Entity

Middle East

A topic on our watch list — we track its coverage across 65 coverage verticals, including Middle East, Turkey and Energy.

As of 29 Oct 2026Last evidence 28 Oct 2026

What is happening now

  • Middle East war: Netanyahu says he could work with Trump to eliminate Iran threat after Israel election; Iran war cost hits $47.1bn, Hormuz tensions rise

    Reported claim · first reported 28 Oct 2026 · 1 claim · best-carried claim: 2 separate publishers

  • Middle East latest: US warns Gulf allies of possible renewal of Iran war, report says

    Reported claim · first reported 28 Oct 2026 · 1 claim · best-carried claim: 4 separate publishers

  • World Bank Forecasts 23% Rise in Commodity Prices in 2026 as Middle East War Cuts Oil Supply by 5.2%

    Reported claim · first reported 28 Oct 2026 · 1 claim · best-carried claim: 6 separate publishers

  • Middle East conflict: Iran says discussing plan with mediators to end war, reopen Hormuz; UAE’s Gargash urges restraint

    Reported claim · first reported 28 Oct 2026 · 1 claim · best-carried claim: 5 separate publishers

  • Oil prices fall as peace hopes offset fears of growing Middle East conflict

    Reported claim · first reported 27 Oct 2026 · 1 claim · best-carried claim: 2 separate publishers

All 12 events and claims involving Middle East

What changed

  • Attention Rising: 301 mentions on 29 Oct 2026, against 258 on 8 Oct 2026 (+17%).
  • State Last recorded change: wire tier went from flagged to watch on 26 Oct 2026 (4 changes recorded since 17 Oct 2026).
  • Claims 4 claims first reported since 28 Oct 2026.

How well we know this

7,908 documents · 476 publishers · 5% contain a typed assertion · last evidence 28 Oct 2026

  • Gap: assertion coverage 0.045: about 96% of mentions carry no typed assertion
  • Gap: 7 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.

IranOilIsraelTrumpSaudi ArabiaHormuzUnited StatesAfricaChinaYemen
  • Iran · 3,642 shared documents
  • Oil · 3,154 shared documents
  • Israel · 2,266 shared documents
  • Trump · 2,106 shared documents
  • Saudi Arabia · 2,032 shared documents
  • Hormuz · 2,003 shared documents
  • United States · 1,859 shared documents
  • Africa · 1,627 shared documents
  • China · 1,612 shared documents
  • Yemen · 1,473 shared documents

Story momentum

Rising

The word compares 301 mentions on 29 Oct 2026 with 258 on 8 Oct 2026 (+17%); a change of less than 8% either way reads Steady.

Daily mentions +41% from 14 Sept 2026 to 29 Oct 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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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: Netanyahu says he could work with Trump to eliminate Iran threat after Israel election; Iran war cost hits $47.1bn, Hormuz tensions rise

    Reported claim · first reported 28 Oct 2026 · 1 claim · best-carried claim: 2 separate publishers

    reported by two

  • Middle East latest: US warns Gulf allies of possible renewal of Iran war, report says

    Reported claim · first reported 28 Oct 2026 · 1 claim · best-carried claim: 4 separate publishers

    single source

  • World Bank Forecasts 23% Rise in Commodity Prices in 2026 as Middle East War Cuts Oil Supply by 5.2%

    Reported claim · first reported 28 Oct 2026 · 1 claim · best-carried claim: 6 separate publishers

    could not check

  • Middle East conflict: Iran says discussing plan with mediators to end war, reopen Hormuz; UAE’s Gargash urges restraint

    Reported claim · first reported 28 Oct 2026 · 1 claim · best-carried claim: 5 separate publishers

    corroborated

  • Oil prices fall as peace hopes offset fears of growing Middle East conflict

    Reported claim · first reported 27 Oct 2026 · 1 claim · best-carried claim: 2 separate publishers

    single source

  • EU gas prices surge to highest level since 2022 as Middle East conflict threatens winter supplies

    Reported claim · first reported 26 Oct 2026 · 1 claim · best-carried claim: 2 separate publishers

    could not check

  • Middle East war: Riyadh drone intercepted as King Khalid International Airport announces resumption of operations at T1, T2

    Reported claim · first reported 25 Oct 2026 · 1 claim · best-carried claim: 2 separate publishers

    reported by two

  • Dakar Rally 2027 moved out of Saudi Arabia amid conflict in Middle East

    Reported claim · first reported 25 Oct 2026 · 1 claim · best-carried claim: 5 separate publishers

    corroborated

  • Brent crude oil tops $116, a six-month high, as tensions swell in the Middle East

    Reported claim · first reported 23 Oct 2026 · 1 claim · best-carried claim: 2 separate publishers

    could not check

  • Oil Prices Rise as Inventory Draws and Middle East Tensions Support Crude

    Reported claim · first reported 23 Oct 2026 · 1 claim · best-carried claim: 4 separate publishers

    single source

  • SBP raises policy rate to 12% as Middle East conflict worsens inflation outlook

    Reported claim · first reported 23 Oct 2026 · 1 claim · best-carried claim: 5 separate publishers

    single source

  • Israel Launches Crackdown in West Bank City After Deadly Attack

    Reported claim · first reported 23 Oct 2026 · 1 claim · best-carried claim: 2 separate publishers

    single source

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Middle East

Entity.

Evidence
7,908 documents · 476 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 28 Oct 2026
Measured
5% of mentions say something specific about it; the rest only name it
As of
29 Oct 2026
23 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.
  • Single source: Reported by one source so far.
  • 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 (1)

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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

  • 26 Oct 2026

    wire tier changed: flagged to watch

    Previous state held since 24 Oct 2026

  • 26 Oct 2026

    coverage state changed: rising to insufficient_history

    Previous state held since 24 Oct 2026

  • 24 Oct 2026

    wire tier changed: watch to flagged

    Previous state held since 25 Sept 2026

  • 24 Oct 2026

    coverage state changed: insufficient_history to rising

    Previous state held since 25 Sept 2026

4 changes recorded since 17 Oct 2026, newest first.

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