Framing comparison
How 4 outlets covered this story
Every outlet below published on the same event within a few hours. The comparison shows what each report leads with, whose account it credits, and which shared details it leaves out.
The event
Iran appeals to US voters as American troops leave Iraq
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What they agree on
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US forces were withdrawing from Iraq
In 4 of 4 reports: The Straits Times, The New York Times, Vox, The Jerusalem Post
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The withdrawal was a significant event
In 4 of 4 reports: The Straits Times, The New York Times, Vox, The Jerusalem Post
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Iraqis celebrated the departure of US forces
In 2 of 4 reports: Vox, The Jerusalem Post
Outlet by outlet
| Outlet | Leads with | Credits | Doesn't mention |
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| The Straits Times | Iran's political appeal to US voters | The Straits Times | nothing shared is missing |
| The New York Times | Formal withdrawal of American military forces | Our correspondent |
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| Vox | The withdrawal as a historic but low-key occasion | Murtadha Al-Sudani/Anadolu via Getty Images Today, Explained | nothing shared is missing |
| The Jerusalem Post | Joy mixed with fear regarding security vacuum | Ahmed Salah | nothing shared is missing |
Written by llama at 2026-10-01 00:02 UTC. It compares only the headlines and summaries above and adds no outside information; every reference was checked against the list.
Where they diverge
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The nature of the withdrawal
- The Straits Times: US forces were due to withdraw from their remaining bases in neighbouring Iraq on Wednesday in a departure celebrated by Tehran.
- The New York Times: After two decades, American military forces formally withdrew from the battered nation.
- Vox: The last US troops in Iraq formally withdrew today, 23 years after the United States first invaded Iraq and 12 years after it returned to take on the Islamic State.
- The Jerusalem Post: The withdrawal of the final troops, mainly from an airbase in Erbil in the semi-autonomous Kurdish region, ended the biggest US war of the century, which brought widespread devastation and chaos from which Iraq has yet to fully emerge.