Anonymous Source Tracker

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


DeepSeek to release long-awaited AI model in new challenge to US ...
... a person with direct knowledge of the plans. Earlier in the week, Anthropic accused DeepSeek and two other Chinese AI labs of “distillation attacks” on its ...

Financial Times  ∙  February 28, 2026


Panic in the Gulf as Iran lashes out at US allies - Financial Times
Social media posts on Saturday appeared to show the Fairmont hotel being hit by an Iranian drone. An official briefed on the matter later confirmed the hotel's ...

Financial Times  ∙  February 28, 2026


UBS plans to keep Ermotti on as CEO for longer, NZZ reports - Reuters
... sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters last month. Make sense of the latest ESG trends affecting companies and governments with the Reuters ...

Reuters  ∙  February 28, 2026


Barcelona making progress in Marcus Rashford permanent transfer ...
Sources with knowledge of discussions, speaking on the condition of anonymity to protect relationships, indicated the England international's ...

New York Times  ∙  February 28, 2026


Brazil's Rosito to leave Finance Ministry for World Bank post in Asia
... sources with knowledge of the matter ​told Reuters. Mathias ​Alencastro, ​a special ‌adviser to Finance Minister Fernando Haddad focused on international ...

Yahoo  ∙  February 28, 2026


Top US general, Hegseth monitoring Iran strikes from Trump resort ...
... in Iran from President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, where Trump is currently located, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters.

Reuters  ∙  February 28, 2026


Trump told Patel he wasn't pleased with FBI director's Olympic partying
... person familiar with the matter told NBC News. White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson did not address the reported incident in a statement to The Hill ...

The Hill  ∙  February 28, 2026


Israel and the U.S. launch strikes on Iran - NPR
SIMON: According to Israeli assessments, Iran's supreme leader, the Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has been hit, a person briefed on the matter tells NPR. Israeli ...

NPR  ∙  February 28, 2026


Why are the U.S. and Israel attacking Iran? - NPR
A person briefed on the matter told NPR that Israeli assessments are that Khamenei was hit. NPR was later told by a person briefed on the strike that ...

NPR  ∙  February 28, 2026


Sen. Tim Kaine calls on the Senate to vote on the war powers ... - NPR
SIMON: A person briefed on the matter says that Israel's assessment is that the Iranian supreme leader was, quote, "hit." Do you have any knowledge of that ...

NPR  ∙  February 28, 2026


What to know about U.S.-Israel attacks on Iran - The Washington Post
... on condition of anonymity to discuss nonpublic information. Sirens wailed across Israel to warn the public about possible incoming missile strikes. Iran ...

Washington Post  ∙  February 28, 2026


Panic, fury, and some hope, in Iran as U.S. launches strikes - NPR
Speaking on condition of anonymity due to fears of arrest, she said there had been no warning from the Iranian government of a potential attack and people ...

NPR  ∙  February 28, 2026


Iranian Attacks on Israel Shine a Light on Shelter Shortage
... on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive information. Still, more than six million people in Israel have access to public and private shelters and ...

New York Times  ∙  February 28, 2026


Premier League pushing for temporary concussion substitutes ...
The Athletic reported last month that Premier League sources, speaking on the condition of anonymity to protect relationships, believe there are currently ...

New York Times  ∙  February 28, 2026


OpenAI Reaches A.I. Agreement With Defense Dept. After Anthropic ...
... on the condition of anonymity. Mr. Altman's talks came as Anthropic and the Pentagon have been pitted against each other. The Pentagon had demanded that ...

New York Times  ∙  February 28, 2026


Taiwan Arms Sale Approved by Congress Is Delayed as Trump ...
The U.S. officials spoke to The New York Times on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive diplomatic and security matters. Advertisement. SKIP ...

New York Times  ∙  February 28, 2026


Trump Gives Green Light to Private Oil Sales to Cuba
... on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive diplomatic matters. Though the initial shipments of oil to Cuba are modest, experts say the Trump ...

New York Times  ∙  February 28, 2026


Abrupt Change for Warner Bros. Prompts Many Grim Faces
film executive said on Friday, speaking on the condition of anonymity to avoid conflict with Mr. Ellison. The executive said employees were now bracing for ...

New York Times  ∙  February 28, 2026


Live updates: Iran's supreme leader killed in U.S.-Israeli attack
... on the condition of anonymity to brief the media. The G-7 is a group of leading nations that includes Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy and Japan, as ...

Washington Post  ∙  February 28, 2026


Oil and gas majors and traders suspend shipments via Hormuz ...
... shipments via the Strait of Hormuz after the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran and Tehran said it had closed navigation, trading sources said on Saturday.

Reuters  ∙  February 28, 2026


OPEC+ may consider larger oil output boost, sources say after Iran ...
The size of any larger hike has yet to be discussed, one of the sources said. Both sources declined to be identified by name. Bloomberg News earlier ...

Reuters  ∙  February 28, 2026


Investigation into Woodland Hills superintendent recommends ...
Sources said Sources said the school board reviewed the new ...

CBS News  ∙  February 28, 2026


Live updates: Iran's supreme leader killed in US-Israeli strikes | CNN
... sources said sources said it was not clear that the targets would include Iran's ...

CNN  ∙  February 28, 2026


Exclusive: Prior to Iran attacks, CIA assessed Khamenei could be ...
... sources familiar with the matter said. Reporting by Erin Banco; Editing by Humeyra Pamuk and Daniel Wallis. Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust ...

Reuters  ∙  February 28, 2026


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

None  ∙  February 28, 2026


US and Israel attack Iran as Tehran retaliates across Middle East
... sources familiar with the matter told CNN. Rubio and CIA Director John Ratcliffe had delivered a classified briefing to the Gang of Eight congressional ...

None  ∙  February 28, 2026


Before strikes, CIA assessed Khamenei would be replaced by ...
... sources familiar with the matter said. Advertisement. Advertisement. In the run-up to the US and Israeli attacks on Saturday, the US Central Intelligence ...

Yahoo  ∙  February 28, 2026


Iranian missiles shake Gulf cities after US, Israeli strikes on Iran
A worker at a supermarket at Dubai's Nshama Town Square, who did not want to be named, said: “This is not normal. Some suppliers have said they won't ...

Reuters  ∙  February 28, 2026


Four injured after incident at Dubai International Airport ... - Yahoo
A worker at a supermarket at Dubai's Nshama Town Square, who did not want to be named, said: “This is not normal. Some suppliers have said they won't ...

Yahoo  ∙  February 28, 2026


Historic US-Israel strikes on Iran underway as Tehran faces regime ...
According to an Israeli military official speaking on background the incoming fire amounted to "more in the dozens" per round, though no significant impacts had ...

Fox News  ∙  February 28, 2026


Canada can't brush aside security concerns about India, ex ...
Those comments by the official, who was speaking on background, have prompted widespread skepticism. Liberal MP Sukh Dhaliwal said on social media Thursday ...

Yahoo  ∙  February 28, 2026


Nvidia plans new chip to speed AI processing, WSJ reports - Reuters
... people familiar with the matter people familiar with the matter. Nvidia is developing a new system for "inference" computing, a form of processing ...

Reuters  ∙  February 28, 2026


Push from Saudis, Israel helped move Trump to attack Iran
... people familiar with the matter, as Israeli and U.S. forces teamed to topple Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei after nearly four decades in power. Saudi ...

Washington Post  ∙  February 28, 2026


Egypt Seeks Earlier LNG Imports as Israel Cuts Gas Amid Iran War
... liquefied natural gas cargoes after energy supplier Israel shuttered some fields following its strikes on Iran, according to people familiar with the matter.

Bloomberg  ∙  February 28, 2026


SpaceX weighing confidential IPO filing as soon as March
... people familiar with the matter people familiar with the matter have said. The company is considering a dual ...

Yahoo  ∙  February 28, 2026


Exclusive: Ahead of strikes, Trump was told Iran attack is high risk ...
Both U.S. officials requested anonymity due to the sensitivity of the internal discussions. The White House did not immediately respond to requests for ...

Reuters  ∙  February 28, 2026


Yemen's Houthi rebels drive aid groups to the brink - BBC
... requested anonymity. She says many local financial institutions were also sanctioned by the US, so "the whole banking system became unstable, it was more ...

BBC  ∙  February 28, 2026


Exclusive-US aims to bring in 4,500 white South Africans per month ...
The U.S. official, who requested anonymity to discuss internal operations, ​said DHS had delayed the approvals, creating an administrative backlog.

Yahoo  ∙  February 28, 2026


Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has been killed - NPR
The NPR source requested anonymity because they are not authorized to speak publicly. Trump did not confirm that the strike was carried out by Israel. Iran ...

NPR  ∙  February 28, 2026


What's next for Iran? Experts, observers explore post-regime future
“Most likely, they will try to replace Ali Khamenei with someone else in order to preserve the system,” an Iranian refugee who requested anonymity told ...

Yahoo  ∙  February 28, 2026


Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei killed in US-Israeli ...
The officials requested anonymity to describe the rationale behind the joint military strikes on Iranian targets by the U.S. and Israel. Pro-Iran protests ...

Washington Post  ∙  February 28, 2026


Who Could Take Over for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei?
... did not want to be identified discussing sensitive information, are the head of the judiciary, Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje'i; Ayatollah Khamenei's chief of ...

New York Times  ∙  February 28, 2026


VBPD: Peeping Tom incident reported in Aragona neighborhood
Another resident, who did not want to be identified, was unaware of the report. Police say this is an active investigation. “I haven't heard of it because ...

Yahoo  ∙  February 28, 2026


Officer shot in face but 'going to make it,' source says - Yahoo
... did not want to be identified. “He's still very much critical. They think he's going to make it. He's going to make it. It's going to be several surgeries ...

Yahoo  ∙  February 28, 2026


Employees say they haven't been paid in months, and their taxes ...
Atkins-Jefferies and another former employee, who did not want to be identified, said they used to help seniors with things like group fitness and crafts.

Yahoo  ∙  February 28, 2026


Shipment of Bronze Age era swords, arrowheads seized by Phila ...
The archaeologist from a local Philadelphia university, who did not want to be identified, dated the artifacts to between 1600 and 1000 BCE from an area near ...

Yahoo  ∙  February 28, 2026


Videos, images show where U.S., Israel strikes have hit Iran and ...
Khamenei was killed in an Israeli airstrike on his Tehran compound, according to four Israeli security officials briefed on the matter, who spoke on the ...

Washington Post  ∙  February 28, 2026


OPEC+ may consider larger oil output boost, sources say, as Saudi ...
... sources close to the talks said, after Saudi Arabia and the UAE raised exports in anticipation of possible disruption to oil markets from U.S.-Israeli ...

Reuters  ∙  February 28, 2026


Nottingham Forest hopeful for Chris Wood return in April after knee ...
While there remains a mood of caution at the club as Wood continues his recovery, sources close to the forward's situation say it is hoped that the 34-year ...

New York Times  ∙  February 28, 2026


Savannah Guthrie's Today show future revealed by sources amid ...
Savannah Guthrie intends to return to her hosting gig on NBC's Today, sources close to the network have revealed. Savannah, 54, has stepped away from the ...

Yahoo  ∙  February 28, 2026