US-Iran War News Coverage Metadata from GDELT, January to April 2026

A metadata-only dataset derived from GDELT Article List records. The data focuses on news coverage of a hypothetical US-Iran war during a four-month period in early 2026. The dataset's author, organization, and specific scale are unknown.

Use Cases

• Analyze media attention and volume based on the temporal coverage from January to April 2026
• Study international relations and conflict framing based on the described focus on US-Iran war news
• Conduct comparative media analysis based on the dataset's origin from the GDELT platform

Strengths

• Data is derived from GDELT, a known global news monitoring project
• Focuses on a specific geopolitical event and a defined four-month time range

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download

Provenance

Source

GDELT Article List records

Collection Method

Derived metadata extraction

Time Range

January 2026 to April 2026

Freshness

Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified

Geography

Global news coverage