Are newsrooms burying Iranian efforts to influence midterms? - opinion

An opinion piece argues that major US newsrooms have omitted a Reuters report citing two senior Iranian officials who said Iran is targeting ships to keep oil prices high and influence the US midterm elections. The article criticizes CNN, The Washington Post, and The New York Times for covering gas prices and the war but not including the officials' statements.

An opinion piece by Darcie Grunblatt, a US media researcher at CAMERA, argues that major US newsrooms have overlooked a Reuters report from October 14, 2026, citing two senior Iranian officials who said Tehran is targeting ships to keep oil prices high and influence the US midterm elections. The article notes that gas prices rose from about $2.80 per gallon before the war to over $4.30 by October, and that voters blame President Trump. It criticizes CNN, The Washington Post, and The New York Times for covering the war's costs and Trump's accusations of Iranian election interference, but not including the officials' statements. Fox News buried the report in a live blog. The piece also mentions X/Twitter suspending over 13,000 accounts linked to Iranian, Russian, and Chinese influence operations, but notes The New York Times focused on Russia. The author argues the omission helps a foreign adversary influence the election.