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Much of its most consequential 2026 reporting rests on unnamed officials. On 11 April it reported that Mojtaba Khamenei had survived the strike with facial and leg injuries and was governing by audio conference. On 5 July sources close to his inner circle told the agency he was disfigured, and no photo or recording of him had surfaced since February. It tied the Houthis' 25 July strikes on Jazan and Yanbu to Iranian personnel flown into Yemen on 13 July. On 4 August, citing three officials, it reported that Iran sought 5 to 7 per cent of cargo value to let ships through Hormuz; Fars News rejected the report two days later. In closed systems such as Iran's leadership, such sources are often the only account available, so the reports carry weight but remain claims to corroborate.

Its record can also be checked and corrected. On 4 May Reuters revised its estimate of the year-on-year fall in TurkStream gas flows to 1.7%. In September it reported that Russia's 2027 draft budget gives defence a record 17.1tn roubles.