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🗞️ Story file #1101

U.S. warns allies of possible Iran strikes after midterms

Oct 28, 6 PM ET to Oct 29, 3 PM ET

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  1. Oct 28, 6 PM ETfirst on a front page: Mediaite
  2. Oct 28, 6 PM ETfirst on TV: Fox News
  3. Oct 29, 5 AM ETretold online by 6 people
  4. Oct 29, 8 AM ETpeak: on 9 front pages

📰 Spread

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Oct 28, 9 PMOct 293 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM49leftcenterright
Front pages carrying it at each hourly run, Oct 28, 6 PM to Oct 29, 3 PM ET (peak 9), by the outlets' lean: left · center · right
Oct 286 AM12 PM6 PMOct 296 AM12 PMWashington ExaminerWashington ExaminerWashington Examiner, Oct 27, 11:00 PM ET: Trump hints at post-midterm strikes on Iran: ‘You’ll see Iran in a couple of weeks’New York PostNew York PostNew York Post, Oct 28, 10:00 AM ET: Trump warns Gulf allies to prepare for fresh blitz on Iran after midterm elections: reportThe Daily CallerThe Daily CallerThe Daily Caller, Oct 28, 1:00 PM ET: Trump Eyes New Iran Blitz After Midterm ElectionsJust the NewsJust the NewsJust the News, Oct 28, 2:00 PM ET: U.S. warns allies of new combat operations in Iran following midterms: reportThe National DeskThe National DeskThe National Desk, Oct 28, 5:01 PM ET: Trump signals possible end to Iran war as US reportedly prepares for post election strikesMediaiteMediaiteMediaite, Oct 28, 6:00 PM ET: Karl Rove Predicts Trump Will Resume ‘Kinetic Action’ in Iran After MidtermsThe Washington TimesThe Washington TimesThe Washington Times, Oct 28, 8:00 PM ET: U.S. warns allies to prepare for possible Iran strikes, retaliation after elections, AP sources saySemaforSemaforSemafor, Oct 29, 5:00 AM ET: Trump weighs post-midterms Iran operationsNews NationNews NationNews Nation, Oct 29, 8:01 AM ET: US tells allies to prepare for possible Iran strikes after midtermsThe HillThe HillThe Hill, Oct 29, 2:00 PM ET: Rove expecting Trump to resume ‘kinetic action’ against Iran after midterms📺 TVFox News, 6:39 PM ET: EXIT STRATEGY. U.S. CONFLICT WITH IRANFox News, 6:40 PM ET: EXIT STRATEGY. U.S. CONFLICT WITH IRANFox News, 6:40 PM ET: EXIT STRATEGYFox News, 11:15 PM ET: RPT: U.S. WARNS OF POSSIBLE IRAN WAR RENEWALFox News, 11:20 PM ET: RPT: U.S. WARNS IRAN WAR MAY RESTART POST-MIDTERMSFox News, 11:21 PM ET: RPT: U.S. WARNS OF POSSIBLE IRAN WAR RENEWALFox News, 11:21 PM ET: RPT: U.S. WARNS IRAN WAR MAY RESTART POST-MIDTERMSFox News, 11:22 PM ET: RPT: U.S. WARNS OF POSSIBLE IRAN WAR RENEWALFox News, 4:20 AM ET: RPT: VP VANCE PUSHES TO RESTART IRAN PEACE TALKSFox News, 4:22 AM ET: RPT: VP VANCE PUSHES TO RESTART IRAN PEACE TALKSFox News, 4:23 AM ET: RPT: VP VANCE PUSHES TO RESTART IRAN PEACE TALKSFox News, 4:23 AM ET: RPT: VP VANCE PUSHES TO RESTART IRAN PEACE TALKSFox News, 3:39 PM ET: RPT: U.S. & ISRAEL PREP FOR POSSIBLE NEW "SHORT, INTENSE" IRAN STRIKES AFTER MIDTERMS🧶 online🧶found retold online (the day's report)
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💬 Quoted

  1. “kinetic action”2
  2. “Kinetic Action”1
  3. “You'll see Iran in a couple of weeks”1

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1 Political Wire

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📡 Broadcast

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📺 On TV

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  1. 🐘 Fox News 5 min

📻 On the radio

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🎙️ On the shows

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  1. 🐘 Erick Erickson 1
  2. 🫏 CNN 5 Things 1
  3. 🫏 The Young Turks 1

🕵️ Investigated, joked about

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🧶 Retelling

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🧩 How it's being told

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🧶 Retold online

  • Donald Trump says the war with Iran will end when he wants it to end. Oct 29: told by 6 people (same issue)

On Folklore: the latest in full, with their motifs and who is telling them.

🗣️ Names in it

IranKarl RoveDonald TrumpGulf alliesReport

🔎 Checking

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🧵 Persistence

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🧵 U.S.-Iran military conflict

  1. Soldiers wounded in Iranian drone strike report delayed medical care

    Oct 5, 1 PM ET

  2. Pentagon updates troop death toll in Iran war to 21

    Oct 11, 8 PM ET

  3. U.S. military weighs use of 'mother of all bombs' against Iran

    Oct 15, 8 AM ET

  4. Trump says U.S. may launch another military operation against Iran

    Oct 24, 11 AM ET

  5. U.S. intelligence warns Iranian plots against Americans have reached advanced stages

    Oct 24, 1 AM ET

  6. Trump weighs deal with Iran or military action

    Oct 26, 8 AM ET

  7. U.S. warns allies of possible Iran strikes after midterms (this story)

    Oct 28, 6 PM ET

  8. Pentagon estimates Iran war cost at 47.1 billion

    Oct 28, 12 AM ET

  9. Qatar offers deal to end Iran war

    Oct 30, 6 PM ET