Analysis Summary:

The article's claim about Iran deporting 800,000 Afghan refugees is partially supported by sources indicating mass expulsions and forced returns of Afghans from neighboring countries, though the specific number is not directly verified. The article exhibits moderate bias through its word choice ("desperately poor country") and focus on the negative aspects of the deportations. The date of the article (2025) is a future date, which raises a red flag, but we will analyze the content as if it were a current event.

Detailed Analysis:

• Claim:** "About 800,000 people have been deported to Afghanistan, under an Iranian campaign that accelerated sharply in June."
  • Verification Source #2: Supports the general claim of mass arrests and forced returns of Afghan nationals by Iranian authorities.
  • Verification Source #3: Supports the claim of raids on homes, mass arrests, and forced expulsions of Afghan migrants and refugees in Iran.
  • Verification Source #1: Describes Pakistan carrying out a mass expulsion of Afghan refugees, indicating that such events are occurring in the region, but does not confirm the Iranian campaign or the specific number.
  • Verification Source #4: Describes Pakistan coercing Afghan refugees to return, but does not confirm the Iranian campaign or the specific number.
  • Verification Source #5: Describes Germany carrying out expulsions of Afghan refugees, indicating that such events are occurring in other countries, but does not confirm the Iranian campaign or the specific number.
• Fail to cover:* The specific number of 800,000 deportations and the acceleration in June are not directly verified by the provided sources.

Supporting Evidence/Contradictions:

• Verification Source #2: "Authorities violently carried out mass arrests and forced returns..." This supports the claim of forced returns from Iran.
• Verification Source #3: "Raids on their homes, mass arrests, and forced expulsions have become commonplace." This supports the claim of forced expulsions from Iran.
• Verification Source #1: Describes Pakistan carrying out a mass expulsion, indicating that such events are occurring in the region.
• Lack of Coverage:* None of the sources provide the specific number of 800,000 deportations attributed to Iran, nor do they confirm the acceleration of deportations in June.