Anonymous Source Tracker

Examples of how major English-language news organizations use anonymous sources. Updated daily.


Cyprus under attack: Smoke is seen rising near British base as RAF ...
One Brit, who did not want to be named, said he was due to fly to Thessaloniki in mainland Greece when the alarms went up. He said: 'We were going through ...

MSN  ∙  March 2, 2026


Sources close to Mitchell told ESPN the Cavs' star did - MSN
Sources close to sources close to Mitchell ...

MSN  ∙  March 2, 2026


Dolphins cut stars in major payroll purge - MSN
... sources close to him do not expect him in Miami for Week 1. NFL Trade Rumors + 4. 5 references. 1. NFL Trade Rumors· 3w. Dolphins could roll with Quinn Ewers as ...

MSN  ∙  March 2, 2026


Appointment scam hits Mumbai's psychologists: Fraudsters use fake ...
If one proceeds with the refund without verification, one ends up losing money," said a counsellor who was defrauded, and did not wish to be identified.

MSN  ∙  March 2, 2026


Israeli bombardment sends Lebanese fleeing - MSN
"We've been on the road for seven hours," said one displaced southerner who declined to give his name. "In this country, we live only for suffering and ...

MSN  ∙  March 2, 2026


Report: Mamdani used Signal app for city business - MSN
They were granted anonymity to discuss the sensitive issue. Expand article logo Continue reading. New York's Freedom of Information Law gives the public the ...

MSN  ∙  March 2, 2026


Lula diagnosed with vertigo-causing ear condition - MSN
In the latest hitch, Lula "canceled part of his schedule" due to discomfort, a presidency source who asked not to be named, told AFP. Concerns for Lula's ...

MSN  ∙  March 2, 2026


World leaders react cautiously to US and Israeli strikes and death of ...
Israeli officials previously told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity that Khamenei was dead. And Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in a ...

Washington Post  ∙  March 1, 2026


The C.I.A. Helped Pinpoint a Gathering of Iranian Leaders. Then ...
They and others who shared details about the operation spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive intelligence and military planning. Israel ...

New York Times  ∙  March 1, 2026


Iran's supreme leader killed in US-Israeli strikes | CNN
Israel has confirmed that Iran's supreme leader was killed in strikes, according to two Israeli sources familiar with the matter.

CNN  ∙  March 1, 2026


New strikes hit Tehran – as it happened | US-Israel war on Iran
... did not want to be named. Another resident said the situation had deteriorated and everyone is “very scared”. “There is footage of missile interceptions all ...

The Guardian  ∙  March 1, 2026


3 US troops killed and 5 are seriously wounded during Iran attacks ...
... a person familiar with the situation who was not authorized to comment publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity. The development was reported earlier by ...

Washington Post  ∙  March 1, 2026


Top scorer Chad Baker-Mazara dismissed by USC basketball team
USC didn't immediately offer a reason for his departure, but a person familiar with the situation not authorized to speak publicly told The Times that it ...

LA Times  ∙  March 1, 2026


OpenAI Gives Pentagon AI Model Access After Anthropic Dustup
... a person familiar with the situation said, asking not to be identified because the talks weren't public. But in Anthropic's opinion, they didn't go far ...

None  ∙  March 1, 2026


USC's Chad Baker-Mazara Abruptly Leaves Men's Basketball Team
... A person familiar with the situation but not authorized to speak publicly said that it wasn't any one incident, but an accumulation of issues that led to ...

Newsweek  ∙  March 1, 2026


US and Israel pound Iran as Trump signals willingness to talk to new ...
The three who were killed were Army soldiers deployed to Kuwait as part of a supplies and logistics unit, according to a person familiar with the situation ...

None  ∙  March 1, 2026


Chad Baker-Mazara, USC's leading scorer, leaves men's basketball ...
A person familiar with the situation but not authorized to speak publicly said that it wasn't any one incident, but an accumulation of issues that led to ...

None  ∙  March 1, 2026


Dubai gold flows curbed as flights halted due to US-Israeli strikes on ...
They declined to be named because they are not authorised to speak to the press. Spot gold prices closed on Friday up 1.7% at $5,277 per troy ounce, their ...

Reuters  ∙  March 1, 2026


OPEC+ agrees to boost oil output even as US war on Iran disrupts ...
It had debated options ranging from 137,000 bpd to 548,000 bpd, according to five sources who declined to be named because they are not authorized to speak to ...

New York Post  ∙  March 1, 2026


In polarised Iran, Khamenei's death triggers celebrations and grief
She declined to be named for fear of reprisal. But Atousa Mirzade, a primary school teacher in the central city of Shiraz, said she could not be happy about ...

Reuters  ∙  March 1, 2026


US uses Anthropic AI, B-2 bombers and suicide drones in Iran strikes
... a source familiar with the situation. The operation came a day after the U.S. declared Anthropic a supply chain risk, implying it is a threat to national ...

Reuters  ∙  March 1, 2026


Iran Strikes Expose the Dark Edge Case of Prediction-Market Era
In the end, Kalshi reimbursed users' net losses, a move that cost the company about $2.2 million, according to a person familiar with the matter. The ...

Bloomberg  ∙  March 1, 2026


OPEC+ Agrees in Principle to 206k B/D Hike for April: Delegates
They asked not to be identified as the talks are private. — With assistance from Nayla Razzouk and Ben Bartenstein. Copy Link. Get Alerts for: Following Fiona ...

Bloomberg  ∙  March 1, 2026


South African Budget Chief Resigns After Helping Stabilize Debt
... asked not to be identified because the information isn't public. The National Treasury confirmed in an emailed response to questions that Sishi will leave ...

Bloomberg  ∙  March 1, 2026


What's Next for Iran? Big Change Seems Certain, but Direction Is ...
Officials from two Kurdish groups in exile, who asked not to be identified, said they were planning on trying to restart operations inside the country ...

New York Times  ∙  March 1, 2026


Diplomacy Shifts to War: How Trump's Team Decided to Attack Iran
... asked not to be identified discussing events that weren't public. At the State of the Union on Tuesday, Trump warned that Iranian officials were “again ...

Bloomberg  ∙  March 1, 2026


The former African minister in ICE detention - Financial Times
“We are worried that Ghanaians will continue to sweeten the deal by taking deported criminals from the US in exchange for Kenneth,” said a person close to him.

Financial Times  ∙  March 1, 2026


The Latest: Israel hits Tehran as Iran's counterattacks widen after ...
... according to a person familiar with the operation who was not authorized to comment publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity. The intelligence was ...

Newsday  ∙  March 1, 2026


Iran suggests it's open to US talks, White House official says
... according to a person familiar with the operation. The intelligence was shared with Israeli officials, and the timing of the strikes was adjusted in part ...

Chicago Tribune  ∙  March 1, 2026


Texas GOP identity at core of Cornyn, Paxton, Hunt's 3-way Senate ...
A Republican operative close to the Cornyn campaign, who spoke on the condition of anonymity in order to speak freely, told USA TODAY that before the run ...

USA Today  ∙  March 1, 2026


Austin mass shooter possibly motivated by Iran attacks, Quran found ...
... sources familiar with the investigation. Ndiaga Diagne 4. Ndiaga Diagne has been identified as man who killed two people and injured 14 others at a mass ...

New York Post  ∙  March 1, 2026


Photo shows slain Texas gunman with Iranian symbol on his T-shirt
Sources familiar with the investigation also said Diagne had a history of mental health issues. Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis said at a news conference on ...

CBS News  ∙  March 1, 2026


Day two of the launch of a US-Israeli military operation against Iran
... sources familiar with the matter. US Central Command earlier announced the deaths in a statement on social media. “Several others sustained minor shrapnel ...

None  ∙  March 1, 2026


Belgium seizes suspected Russian shadow fleet tanker - Reuters
... sources familiar with the matter have said. Advertisement · Scroll to continue. "Without his shadow fleet Putin can't wage war against innocent Ukrainians ...

Reuters  ∙  March 1, 2026


US intel did not suggest a preemptive strike from Iran before US ...
All three people insisted on anonymity to discuss details that have not been made public. The information conveyed to the congressional staff contrasts with the ...

Newsday  ∙  March 1, 2026


CIA tracked Iranian leaders for months ahead of attacks that began ...
The official insisted on anonymity to more fully detail the attack, but said that a variety of factors created a golden opportunity to take out much of ...

None  ∙  March 1, 2026


Three U.S. Troops Killed, Five Seriously Wounded in Iran Attacks
... person familiar with the matter told the Associated Press. President Donald Trump said in a video posted on Truth Social, “We pray for the full recovery of ...

Time  ∙  March 1, 2026


FBI investigating Austin mass shooting as potential terrorism - Axios
Police car behind yellow tape near a large red heart-shaped sign that reads Biford's. The shooting took place at Buford's Bar on West Sixth Street in Austin.

Axios  ∙  March 1, 2026


Over 300 people have fled Iran via Azerbaijan, source close to ...
... the source said. Sign up here. Iran and Azerbaijan share a 689-km (428-mile) border, and Iran has a large ethnic Azerbaijani population. Russia's embassy in ...

Reuters  ∙  March 1, 2026


How tampons in the men's room helped derail the Netflix-Warner ...
... people close to the matter say. His job only got more difficult when a bunch of GOP lawmakers paid a visit several weeks ago at Netflix HQ in Los Angeles ...

New York Post  ∙  March 1, 2026


S.F. lawmaker warns of 'false statements' made in his name
But the first three had been swapped from the office's actual 415 area code to a Manhattan code. A person who answered the line Sunday declined to give his name ...

San Francisco Chronicle  ∙  March 1, 2026


Inside El Mencho's last hideout: Blood, bullets and cartel luxury
A security guard who declined to give his name stood at the entrance to the gated community on Friday and insisted the reports were fake news. Advertisement.

LA Times  ∙  March 1, 2026


F.B.I. Investigating if Shooting at a Bar in Austin Has Terrorism ...
... on the condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak publicly. Advertisement. SKIP ADVERTISEMENT. Public records indicate that Mr. Diagne ...

New York Times  ∙  March 1, 2026


Trump Says He's Open to Talks With Iran in Interview With The Atlantic
A senior White House official, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss the administration's next steps in the military conflict, confirmed Mr.

New York Times  ∙  March 1, 2026


Iran's Ballistic Missile Launchers Have Been Cut by Half, Israeli ...
... on the condition of anonymity to discuss military strategy. The strikes are intended to delay weapons development “by several years,” the official said ...

New York Times  ∙  March 1, 2026


FBI probing whether Iran attack motivated Austin shooter who killed 2
... on the condition of anonymity to discuss a continuing investigation. Officers later found a Quran in the SUV he drove to the area. Diagne was a naturalized ...

Washington Post  ∙  March 1, 2026


Israeli government plane parked in Berlin for safety - Reuters
Israel has flown its official government aircraft to Germany and parked it for safety at Berlin's airport, German government sources said, after U.S. and ...

Reuters  ∙  March 1, 2026


Three tankers damaged in Gulf and one seafarer killed as US-Iran ...
... sources said sources said. A fourth vessel, an oil products tanker, was targeted ...

Reuters  ∙  March 1, 2026


Israel, US launched strikes as Iranian leader met with inner circle ...
But Israeli intelligence detected a meeting on Saturday morning, and the strikes were moved forward, the sources said. The location of the meeting was not ...

Reuters  ∙  March 1, 2026


Trump's bet on Iranian regime change could be his biggest gamble yet
House Democrats are holding a meeting on Sunday evening to discuss their response to the military campaign, according to two sources who spoke on background to ...

MSN  ∙  March 1, 2026