over-week: coverage +5.1%, reader interest +14.4%.

Top recent articles

1. NATO 'prepared' to defend allies amid report of Iranian strike plans | US-Israel war on Iran News — aljazeera.com
2. Izraelio smūgis aerodromui Sirijoje aštrina konfliktą su Turkija — lrytas.lt
3. Israeli general close to Netanyahu: Israel preparing for possible pre-emptive strike on Iran — middleeastmonitor.com
4. BAE , İran ile işbirliğini bitirdi ! Bölgede tansiyon arttı — timeturk.com
5. 阿联酋暂停与伊朗一切贸易金融往来 ， 背后发生了什么 ？ — 163.com
6. 面临导弹威胁 阿联酋暂停对伊朗所有贸易 — epochtimes.com
7. 1048 - й день войны : действия в Ливане и Газе , операции в Иудее и Самарии — newsru.co.il
8. Ормуз поново на корак од ескалације – нафта опет поскупљује после напада на брод — rts.rs
9. ইরানি হামলায় কীভাবে ক্ষতিগ্রস্ত হল মার্কিন রণতরী আব্রাহাম লিংকন ? — jugantor.com
10. Guerre au Moyen - Orient  : tension entre lIran et les Émirats , une base militaire en Syrie — draguignan.maville.com
11. UAE suspends all trade , financial transactions with Iran after missile attack — geo.tv
12. 60天谈判期 已满 美国 体面退出 成奢望 — baijiahao.baidu.com
13. All trade , commercial exchanges halted : How UAE responded to Iran latest ballistic missile attack — timesofindia.indiatimes.com
14. 緊張再升溫 遭伊朗飛彈威脅 阿聯怒斬與德黑蘭經貿往來 - 國際 — chinatimes.com
15. 特朗普 不续期 ， 美伊战事会升级吗 ？_ 中国网 — news.china.com.cn
16. 阿联酋称监测到导弹威胁 37天来首次警报 _ 军事频道 _ 中华网 — military.china.com
17. 伊朗突传重磅 ！ 阿联酋称伊朗向其发射导弹后 ， 暂停与伊朗全部贸易金融往来 _ 财经要闻 _ 黄金网 _ 中金在线 — gold.cnfol.com
18. Russia , Ukraine Trade Massive Drone , Missile Strikes As Civilian Toll Rises ( Worthy News Focus ) — worthynews.com
19. Посол Ирана : Украина не выплатила компенсацию за удар по иранскому судну — vesti.ru
20. 이란전 타격 미군 , 페르시아만 철수 · 중동 병력 축소 검토 — hani.co.kr
21. 波斯湾的美军 ， 要跑路了 ？_ 腾讯新闻 — news.qq.com
22. UAE , 이란과 교역 · 금융거래 전면 중단 … 탄도미사일 2발 발사 — etoday.co.kr
23. Dubai residents sent missile alert after Iran launches fresh strikes on UAE — aol.co.uk
24. Dubai residents sent missile alert after Iran launches fresh strikes on UAE — mirror.co.uk
25. Iran fires ballistic missiles at UAE — clevelandjewishnews.com
26. 伊朗 ： 美以很可能在为更大规模攻击争取时间 ， 伊方正抓紧备战 ， 赋予革命卫队对常规军队更大控制权 ， 加速生产导弹和无人机 — baijiahao.baidu.com
27. UAE halts all trade ties with Iran after missile attack — al-monitor.com
28. UAE cuts off trade with Iran after ballistic missile attack — jns.org
29. UAE Says Iran Fired Two Missiles at Country as War Drags On — livemint.com
30. 波斯湾的美军 ， 要跑路了 ？ — news.ifeng.com
31. Žestok udarac iz Irana ! PVO napravila pustoš : Oboreno preko 200 američkih i izraelskih letelica ?! — naslovi.net
32. Death toll from Houthi missile attack in Yemen Hodeidah rises to 3 : Yemeni forces — aa.com.tr
33. Zelenski imenovao ministra odbrane , 10 ljudi ubijeno u ruskom raketnom napadu — slobodnaevropa.org
34. 社説 ： 緊張続く米イラン 交渉に戻り海峡正常化を — mainichi.jp
35. Middle East : No talks or conversations with Iran , Trump says — dw.com
36. Iran Plans Attack on US Israel : అమెరికా, ఇజ్రాయెల్‌తో భారీ యుద్ధానికి ఇరాన్ మాస్టర్ ప్లాన్? — vaartha.com
37. 美媒 ： 伊朗领导层认为美以很可能在为更大规模攻击争取时间 ， 伊方正抓紧备战 ， 赋予革命卫队对常规军队更大控制权 ， 加速生产导弹和无人机 — baijiahao.baidu.com
38. 特朗普发布地图 ， 将霍尔木兹海峡划为 美国新领土 ， 伊媒 ： 妄想 ！ |伊朗|美伊|美士兵|唐纳 · 川普 — 163.com
39. 60天谈判期 已满 ， 美国 体面退出 成奢望 — baijiahao.baidu.com
40. 特朗普发布地图 将霍尔木兹海峡划为 美国新领土 — wenxuecity.com

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Frequently asked questions

How much news coverage is Israel–Iran Confrontation receiving right now?

As of August 19, 2026, coverage matching this topic makes up 0.001% of all articles GDELT monitors worldwide, roughly 2 articles per day.

Is media coverage of Israel–Iran Confrontation increasing or decreasing?

Coverage is up 5.1% week-over-week (the mean of the latest 7 days compared with the 7 days before).

What is the tone of news coverage about Israel–Iran Confrontation?

The average GDELT tone of matching coverage is -3.94, which reads as 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 two 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.