Finance entity
Against the same-window beat baseline of 28% negative, this entity's 70% share is more negative. Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is most often covered alongside Iran, which appears in 7 of these 10 stories. They are better corroborated than the beat average, carrying 9.1 original sources each against 2.9 for the same window.
Last mentioned: Jul 18, 2026
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Coverage balance Negative coverage leads. Negative coverage exceeds positive coverage by 70 percentage points.
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Against the same-window beat baseline of 28% negative, this entity's 70% share is more negative. Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is most often covered alongside Iran, which appears in 7 of these 10 stories. They are better corroborated than the beat average, carrying 9.1 original sources each against 2.9 for the same window. At 7.7, the average consequence score sits above the same-window beat average of 6.3. That works out to roughly 0.5 stories per week across a 150-day span. The busiest single day carried 2. commodities accounts for 5 of the 10 tracked stories, while 2 other categories carry the remainder. We currently track 10 Finance stories that mention Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), published between March 12, 2026 and August 8, 2026.
Computed from the 10 stories linked to this entity, with beat comparisons drawn from all 2473 Finance stories published in the same date window. Shares are omitted below five stories and comparisons below a twenty-story baseline.
Coverage cohort
Other entities that clear the same relevance threshold in stories also covering Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). Shared-story counts are live from our verified record — not editorial picks.
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Source: samaa.tv · newkerala.com
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Source: theepochtimes.com · Kimberly Hayek (us)
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Source: news-herald.com · dailynews.com
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