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Iran seizes Greek oil tankers in Persian Gulf

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    36% Somewhat Right

  • Politician Portrayal

    -59% Negative

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

49% : According to the IRNA report, citing informed sources, Iranian forces took control of the Delta Poseidon oil tanker, owned by Athens-based Delta Tankers, after it had loaded a cargo in Basra and escorted the vessel to Iran.
45% : Iran seized on May 27 two Greek-flagged oil tankers, one loaded with a cargo from Basra, according to a report by the official IRNA news agency.
37% : Iran has threatened previously to seize shipping in the Gulf where more than a fifth of the world's seaborne crude is loaded and shipped to global markets.

*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.

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