Jerusalem Post: Pezeshkian says Iran 'no longer trusts' US talks; Shargh: he asks only that the US 'return to the memorandum'

Three reports, three different leads. We hold three reports on Masoud Pezeshkian's week at the UN. The same speaker comes out differently in each one.

Outlet	What it leads with	Verb for the president
The Jerusalem Post (Israel)	Tehran 'no longer trusts' talks; Washington 'miscalculated' Iran	'says', then 'claims'
Shargh (Iran)	To Al Jazeera: 'We want nothing; we only want America to return to that same memorandum'	'said'
IRNA (Iran, state agency)	A Yazd MP calls the speech 'the cry of the Iranian nation'	none: it quotes praise of him

Hormuz. The Jerusalem Post says Pezeshkian blamed the US for the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. It adds that he argued regional security should come only through 'cooperation among its countries'. We hold only the opening lines of the Shargh and IRNA reports, and those lines do not mention the strait.

The quote in the headline. The Jerusalem Post's headline says Tehran 'no longer trusts' talks. The text we hold does not quote him saying that sentence.

No US reply. None of the three reports quotes a US official.

What is not settled - Whether Pezeshkian said 'no longer trusts', or whether that is the paper's wording. - Which memorandum he means. Shargh does not say in the lines we hold. - Whether Washington has answered him. We hold no US response.

What this is about. Iran's president used the annual United Nations meeting in New York to set out his terms for dealing with the United States.

How it got here. Iran and the United States have had no diplomatic relations since the 1979 revolution and the US embassy hostage crisis. In 2015 Iran agreed a nuclear deal with world powers, which limited its nuclear programme in exchange for sanctions relief. The United States withdrew from that deal in 2018 and brought back sanctions. Iran then expanded its programme. Since the Gaza war that followed the attacks of 7 October 2023, Iran and Israel have moved from a shadow conflict to direct exchanges of fire. In June 2025 Israel struck Iran, Iran fired back, and the United States bombed Iranian nuclear sites. Talks between Tehran and Washington have started and stalled several times.

The actors. Masoud Pezeshkian has been Iran's president since July 2024. He was elected as a reformist promising engagement with the West. In Iran the Supreme Leader, not the president, has the final word on foreign and nuclear policy. The United States is the main party imposing sanctions on Iran. Israel regards Iran's nuclear programme as a threat to its existence.

The strait. The Strait of Hormuz is the narrow sea passage between Iran and Oman. It links the Gulf oil and gas producers to the open ocean. A closure hits energy prices far beyond the region. The Jerusalem Post describes the strait as closed. We hold no report that says who closed it or when, except Pezeshkian's charge that the US is to blame.

What is at stake. A return to agreed terms could reopen talks and ease the standoff in the Gulf. A breakdown leaves the strait, and the sanctions, where they are.

Where it stands. Pezeshkian addressed the 81st General Assembly on 23 September 2026, according to a Reuters caption carried by the Jerusalem Post. We hold no US response.

The story so far

Earlier stories The AI Times filed on this thread.

What is being argued about

Whether Iran still trusts talks with the United States
Who is to blame for the closure of the Strait of Hormuz
Pezeshkian's demand that the US return to a memorandum
How Israeli and Iranian outlets frame the same speaker

One president, three leadsSide by side

Outlet	What it leads with	Verb for Pezeshkian	Mentions Hormuz?	Quotes a US reply?
The Jerusalem Post	Tehran 'no longer trusts' talks; blames the US for the Hormuz closure	'says', then 'claims'	Yes	No
Shargh	'We want nothing; we only want America to return to that same memorandum'	'said'	Not in the lines we hold	No
IRNA	Yazd MP: the speech was 'the cry of the Iranian nation'	none: praise from an MP	Not in the lines we hold	No

The Shargh and IRNA reports are held only in their opening lines.

Sources

The Jerusalem Post

Shargh

IRNA (Islamic Republic News Agency)

Claims and verdicts

unverified Masoud Pezeshkian said Tehran 'no longer trusts' talks with the United States.

The phrase appears only in the Jerusalem Post's headline, and its text does not quote the sentence. Shargh reports Pezeshkian asking the US to return to the memorandum of understanding, which is a different statement.

Checked against 2 sources:

The Jerusalem Post

Shargh

unverified Pezeshkian blamed the United States for the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.

Only the Jerusalem Post reports this. The Shargh and IRNA reports we hold do not mention Hormuz.

Checked against 1 source:

The Jerusalem Post

unverified Pezeshkian told Al Jazeera that Iran wants nothing except for the US to return to the memorandum of understanding.

Only Shargh carries this quote. No other report we hold covers the interview.

Checked against 1 source:

Shargh

Who wrote it

3 reports we hold carry no byline — we do not invent one.

Coverage, outlet by outlet

The Jerusalem Post — independent

Pezeshkian says Tehran 'no longer trusts' talks with US, claims Washington 'miscalculated' Iran

The only report that mentions Hormuz: it says Pezeshkian blamed the US for the strait's closure and called for security through 'cooperation among its countries'. Its headline says he 'claims' Washington 'miscalculated'

The Iranian president argued that security in the region should only come through "cooperation among its countries,” blaming the US for the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.

Verb of doubt: The headline uses 'says' for trust in talks and 'claims' for the charge against Washington — “claims Washington 'miscalculated' Iran”

Attribution: Blame for closing the strait is attributed to Pezeshkian, not stated — “blaming the US for the closure of the Strait of Hormuz”

Verb of attribution: the headline gives Pezeshkian 'says' for his distrust, then 'claims' for his charge against Washington — “claims Washington 'miscalculated' Iran”

Who is named as acting: reports his charge that the US closed the strait as blame, without a US reply — “blaming the US for the closure of the Strait of Hormuz”

Read it at The Jerusalem Post → https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-909772

IRNA (Islamic Republic News Agency) — state-controlled

نماینده یزد: سخنرانی پزشکیان در سازمان ملل، فریاد ملت ایران بود + فیلم

The only reaction quoted: the MP for Yazd and Ashkezar says the speech was 'the cry of the Iranian nation' and that Pezeshkian defended its rights well.

یزد _ ایرنا _ نماینده مردم یزد و اشکذر در مجلس شورای اسلامی گفت: سخنرانی رئیس‌جمهور در مجمع عمومی سازمان ملل متحد، بیانگر درد دل و فریاد به‌پاخواسته ملت ایران بود و پزشکیان به خوبی از حقوق و منافع ملت دفاع کرد.

Whose voice: The only voice is an Iranian MP praising the speech. No critic is quoted. — “بیانگر درد دل و فریاد به‌پاخواسته ملت ایران بود”

Whose voice is quoted: the only reaction quoted is praise from an Iranian member of parliament — “فریاد به‌پاخواسته ملت ایران بود”

Read it at IRNA (Islamic Republic News Agency) → https://www.irna.ir/news/86275231/%D9%86%D9%85%D8%A7%DB%8C%D9%86%D8%AF%…

Shargh — independent

پزشکیان در گفت‌وگو با الجزیره: آمریکا به تفاهم نامه بازگردد

The only report on his Al Jazeera interview: 'We want nothing; we only want America to return to that same memorandum.'

سیاست ۴ مهر ۱۴۰۵ ۱۷:۳۷ پزشکیان در گفت‌وگو با الجزیره: آمریکا به تفاهم نامه بازگردد رئیس جمهوری گفت: ما چیزی نمی‌خواهیم؛ فقط می‌خواهیم آمریکا به همان تفاهم‌نامه برگردد. به گزارش گروه رسانه‌ای شرق، مسعود پزشکیان، رئیس جمهور در گفت‌وگو با الجزایر، در پاسخ به این پرسش که آیا معتقدید باید به توافق ۶۰ روزه با آمریکا بازگردید یا شرایط و موضوعات مورد مذاکره تغییر کرده است، گفت: ما چیزی نمی‌خواهیم؛ فقط می‌خواهیم به همان تفاهم‌نامه برگردند و به آن پایبند باشند. چیزی خارج از قوانین بین‌المللی نمی‌خواهیم و اقدامی خلاف این قوانین انجام نمی‌دهیم، به شرط اینکه آنها هم برخلاف قوانین بین‌المللی با ما رفتار نکن

Whose voice: Quotes the president's demand without comment — “ما چیزی نمی‌خواهیم؛ فقط می‌خواهیم آمریکا به همان تفاهم‌نامه برگردد”

Asserted versus attributed: the president's line is carried with a plain 'said' and no counterpoint — “ما چیزی نمی‌خواهیم؛ فقط می‌خواهیم آمریکا به همان تفاهم‌نامه برگردد”

Read it at Shargh → https://www.sharghdaily.com/fa/tiny/news-1130642

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Jerusalem Post: Pezeshkian says Iran 'no longer trusts' US talks; Shargh: he asks only that the US 'return to the memorandum'

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