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Sites where “iran news” is a top search keyword
One site on record lists “iran news” among the searches that send it the most visitors, by traffic estimates. It is searched about 7.5M times a month on Google, worldwide (Google Ads, Sept 2026), at about $1.39 a click in search ads: a month of its searches would cost about $10.4M as search ads. Each site checked on the backlink value checker adds its top five search keywords, so this list grows as sites are checked.
Keyword intelligence
7.5MGoogle monthly search volume×17 since Oct 2025
−47%Last 3 months vs 3 beforefalling
66/100Demand scoremoderate
67/100Keyword difficulty (US)difficult
InformationalSearch intentwants to learn
$1.39Google Ads cost per clicktop-of-page bids $0.08–$2.00
711.5KThird-party estimated keyword demandSept 2026
1Sites getting visits from itSept 2026
What the data says
- Demand is up on the year but cooling: Google searches for “iran news” multiplied about 17 times (450K to 7.5M) from Oct 2025 to Sept 2026; the last three months averaged 8.7M, 47% below the three before.
- The listed site takes about 1,340 visits a month from “iran news”, 0% of its 711.5K searches (traffic estimates). The other 100% goes to sites not on record here, or ends without a click.
- At $1.39 a click (Google Ads), the listed sites' 1,340 visits a month from “iran news” would cost about $1,863 as search ads. That is what the traffic would cost to buy, not what it earns.
- The two sources differ about 11 times for Sept 2026: Google Ads counts 7.5M searches, the traffic estimates 711.5K. Read each for its trend, not as an exact count.
1Demand
Google monthly search volume (Google Ads, worldwide)Third-party estimated keyword demand (right axis)
Every month's figures
| Oct 2025 | Nov 2025 | Dec 2025 | Jan 2026 | Feb 2026 | Mar 2026 | Apr 2026 | May 2026 | Jun 2026 | Jul 2026 | Aug 2026 | Sept 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Google monthly search volume (Google Ads, worldwide) | 450K | 368K | 550K | 9.1M | 11.1M | 37.2M | 24.9M | 13.6M | 11.1M | 11.1M | 7.5M | 7.5M |
| Third-party estimated keyword demand (right axis) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 711.5K |
2Who gets the traffic
| Site | Share | Visits | As ads | DR | Linking sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| wlns.com | 100% | 1,340 | $1,863 | 73 | 9,944 |
3Ranking competition
67/100Keyword difficulty (US)difficult
21/100Ranking easehard
DR 92First page, median Ahrefs DR
356Linking sites per top-ten pageaverage, US
On Google's page:AI OverviewPeople also askRelated searches
| # | Site | Page title | DR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cbsnews.com | Iran's supreme leader warns U.S., Israel against new attacks | 92 |
| 2 | apnews.com | Iran targeted US warning systems then damaged base ... | 92 |
| 3 | jpost.com | Donald Trump says US capable of hitting Iran 'in ten ... | 87 |
| 4 | wsj.com | Iran - Latest News and Updates | 93 |
| 5 | reuters.com | Iran War: Latest Breaking News, Updates & Analysis | 93 |
| 6 | iranintl.com | Home | 76 |
| 7 | pbs.org | Iran | PBS News | 91 |
| 8 | brookings.edu | Blowback: How the Iran war may change the world | 90 |
- Keyword difficulty is 67 of 100 for US results: difficult on the vendor's scale.
- None of the 1 sites listed here is in Google's US top 8 for “iran news”.
- The first page's median Ahrefs DR is 92; the lowest-rated result, iranintl.com at #6, has DR 76.
- The top ten pages have about 356 linking sites each on average (US results, third-party link index).
4Intent and related searches
Informational: wants to learn
Questions people ask
- What is the latest news in Iran?
- Where is 90% of Iran's oil?
- How much is 1 bottle of coke in Iran?
- Did any of Iran's missiles hit Israel?
Keywords the same sites get visits from
5Opportunity
66/100 · Demand score, moderate
| Searches | 100 | 7.5M a month · weight 40% |
| Year | 100 | ×17 since Oct 2025 · weight 20% |
| Momentum | 3 | last 3 months −47% on the 3 before · weight 20% |
| Commercial | 28 | $1.39 a click (Google Ads) · weight 20% |
21/100 · Ranking ease, hard
| Keyword difficulty | 33 | 67 of 100 (US) · weight 50% |
| First-page strength | 9 | median Ahrefs DR 92 · weight 50% |
What to do with it
- Strong demand but a hard first page (ease 21): aim at its related searches first and build links before the head term.
- The listed sites take 0% of its searches: most of the traffic goes to sites not on record here.
6Sources
- Google monthly search volume, Google Ads cost per click, bids and paid competition: Google Ads, worldwide, read 1 Nov 2026.
- Third-party estimated keyword demand, cost per click and each site's visits (est.): third-party traffic estimates, Sept 2026.
- Keyword difficulty, intent, SERP features, top-ten links: a third-party keyword database, United States, read 1 Nov 2026.
- Google's first page, AI Overview, related searches: Google search, United States, read 1 Nov 2026.
- DR: Ahrefs Domain Rating. Linking sites: a third-party link index.
- Phones and computers: Chrome UX Report.
| Site | Report | Visits (est.) | Month |
|---|---|---|---|
| wlns.com | Audited | 1,340 | Sept 2026 |