Entity

Middle East

A topic on our watch list — we track its coverage across 66 coverage verticals, including 3d Printing, Africa and African Economy.

As of 12 Nov 2026Last evidence 11 Nov 2026

What is happening now

  • Middle East war: Iran claims tankers hit mines in Strait of Hormuz, UKMTO confirms strike off Oman; fired US general reportedly admitted Iran leaks

    Reported event · first reported 30 Oct 2026 · 2 claims · best-carried claim: 3 separate publishers

  • Oil Prices Fall Below $90 as Trump Signals Reduced Risk of New Iran Attacks — Middle East Supply Recovery Pressures Crude Markets

    Reported claim · first reported 8 Nov 2026 · 1 claim · best-carried claim: 5 separate publishers

  • Middle East conflict: Trump says Iran Task Force Iron Gate is in effect, expects Xi and Putin meeting next week

    Reported claim · first reported 7 Nov 2026 · 1 claim · best-carried claim: 4 separate publishers

  • Uber's profit forecast disappoints as driver shortages, Middle East conflict hurt

    Reported claim · first reported 4 Nov 2026 · 1 claim · best-carried claim: 4 separate publishers

  • Asian Cup soccer tournament in Saudi Arabia postponed because of conflict in the Middle East

    Reported claim · first reported 3 Nov 2026 · 1 claim · best-carried claim: 11 separate publishers

All 11 events and claims involving Middle East

What changed

  • Attention Fading: 264 mentions on 12 Nov 2026, against 303 on 22 Oct 2026 (-13%).
  • State Last recorded change: wire tier went from watch to flagged on 12 Nov 2026 (4 changes recorded since 5 Nov 2026).
  • Claims No claim first reported since 11 Nov 2026.

How well we know this

10,262 documents · 532 publishers · 4% say something specific about it · last evidence 11 Nov 2026

  • Gap: 4% of mentions say something specific about it; the rest only name it
  • Gap: 5 receipts withheld: no source link (the same rule the topic record applies)

In this snapshot’s daily coverage:

Reported alongside Middle East

Names most often reported alongside it; bigger circles and heavier lines mean more shared documents. A dashed circle has no page of its own yet.

IranOilIsraelTrumpHormuzSaudi ArabiaUnited StatesChinaAfricaNorthern Marian…

Story momentum

Fading

The word compares 264 mentions on 12 Nov 2026 with 303 on 22 Oct 2026 (-13%); a change of less than 8% either way reads Steady.

Daily mentions +29% from 28 Sept 2026 to 12 Nov 2026, between 94 and 334 a day

How often tracked coverage mentions Middle East, day by day.

Market price, cited

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For developers

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The figures on this page, as data. The tool returns the full entity record.

Events involving Middle East

Most-reported first, then newest. Registered events come from the event record; reported events are groups of claims about one occurrence. Claims are grouped when they were first reported within 2 days of each other and either name at least 2 of the same people, places or things besides this one, or share at least 25% of their wording. Each claim keeps its own record.

  • Middle East war: Iran claims tankers hit mines in Strait of Hormuz, UKMTO confirms strike off Oman; fired US general reportedly admitted Iran leaks

    Reported event · first reported 30 Oct 2026 · 2 claims · best-carried claim: 3 separate publishers

    Show the 2 individual claims
    • Middle East War: Saudi intercepts drone, Iran claims 3 tankers hit mines in Hormuz · corroborated · first reported 30 Oct 2026 · 3 separate publishers
    • Middle East war: Iran claims tankers hit mines in Strait of Hormuz, UKMTO confirms strike off Oman; fired US general reportedly admitted Iran leaks · reported by two · first reported 30 Oct 2026 · 3 separate publishers

  • Oil Prices Fall Below $90 as Trump Signals Reduced Risk of New Iran Attacks — Middle East Supply Recovery Pressures Crude Markets

    Reported claim · first reported 8 Nov 2026 · 1 claim · best-carried claim: 5 separate publishers

    corroborated

  • Middle East conflict: Trump says Iran Task Force Iron Gate is in effect, expects Xi and Putin meeting next week

    Reported claim · first reported 7 Nov 2026 · 1 claim · best-carried claim: 4 separate publishers

    reported by two

  • Uber's profit forecast disappoints as driver shortages, Middle East conflict hurt

    Reported claim · first reported 4 Nov 2026 · 1 claim · best-carried claim: 4 separate publishers

    could not check

  • Asian Cup soccer tournament in Saudi Arabia postponed because of conflict in the Middle East

    Reported claim · first reported 3 Nov 2026 · 1 claim · best-carried claim: 11 separate publishers

    corroborated

  • Middle East conflict: Trump threatens Iran with military action as Tehran warns new war could last longer

    Reported claim · first reported 2 Nov 2026 · 1 claim · best-carried claim: 2 separate publishers

    reported by two

  • Papa Johns and PJP Investments Group extend Middle East franchise partnership through 2036

    Reported claim · first reported 2 Nov 2026 · 1 claim · best-carried claim: 2 separate publishers

    reported by two

  • Middle East conflict: Trump says US still has to 'take care' of one or two targets in Iran

    Reported claim · first reported 1 Nov 2026 · 1 claim · best-carried claim: 4 separate publishers

    corroborated

  • Oil prices fall over 4% as US-Iran peace talks raise hopes of easing Middle East supply disruptions

    Reported claim · first reported 1 Nov 2026 · 1 claim · best-carried claim: 6 separate publishers

    reported by two

  • Qatar pulls out of hosting 2028 Nations Championship owing to Middle East crisis

    Reported claim · first reported 1 Nov 2026 · 1 claim · best-carried claim: 5 separate publishers

    corroborated

  • Oil Prices Head for Fourth Monthly Gain as Middle East Tensions Escalate

    Reported claim · first reported 30 Oct 2026 · 1 claim · best-carried claim: 2 separate publishers

    reported by two

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Middle East

Entity.

Evidence
10,262 documents · 532 separate publishers · a mention shows the name is in use, not that any claim about it is true
Standing
A name from our starting list; its record is kept up to date automatically from coverage
Time
first seen 26 Mar 2026, last seen 11 Nov 2026
Measured
4% of mentions say something specific about it; the rest only name it
As of
12 Nov 2026
22 links from here

Who it moves with: the 10 names are in the map above.

What is claimed about it (12)

  • Corroborated: Reported by three or more sources that did not copy each other.
  • Reported by two: Reported by two sources that did not copy each other.
  • Could not check: We could not count this claim's sources, so we do not say how well it is supported.

Situations it is named in (0)

none on file at this cutoff

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What the coverage says

Recent reporting that names Middle East, newest first. Open any row to follow it to the original article.

Evidence tiers: primary source = an official public record · attributed = a named outlet, receipt linked · lead = observed, not yet receipted.

What it connects to

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Recorded history

  • 12 Nov 2026

    wire tier changed: watch to flagged

    Previous state held since 5 Nov 2026

  • 12 Nov 2026

    coverage state changed: insufficient_history to steady

    Previous state held since 5 Nov 2026

  • 5 Nov 2026

    wire tier changed: flagged to watch

    Previous state held since 4 Nov 2026

  • 5 Nov 2026

    coverage state changed: rising to insufficient_history

    Previous state held since 4 Nov 2026

4 changes recorded since 5 Nov 2026, newest first.

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Story momentum counts mentions in tracked coverage. Prices are the market’s own, cited with the venue. Informational only, not advice. As of 12 Nov 2026.