A dash marks incomplete coverage, including missing broadcasts or translations. Partial observations remain in the table and can be opened; they are not plotted as complete counts. Archive coverage does not certify upstream completeness.
Each story counts once per selected entity, using extracted mentions and confirmed aliases. Background mentions are included. Only processed stories with text in the selected language are available; missing extraction is unknown. This measures archive coverage, not active participation or public popularity.
CCTV.com report (Xinwen Lianbo): Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps issued a statement early on November 8 saying that two oil tankers attempting to pass through the Strait of Hormuz in violation of regulations had struck mines and caught fire shortly beforehand. The statement said the two tankers had turned off their navigation and positioni…