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Jerusalem Post calls Iran's Hormuz offer a seven-day ceasefire plan, the Independent a 'peace plan', Iran's foreign minister 'not new'

President Trump has rejected Iran's latest offer to end the six-month war. Five outlets describe it five ways, and they disagree on whether it is dead. No report we hold quotes a US official on why it was turned down.

Why Iran's new push for a deal to end the war appears to be stalling - analysis
Why Iran's new push for a deal to end the war appears to be stalling - analysis as published by The Jerusalem Post · seen at The Jerusalem Post
Geopolitics & international affairs Iran United States

The rejection is not in dispute. The New York Times and The Independent both report in their headlines that President Trump rejected Iran's proposal. The Jerusalem Post says the US "seems uninterested".

What was offered is disputed. The outlets name the same offer differently:

Outlet Calls it Is it over?
Jerusalem Post plan to reopen Hormuz "for a seven-day ceasefire" "appears to be stalling"
New York Times "cease-fire proposal" Araghchi: rejection "might not be a final position"
The Independent "peace plan" Iran "doubles down"
IRNA (Iran, state) reopening if the US takes "specific actions" Araghchi: "these are not new things"
LBCI (Lebanon) no name for the offer Araghchi: ready to negotiate and to fight, "even if it reaches a destructive war"

Only one outlet gives the terms. Only the Jerusalem Post gives a seven-day term. IRNA does not say what the US would have to do.

Only Iran is quoted. Three reports carry the words of Abbas Araghchi, Iran's foreign minister, from one interview with US media. LBCI names the network as NBC. No report quotes a US official. The Jerusalem Post states Washington's motive in its own voice: it "wants something more to show".

Not settled: - whether the ceasefire would last seven days or be open-ended; - what "specific actions" Iran wants from Washington; - why the US said no, in its own words; - whether the rejection is final.

This story is about an Iranian offer to reopen the Strait of Hormuz as part of a deal to end its war with the United States, and whether that offer is still alive.

How it got here. Iran and the United States have been adversaries since the 1979 revolution in Iran. In 2015 Iran agreed a deal with world powers to limit its nuclear programme in exchange for sanctions relief. Donald Trump took the US out of that deal in 2018, in his first term, and reimposed sanctions. Tensions rose further after the war in Gaza that followed the attacks of 7 October 2023, and Iran and Israel struck each other directly. In June 2025 Israel attacked Iran, and the US bombed Iranian nuclear sites. The Jerusalem Post now describes the conflict between the US and Iran as six months old. The reports we hold do not say how this latest phase began.

The strait. The Strait of Hormuz is the narrow sea passage between Iran and Oman. It is the only sea route out of the Gulf for oil and gas from Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Kuwait, Qatar, the UAE and Iran itself. An offer to "reopen" it means traffic is now restricted. The reports we hold do not say by how much.

The actors. - Iran. Its foreign policy is led by Abbas Araghchi, foreign minister since August 2024. - The United States. It is led by President Trump, with Steve Witkoff as Middle East special envoy. - Israel. It is Iran's main regional enemy and a close US ally.

What is at stake. A deal could end the war and reopen a shipping lane that affects fuel prices far beyond the region. Without a deal, the strait stays restricted and the fighting has no end date.

Where it stands. Mr Trump has rejected the offer. Iran says its conditions are unchanged and that it is ready either to talk or to fight.

The story so far

Earlier stories The AI Times filed on this thread.

What is being argued about

  • Is Iran offering a seven-day ceasefire or a full peace deal?
  • What does Iran want the US to do before it reopens Hormuz?
  • Is Trump's rejection final?
  • Why no report quotes a US official on the rejection
One offer, five descriptionsSide by side
OutletWhat it calls the offerWhose words leadStatus it gives
Jerusalem Post (Israel)a plan to reopen Hormuz "for a seven-day ceasefire"the writer's own analysis"appears to be stalling"
New York Times (US)"Cease-Fire Proposal"Araghchirejection "might not be a final position"
The Independent (UK)"peace plan"none quoted in the headlineIran "doubles down"
IRNA (Iran, state)reopening if the US takes "specific actions"Araghchi"these are not new things"
LBCI (Lebanon)not namedAraghchiready to negotiate or to fight
We hold only the headline and opening line of the New York Times, IRNA and LBCI reports, and only the headline of The Independent's.
Sources The Jerusalem Post
Centre-right estimate · not a score
The Jerusalem Post 🇮🇱IL · newspaper · independent Why Iran's new push for a deal to end the war appears to be stalling - analysis Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Jerusalem Post → What we have measured A count the body does not carry the headline says eight countries; the sentence names seven foreign ministers ×1Actor framing The Gulf ministers are the ones acting. Iran is the party they meet. ×1Actor generalised The headline has 'Baghdad' celebrating. The photo caption says the crowd is supporters of one armed group. ×1Actor named names the militias and calls the act 'desecration', in its own voice ×1 from 4111 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → The New York Times
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The New York Times 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent Iran Seeks U.S. Clarification After Trump Rejects Cease-Fire Proposal Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The New York Times → What we have measured Active and passive voice the ship is 'targeted' with no actor, one sentence before a named actor is given for the Saudi attack ×1Active vs passive voice Pike is named as the killer in the active voice; the botched execution has no actor named ×1Actor label Names the shooter by its backer, not by its own name. ×1Actor named Names the official and what the process did to Pike. ×1 from 3862 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → The Independent
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The Independent 🇬🇧UK · digital · independent Iran doubles down on Hormuz plan after Trump rejects peace plan Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Independent → What we have measured Accused party response Russia's side is reported as no comment. ×1A company statement about itself, taken as a "reveals" rather than "says", for a company's account of its own product ×1A count stated flat four crimes is given as a settled number in the headline, with no court, charge or jurisdiction attached ×1Actor named No actor named for the cut-short or for the clashes ×1 from 20313 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → IRNA (Islamic Republic News Agency)
State / loyalist estimate · not a score
IRNA (Islamic Republic News Agency) 🇮🇷IR · state agency · state-controlled عراقچی: در صورت انجام اقدام‌های مشخص از سوی آمریکا، آماده بازگشایی تنگه هرمز هستیم Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at IRNA (Islamic Republic News Agency) → What we have measured A contested word in the headline "illegal" is a Chinese spokesperson's characterisation, carried unmarked in the headline ×1A contested word taken as the report's own "illegal" appears in the headline without quotation marks or attribution to the speaker ×1Acted upon, never acting police are named as acting; whoever hoarded a billion toman of staples is not named at all ×1Actor label The Houthi-run authority is called Yemen's transport ministry. ×1 from 15038 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International)
Centre estimate · not a score
LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International) 🇱🇧LB · TV/radio · independent عراقجي لشبكة إن بي سي: مستعدون للتفاوض بقدر استعدادنا لمواجهة أي عدوان حتى وإن وصل الأمر إلى حرب مدمرة Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International) → What we have measured Active voice, actor named the Israeli army carried out the detonation ×1Actor framing Tehran calls the meeting. Iraq is the only other state named. ×1Actor left unnamed the strike in Iraqi waters has no one named as firing it — the source is "unknown" ×1Actor named names Israel as the one striking ×1 from 8159 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
Six reports in under two and a half hours, 27 September (UTC)Timeline
  1. 2026-09-2713:57 published time The Independent "Iran doubles down on Hormuz plan after Trump rejects peace plan"
  2. 2026-09-2713:59 published time Reuters Iran-US diplomacy leads its daily briefing
  3. 2026-09-2714:09 published time IRNA Araghchi: ready to reopen Hormuz if the US takes "specific actions"
  4. 2026-09-2714:11 published time LBCI Araghchi to NBC: ready to negotiate as much as to face aggression
  5. 2026-09-2714:12 published time New York Times "Iran Seeks U.S. Clarification After Trump Rejects Cease-Fire Proposal"
  6. 2026-09-2716:20 published time Jerusalem Post Analysis: Iran's push for a deal "appears to be stalling" seven-day ceasefire
Times are when each report was published.
Sources The Independent
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The Independent 🇬🇧UK · digital · independent Iran doubles down on Hormuz plan after Trump rejects peace plan Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Independent → What we have measured Accused party response Russia's side is reported as no comment. ×1A company statement about itself, taken as a "reveals" rather than "says", for a company's account of its own product ×1A count stated flat four crimes is given as a settled number in the headline, with no court, charge or jurisdiction attached ×1Actor named No actor named for the cut-short or for the clashes ×1 from 20313 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → Reuters
Centre estimate · not a score
Reuters 🇺🇸US · wire · independent Iran-US diplomacy, Brazil elections and Bentley's EV · no time published Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Reuters → What we have measured Actor named The attacker is the subject of an active verb for both the deaths and the damage ×1Actor named No actor named for who cancelled the flights ×1Agreement stated flat, source in a tail attribution moved after the dash ×1Announcement written as settled A social-media post becomes a future indicative: the conversion will happen ×1 from 13380 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → IRNA (Islamic Republic News Agency)
State / loyalist estimate · not a score
IRNA (Islamic Republic News Agency) 🇮🇷IR · state agency · state-controlled عراقچی: در صورت انجام اقدام‌های مشخص از سوی آمریکا، آماده بازگشایی تنگه هرمز هستیم Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at IRNA (Islamic Republic News Agency) → What we have measured A contested word in the headline "illegal" is a Chinese spokesperson's characterisation, carried unmarked in the headline ×1A contested word taken as the report's own "illegal" appears in the headline without quotation marks or attribution to the speaker ×1Acted upon, never acting police are named as acting; whoever hoarded a billion toman of staples is not named at all ×1Actor label The Houthi-run authority is called Yemen's transport ministry. ×1 from 15038 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International)
Centre estimate · not a score
LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International) 🇱🇧LB · TV/radio · independent عراقجي لشبكة إن بي سي: مستعدون للتفاوض بقدر استعدادنا لمواجهة أي عدوان حتى وإن وصل الأمر إلى حرب مدمرة Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International) → What we have measured Active voice, actor named the Israeli army carried out the detonation ×1Actor framing Tehran calls the meeting. Iraq is the only other state named. ×1Actor left unnamed the strike in Iraqi waters has no one named as firing it — the source is "unknown" ×1Actor named names Israel as the one striking ×1 from 8159 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → The New York Times
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The New York Times 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent Iran Seeks U.S. Clarification After Trump Rejects Cease-Fire Proposal Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The New York Times → What we have measured Active and passive voice the ship is 'targeted' with no actor, one sentence before a named actor is given for the Saudi attack ×1Active vs passive voice Pike is named as the killer in the active voice; the botched execution has no actor named ×1Actor label Names the shooter by its backer, not by its own name. ×1Actor named Names the official and what the process did to Pike. ×1 from 3862 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → The Jerusalem Post
Centre-right estimate · not a score
The Jerusalem Post 🇮🇱IL · newspaper · independent Why Iran's new push for a deal to end the war appears to be stalling - analysis Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Jerusalem Post → What we have measured A count the body does not carry the headline says eight countries; the sentence names seven foreign ministers ×1Actor framing The Gulf ministers are the ones acting. Iran is the party they meet. ×1Actor generalised The headline has 'Baghdad' celebrating. The photo caption says the crowd is supporters of one armed group. ×1Actor named names the militias and calls the act 'desecration', in its own voice ×1 from 4111 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
The bias in this coverageBias

One proposal, three names

The same Iranian offer is called a ceasefire plan, a peace plan and, by Iran's own minister, nothing new. Three reports carry the Iranian foreign minister's words. None of the reports we hold quotes a US official on why the plan was rejected, and one states Washington's motive in its own voice.

2 reports calling it a ceasefire proposal 1 reports calling it a peace plan 3 reports quoting Iran's foreign minister 0 reports quoting a US official on the rejection
Scored without the mastheads. Where the two passes differ, both are kept.
Sources The Jerusalem Post
Centre-right estimate · not a score
The Jerusalem Post 🇮🇱IL · newspaper · independent Why Iran's new push for a deal to end the war appears to be stalling - analysis Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Jerusalem Post → What we have measured A count the body does not carry the headline says eight countries; the sentence names seven foreign ministers ×1Actor framing The Gulf ministers are the ones acting. Iran is the party they meet. ×1Actor generalised The headline has 'Baghdad' celebrating. The photo caption says the crowd is supporters of one armed group. ×1Actor named names the militias and calls the act 'desecration', in its own voice ×1 from 4111 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → The New York Times
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The New York Times 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent Iran Seeks U.S. Clarification After Trump Rejects Cease-Fire Proposal Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The New York Times → What we have measured Active and passive voice the ship is 'targeted' with no actor, one sentence before a named actor is given for the Saudi attack ×1Active vs passive voice Pike is named as the killer in the active voice; the botched execution has no actor named ×1Actor label Names the shooter by its backer, not by its own name. ×1Actor named Names the official and what the process did to Pike. ×1 from 3862 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → The Independent
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The Independent 🇬🇧UK · digital · independent Iran doubles down on Hormuz plan after Trump rejects peace plan Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Independent → What we have measured Accused party response Russia's side is reported as no comment. ×1A company statement about itself, taken as a "reveals" rather than "says", for a company's account of its own product ×1A count stated flat four crimes is given as a settled number in the headline, with no court, charge or jurisdiction attached ×1Actor named No actor named for the cut-short or for the clashes ×1 from 20313 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → IRNA (Islamic Republic News Agency)
State / loyalist estimate · not a score
IRNA (Islamic Republic News Agency) 🇮🇷IR · state agency · state-controlled عراقچی: در صورت انجام اقدام‌های مشخص از سوی آمریکا، آماده بازگشایی تنگه هرمز هستیم Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at IRNA (Islamic Republic News Agency) → What we have measured A contested word in the headline "illegal" is a Chinese spokesperson's characterisation, carried unmarked in the headline ×1A contested word taken as the report's own "illegal" appears in the headline without quotation marks or attribution to the speaker ×1Acted upon, never acting police are named as acting; whoever hoarded a billion toman of staples is not named at all ×1Actor label The Houthi-run authority is called Yemen's transport ministry. ×1 from 15038 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International)
Centre estimate · not a score
LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International) 🇱🇧LB · TV/radio · independent عراقجي لشبكة إن بي سي: مستعدون للتفاوض بقدر استعدادنا لمواجهة أي عدوان حتى وإن وصل الأمر إلى حرب مدمرة Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International) → What we have measured Active voice, actor named the Israeli army carried out the detonation ×1Actor framing Tehran calls the meeting. Iraq is the only other state named. ×1Actor left unnamed the strike in Iraqi waters has no one named as firing it — the source is "unknown" ×1Actor named names Israel as the one striking ×1 from 8159 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → Reuters
Centre estimate · not a score
Reuters 🇺🇸US · wire · independent Iran-US diplomacy, Brazil elections and Bentley's EV · no time published Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Reuters → What we have measured Actor named The attacker is the subject of an active verb for both the deaths and the damage ×1Actor named No actor named for who cancelled the flights ×1Agreement stated flat, source in a tail attribution moved after the dash ×1Announcement written as settled A social-media post becomes a future indicative: the conversion will happen ×1 from 13380 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →

Claims and verdicts

No claims registered.

Who wrote it

S Seth J. Frantzman The Jerusalem Post
What the bias passes found in their reporting
Actor generalised The headline has 'Baghdad' celebrating. The photo caption says the crowd is supporters of one armed group.×1
Actor named names the militias and calls the act 'desecration', in its own voice×1
Asserted vs attributed Washington's motive is stated by the writer, hedged only by 'seems', with no US official quoted×1
Asserted vs attributed Baghdad's request for the US to return is stated as fact, with no source.×1
Claims we checked that rest on their reporting
1 disputed8 unverified2 true
From 119 reports we hold under this byline, at The Jerusalem Post. Two independent readings, each made without the masthead, a quote attached to every tag. A record, never a rating. Their full record →
E Erika Solomon The New York Times
What the bias passes found in their reporting
Evaluative framing an official's statement is cast as a 'rare admission'×1
Hedge on unnamed sources the central characterisation rests on analysts who are not named×1
Loaded verb Iranian official's statement framed as an 'admission'; the US is named as the actor behind the blockade×1
What is hedged an Iranian official's doubt that the no is final leads the report, attributed×1
Claims we checked that rest on their reporting
3 unverified1 true
From 11 reports we hold under this byline, at The New York Times. Two independent readings, each made without the masthead, a quote attached to every tag. A record, never a rating. Their full record →
T Trevor Hunnicutt The Independent
What the bias passes found in their reporting
Loaded verb Iran 'doubles down', and the proposal is called a peace plan where others call it a ceasefire×1
What the offer is called called a peace plan, and Iran is described with the loaded verb 'doubles down'×1
From 5 reports we hold under this byline, at The Independent, The Sydney Morning Herald. Two independent readings, each made without the masthead, a quote attached to every tag. A record, never a rating. Their full record →
The bylines on the reports this story is built from. Hover one for what our passes have measured on their reporting. · 3 reports we hold carry no byline — we do not invent one.

Coverage, outlet by outlet

The Jerusalem Post
Centre-right estimate · not a score
The Jerusalem Post 🇮🇱IL · newspaper · independent Why Iran's new push for a deal to end the war appears to be stalling - analysis Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Jerusalem Post → What we have measured A count the body does not carry the headline says eight countries; the sentence names seven foreign ministers ×1Actor framing The Gulf ministers are the ones acting. Iran is the party they meet. ×1Actor generalised The headline has 'Baghdad' celebrating. The photo caption says the crowd is supporters of one armed group. ×1Actor named names the militias and calls the act 'desecration', in its own voice ×1 from 4111 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → — independent
The only report to give a term: reopening Hormuz for a seven-day ceasefire. It says the US wants 'something more to show' for six months of war, and names no source for this.
Iran proposed a plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz for a seven-day ceasefire, but the US seems uninterested as it wants something more to show from six months of conflict.
Asserted vs attributed: Washington's motive is stated by the writer, hedged only by 'seems', with no US official quoted — “but the US seems uninterested as it wants something more to show from six months of conflict”
What the offer is called: called a ceasefire plan, limited to seven days — “Iran proposed a plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz for a seven-day ceasefire”
Motive asserted by writer: the writer states a US motive with no source attached — “the US seems uninterested as it wants something more to show from six months of conflict”
Read it at The Jerusalem Post → https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-909871
The New York Times
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The New York Times 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent Iran Seeks U.S. Clarification After Trump Rejects Cease-Fire Proposal Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The New York Times → What we have measured Active and passive voice the ship is 'targeted' with no actor, one sentence before a named actor is given for the Saudi attack ×1Active vs passive voice Pike is named as the killer in the active voice; the botched execution has no actor named ×1Actor label Names the shooter by its backer, not by its own name. ×1Actor named Names the official and what the process did to Pike. ×1 from 3862 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → — independent
Araghchi seeks clarification and says the no "might not be a final position".
Abbas Araghchi, Iran’s foreign minister, said a history of contradictory messaging meant that President Trump’s rebuff might not be a final position.
Whose account frames the rejection: Iran's foreign minister frames the rejection as possibly not final, in the first sentence — “a history of contradictory messaging meant that President Trump’s rejection might not be a final position”
What is hedged: an Iranian official's doubt that the no is final leads the report, attributed — “a history of contradictory messaging meant that President Trump’s rejection might not be a final position”
Read it at The New York Times → https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/world/middleeast/iran-trump-ceasefir…
LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International)
Centre estimate · not a score
LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International) 🇱🇧LB · TV/radio · independent عراقجي لشبكة إن بي سي: مستعدون للتفاوض بقدر استعدادنا لمواجهة أي عدوان حتى وإن وصل الأمر إلى حرب مدمرة Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International) → What we have measured Active voice, actor named the Israeli army carried out the detonation ×1Actor framing Tehran calls the meeting. Iraq is the only other state named. ×1Actor left unnamed the strike in Iraqi waters has no one named as firing it — the source is "unknown" ×1Actor named names Israel as the one striking ×1 from 8159 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → — independent
Leads with Araghchi telling NBC that Iran is as ready to negotiate as to face 'any aggression, even if it reaches a destructive war'.
What the headline leads with: the headline pairs readiness to negotiate with readiness for a 'destructive war' — “مستعدون للتفاوض بقدر استعدادنا لمواجهة أي عدوان حتى وإن وصل الأمر إلى حرب مدمرة”
Whose voice: headline is only Iran's minister, pairing readiness to talk with readiness to fight — “مستعدون للتفاوض بقدر استعدادنا لمواجهة أي عدوان حتى وإن وصل الأمر إلى حرب مدمرة”
Read it at LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International) → https://www.lbcgroup.tv/news/latest-news/959981/title/ar?src=rss&utm_so…
IRNA (Islamic Republic News Agency)
State / loyalist estimate · not a score
IRNA (Islamic Republic News Agency) 🇮🇷IR · state agency · state-controlled عراقچی: در صورت انجام اقدام‌های مشخص از سوی آمریکا، آماده بازگشایی تنگه هرمز هستیم Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at IRNA (Islamic Republic News Agency) → What we have measured A contested word in the headline "illegal" is a Chinese spokesperson's characterisation, carried unmarked in the headline ×1A contested word taken as the report's own "illegal" appears in the headline without quotation marks or attribution to the speaker ×1Acted upon, never acting police are named as acting; whoever hoarded a billion toman of staples is not named at all ×1Actor label The Houthi-run authority is called Yemen's transport ministry. ×1 from 15038 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → — state-controlled
Iran's state news agency: Araghchi says Iran is ready to reopen the strait if the US takes 'specific actions', and 'these are not new things'.
تهران- ایرنا- سید عباس عراقچی، وزیر امور خارجه کشورمان در گفت و گو با یک رسانه آمریکایی اعلام کرد که ایران آماده بازگشایی تنگه هرمز است اگر اقدام‌های مشخصی از سوی آمریکا انجام شود و این‌ها چیزهای جدیدی نیستند.
Whose voice: conditional offer, framed by the minister as nothing new — “ایران آماده بازگشایی تنگه هرمز است اگر اقدام‌های مشخصی از سوی آمریکا انجام شود و این‌ها چیزهای جدیدی نیستند”
Whose voice: quotes Iran's foreign minister saying the conditions are not new — “و این‌ها چیزهای جدیدی نیستند”
Read it at IRNA (Islamic Republic News Agency) → https://www.irna.ir/news/86276289/%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%82%DA%86%DB%8C-…
Reuters
Centre estimate · not a score
Reuters 🇺🇸US · wire · independent Iran-US diplomacy, Brazil elections and Bentley's EV · no time published Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Reuters → What we have measured Actor named The attacker is the subject of an active verb for both the deaths and the damage ×1Actor named No actor named for who cancelled the flights ×1Agreement stated flat, source in a tail attribution moved after the dash ×1Announcement written as settled A social-media post becomes a future indicative: the conversion will happen ×1 from 13380 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → — independent
Read it at Reuters → https://www.reuters.com/podcasts/iran-us-diplomacy-brazil-elections-ben…
The Independent
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The Independent 🇬🇧UK · digital · independent Iran doubles down on Hormuz plan after Trump rejects peace plan Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Independent → What we have measured Accused party response Russia's side is reported as no comment. ×1A company statement about itself, taken as a "reveals" rather than "says", for a company's account of its own product ×1A count stated flat four crimes is given as a settled number in the headline, with no court, charge or jurisdiction attached ×1Actor named No actor named for the cut-short or for the clashes ×1 from 20313 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → — independent
The only report to call it a 'peace plan'. It says Iran 'doubles down' after the rejection. We hold only its headline.
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Loaded verb: Iran 'doubles down', and the proposal is called a peace plan where others call it a ceasefire — “Iran doubles down on Hormuz plan after Trump rejects peace plan”
What the offer is called: called a peace plan, and Iran is described with the loaded verb 'doubles down' — “Iran doubles down on Hormuz plan after Trump rejects peace plan”
Read it at The Independent → https://www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/news/iran-trump-rejects-peace-pl…
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International Criminal Court
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International Criminal Court INT · official record · intergovernmental body No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Nothing scored yet. We do not carry a rating for any outlet — only what we have measured from published text. Outlet profile in The AI Times → UN News
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UN News INT · official record · intergovernmental body No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Actors named Names both vetoing states and the sponsor, and says what the draft would have created ×1Asserted versus attributed share of women and children among the dead given with no source ×1Asserted vs attributed Israel named as acting, stated in the report's own voice ×1Asymmetric verb The Iranian government's crimes are 'confirmed'. The US finding is only 'reasonable grounds'. The two findings are weighted differently in one sentence. ×1 from 439 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
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International Court of Justice
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International Court of Justice INT · official record · intergovernmental body No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Nothing scored yet. We do not carry a rating for any outlet — only what we have measured from published text. Outlet profile in The AI Times →
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