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The Hill says Trump expects bombing to resume after the midterms; The New York Times says he would not say

Trump said on Saturday that he had turned down Iran's offer to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Five outlets give the offer four different names. They also disagree on whether US strikes come back after the November elections.

Trump confirms he rejected Iran’s peace proposal
Trump confirms he rejected Iran’s peace proposal as published by Washington Examiner · seen at Washington Examiner
United States United States Iran

What happened. On Saturday, 26 September, Trump said he had rejected an offer from Iran. Three outlets quote him, each in different words: "I'm rejecting their deal" (The Hill), "They made a proposal, but I rejected it" (Washington Examiner), and that the deal was not "acceptable" (The New York Times).

Who broke it. The Wall Street Journal reported it first. CNBC and Reuters name the Journal as their source in their headlines. We do not hold the Journal's report.

Five outlets, one offer

Outlet What it calls the offer Strikes after the midterms
The New York Times cease-fire proposal to reopen Hormuz Trump "demurred"
The Hill seven-day proposal to reopen Hormuz and enter a ceasefire "is considering" them; headline says "expects bombing to resume"
Washington Examiner peace proposal; a ceasefire proposal "from the Islamic regime" not raised
CNBC conditional ceasefire proposal not in the text we hold
Reuters proposal to open Hormuz and end the fighting not in the text we hold

Only one side is heard. Two reports quote Trump directly. No report we hold quotes an Iranian official.

What is not settled - What Iran offered. Only CNBC calls it conditional, and it does not say what the conditions were. We hold neither Iran's text nor the Journal's report. - How long it ran. Only The Hill says seven days. - What comes next. The Hill's headline credits an unnamed report, and its body gives no source. The Times says Trump would not answer.

What this is about. The United States and Iran are at war. The US president has just turned down an Iranian offer to end the fighting and reopen a key shipping lane.

How it got here. The US and Iran have been adversaries since 1979. That year a revolution brought Iran's Islamic Republic to power, and the US embassy in Tehran was seized. In 2015 Iran agreed with world powers to limit its nuclear programme in return for sanctions relief. In 2018, in his first term, Trump took the US out of that deal and reimposed sanctions. Hamas attacked Israel on 7 October 2023, and war in Gaza followed. After that, Israel and Iran moved from a shadow conflict to direct strikes on each other. In June 2025 the US joined in and bombed Iranian nuclear sites. The reports we hold do not say when or how the current round of fighting began.

The strait. The Strait of Hormuz is the narrow sea passage between Iran and Oman. It is the only sea route in and out of the Persian Gulf. Oil and gas from Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Kuwait, Qatar and the UAE pass through it. The reports speak of "reopening" it, so it is now closed to normal traffic.

Who is involved. Trump, as president, commands US forces and decides whether strikes go ahead. Iran's government made the offer. CNBC reports that a Saudi-led coalition was intercepting projectiles the same day. It does not say who fired them.

What is at stake. If a deal is accepted, the strait reopens and the fighting pauses. The rejection keeps the strait closed and leaves renewed US strikes possible.

Where it stands. The US midterm elections, which decide control of Congress, are on 3 November. The outlets disagree on whether strikes resume after them. Reuters reports that Iran is waiting for the next US move.

What is being argued about

  • What Iran actually offered: a ceasefire, a peace plan, or a seven-day plan
  • Whether Trump plans to restart strikes after the 3 November midterms
  • Whose account the reporting rests on: Trump's own words or the Wall Street Journal
  • No Iranian official is quoted in any report
One offer, four names, and two answers on what comes nextSide by side
OutletWhat it calls the offerSource for the rejectionStrikes after the midterms
The New York TimesCease-fire proposal to reopen HormuzTrump's remarksTrump "demurred"
The HillSeven-day proposal to reopen Hormuz and enter a ceasefireTrump: "I'm rejecting their deal""is considering" them; headline credits a report
Washington ExaminerPeace proposalTrump: "They made a proposal, but I rejected it"Not raised
CNBCConditional ceasefire proposalWall Street JournalNot in the text we hold
ReutersProposal to open Hormuz and end fightingWall Street JournalNot in the text we hold
For CNBC and Reuters we hold only the headline and a short summary.
Sources The New York Times
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The New York Times 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent Trump Rejects Iran’s Cease-Fire Proposal to Reopen Strait of Hormuz 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 Hill
Centre estimate · not a score
The Hill 🇺🇸US · digital · independent Trump rejects Iran’s 7-day plan to end war, expects bombing to resume post-midterms: Report Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Hill → What we have measured Accusation attributed the word lying is placed in a named politician's mouth, not the outlet's ×1Actor named No actor named for who kept reporters out ×1Actor named No actor named for who let reporters back in ×1Actor named Names the state as the one that carried out the execution. ×1 from 4315 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → Washington Examiner
Right estimate · not a score
Washington Examiner 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent Trump confirms he rejected Iran’s peace proposal Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Washington Examiner → What we have measured Accusation printed unanswered a named candidate is accused of responsibility for murders, with no response carried ×1Accused named Names one accused student, citing the lawsuit; no other report we hold names any of the accused ×1Accused named Names each person charged and gives their nationality. None of the defendants is quoted. ×1Accused named Names one accused student from the civil filing and attributes the claim to the lawsuit ×1 from 3435 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → CNBC
Centre estimate · not a score
CNBC 🇺🇸US · TV/radio · independent Trump rejects Iran's conditional ceasefire proposal, WSJ reports, as Saudi coalition intercepts projectiles Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at CNBC → What we have measured Accepted term 'refund' used without quotation marks ×1Asserted versus attributed gives the motive as fact, not as Trump's stated reason ×1Attackers named as proxies the attackers are named only through their backer, Iran ×1Attacks named but not counted The report names the attackers. 'Escalating' comes with no count of attacks or damage. ×1 from 2886 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → Reuters
Centre estimate · not a score
Reuters 🇺🇸US · wire · independent Iran awaits US move after WSJ report says Trump rejects peace plan · 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 →
Saturday, 26 September: from a newspaper report to Trump's own wordsTimeline
  1. 2026-09-2602:14 published time of the report, UTC Reuters Iran awaits US move after the Wall Street Journal reports Trump rejected the plancredits the Journal
  2. 2026-09-2612:39 published time of the report, UTC CNBC Trump rejects Iran's conditional ceasefire proposalcredits the Journal
  3. 2026-09-26— no time published; reported as Saturday morning Trump Tells reporters at the White House he rejected the dealquoted by The Hill and the Washington Examiner
  4. 2026-09-2613:33 published time of the report, UTC The Hill Seven-day plan rejected; strikes after the midterms under considerationheadline credits a report
  5. 2026-09-2614:30 published time of the report, UTC Washington Examiner Trump confirms he rejected Iran's peace proposalTrump's own words
  6. 2026-09-2616:30 published time of the report, UTC The New York Times Trump says the deal is not acceptable and will not say whether strikes restartTrump's own words
Times are when each outlet published, in UTC.
Sources Reuters
Centre estimate · not a score
Reuters 🇺🇸US · wire · independent Iran awaits US move after WSJ report says Trump rejects peace plan · 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 → CNBC
Centre estimate · not a score
CNBC 🇺🇸US · TV/radio · independent Trump rejects Iran's conditional ceasefire proposal, WSJ reports, as Saudi coalition intercepts projectiles Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at CNBC → What we have measured Accepted term 'refund' used without quotation marks ×1Asserted versus attributed gives the motive as fact, not as Trump's stated reason ×1Attackers named as proxies the attackers are named only through their backer, Iran ×1Attacks named but not counted The report names the attackers. 'Escalating' comes with no count of attacks or damage. ×1 from 2886 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → The Hill
Centre estimate · not a score
The Hill 🇺🇸US · digital · independent Trump rejects Iran’s 7-day plan to end war, expects bombing to resume post-midterms: Report Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Hill → What we have measured Accusation attributed the word lying is placed in a named politician's mouth, not the outlet's ×1Actor named No actor named for who kept reporters out ×1Actor named No actor named for who let reporters back in ×1Actor named Names the state as the one that carried out the execution. ×1 from 4315 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → Washington Examiner
Right estimate · not a score
Washington Examiner 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent Trump confirms he rejected Iran’s peace proposal Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Washington Examiner → What we have measured Accusation printed unanswered a named candidate is accused of responsibility for murders, with no response carried ×1Accused named Names one accused student, citing the lawsuit; no other report we hold names any of the accused ×1Accused named Names each person charged and gives their nationality. None of the defendants is quoted. ×1Accused named Names one accused student from the civil filing and attributes the claim to the lawsuit ×1 from 3435 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 Trump Rejects Iran’s Cease-Fire Proposal to Reopen Strait of Hormuz 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 bias in this coverageBias

One proposal, four names

The reports call the same offer a ceasefire proposal, a peace plan, a seven-day plan or a proposal to open Hormuz. Only one says the offer was conditional. None of the texts we hold spells out what Iran actually offered.

2 reports calling it a ceasefire proposal 2 reports calling it a peace proposal or plan 1 reports calling it a seven-day plan 1 reports describing it as opening Hormuz and ending the fighting

Whose voice carries the story

Two reports quote Trump directly. None of the texts we hold quotes an Iranian official. On strikes after the midterms, one report says Trump would not answer and another says flatly that he is considering them.

2 reports quoting Trump directly 0 reports quoting any Iranian voice 1 reports stating resumed strikes are under consideration 1 reports saying Trump would not say
Scored without the mastheads. Where the two passes differ, both are kept.
Sources The New York Times
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The New York Times 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent Trump Rejects Iran’s Cease-Fire Proposal to Reopen Strait of Hormuz 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 Hill
Centre estimate · not a score
The Hill 🇺🇸US · digital · independent Trump rejects Iran’s 7-day plan to end war, expects bombing to resume post-midterms: Report Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Hill → What we have measured Accusation attributed the word lying is placed in a named politician's mouth, not the outlet's ×1Actor named No actor named for who kept reporters out ×1Actor named No actor named for who let reporters back in ×1Actor named Names the state as the one that carried out the execution. ×1 from 4315 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → Washington Examiner
Right estimate · not a score
Washington Examiner 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent Trump confirms he rejected Iran’s peace proposal Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Washington Examiner → What we have measured Accusation printed unanswered a named candidate is accused of responsibility for murders, with no response carried ×1Accused named Names one accused student, citing the lawsuit; no other report we hold names any of the accused ×1Accused named Names each person charged and gives their nationality. None of the defendants is quoted. ×1Accused named Names one accused student from the civil filing and attributes the claim to the lawsuit ×1 from 3435 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → CNBC
Centre estimate · not a score
CNBC 🇺🇸US · TV/radio · independent Trump rejects Iran's conditional ceasefire proposal, WSJ reports, as Saudi coalition intercepts projectiles Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at CNBC → What we have measured Accepted term 'refund' used without quotation marks ×1Asserted versus attributed gives the motive as fact, not as Trump's stated reason ×1Attackers named as proxies the attackers are named only through their backer, Iran ×1Attacks named but not counted The report names the attackers. 'Escalating' comes with no count of attacks or damage. ×1 from 2886 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → Reuters
Centre estimate · not a score
Reuters 🇺🇸US · wire · independent Iran awaits US move after WSJ report says Trump rejects peace plan · 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 → Reuters
Centre estimate · not a score
Reuters 🇺🇸US · wire · independent Trump rechaza la propuesta iraní de abrir el estrecho de Ormuz y poner fin a los combates · 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

true Trump said publicly on Saturday that he had rejected Iran's proposal.
The Hill quotes him telling reporters at the White House "I'm rejecting their deal", and the Washington Examiner quotes "They made a proposal, but I rejected it". The New York Times reports that he said the deal was not "acceptable", so three outlets quote his remarks in different words.
Checked against 3 sources:
The Hill
Centre estimate · not a score
The Hill 🇺🇸US · digital · independent Trump rejects Iran’s 7-day plan to end war, expects bombing to resume post-midterms: Report Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Hill → What we have measured Accusation attributed the word lying is placed in a named politician's mouth, not the outlet's ×1Actor named No actor named for who kept reporters out ×1Actor named No actor named for who let reporters back in ×1Actor named Names the state as the one that carried out the execution. ×1 from 4315 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → Washington Examiner
Right estimate · not a score
Washington Examiner 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent Trump confirms he rejected Iran’s peace proposal Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Washington Examiner → What we have measured Accusation printed unanswered a named candidate is accused of responsibility for murders, with no response carried ×1Accused named Names one accused student, citing the lawsuit; no other report we hold names any of the accused ×1Accused named Names each person charged and gives their nationality. None of the defendants is quoted. ×1Accused named Names one accused student from the civil filing and attributes the claim to the lawsuit ×1 from 3435 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 Trump Rejects Iran’s Cease-Fire Proposal to Reopen Strait of Hormuz 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 →
unverified Iran's proposal was a seven-day plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and enter a ceasefire.
Only The Hill describes it as a seven-day plan; the New York Times calls it a cease-fire proposal, CNBC a conditional ceasefire proposal and the Washington Examiner a peace proposal. The first account came from the Wall Street Journal, and we hold neither its report nor Iran's text.
Checked against 4 sources:
The Hill
Centre estimate · not a score
The Hill 🇺🇸US · digital · independent Trump rejects Iran’s 7-day plan to end war, expects bombing to resume post-midterms: Report Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Hill → What we have measured Accusation attributed the word lying is placed in a named politician's mouth, not the outlet's ×1Actor named No actor named for who kept reporters out ×1Actor named No actor named for who let reporters back in ×1Actor named Names the state as the one that carried out the execution. ×1 from 4315 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 Trump Rejects Iran’s Cease-Fire Proposal to Reopen Strait of Hormuz 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 → CNBC
Centre estimate · not a score
CNBC 🇺🇸US · TV/radio · independent Trump rejects Iran's conditional ceasefire proposal, WSJ reports, as Saudi coalition intercepts projectiles Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at CNBC → What we have measured Accepted term 'refund' used without quotation marks ×1Asserted versus attributed gives the motive as fact, not as Trump's stated reason ×1Attackers named as proxies the attackers are named only through their backer, Iran ×1Attacks named but not counted The report names the attackers. 'Escalating' comes with no count of attacks or damage. ×1 from 2886 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → Washington Examiner
Right estimate · not a score
Washington Examiner 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent Trump confirms he rejected Iran’s peace proposal Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Washington Examiner → What we have measured Accusation printed unanswered a named candidate is accused of responsibility for murders, with no response carried ×1Accused named Names one accused student, citing the lawsuit; no other report we hold names any of the accused ×1Accused named Names each person charged and gives their nationality. None of the defendants is quoted. ×1Accused named Names one accused student from the civil filing and attributes the claim to the lawsuit ×1 from 3435 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
unverified Trump expects military strikes on Iran to resume after the November midterm elections.
The Hill's headline says so, citing a report, and its text says only that he is considering renewed strikes. The New York Times says Trump himself declined to say whether he would restart strikes after the midterms.
Checked against 2 sources:
The Hill
Centre estimate · not a score
The Hill 🇺🇸US · digital · independent Trump rejects Iran’s 7-day plan to end war, expects bombing to resume post-midterms: Report Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Hill → What we have measured Accusation attributed the word lying is placed in a named politician's mouth, not the outlet's ×1Actor named No actor named for who kept reporters out ×1Actor named No actor named for who let reporters back in ×1Actor named Names the state as the one that carried out the execution. ×1 from 4315 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 Trump Rejects Iran’s Cease-Fire Proposal to Reopen Strait of Hormuz 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 →

Who wrote it

Z Zolan Kanno-Youngs The New York Times
What the bias passes found in their reporting
Asserted versus attributed intent to sow doubt is stated as fact, with no source given×1
Comparison drawn in the report's own voice The report supplies the pattern itself — that the same national security reason was given for the ballroom — rather than quoting anyone drawing it×1
Context supplied the only report that states the standing US position and dates the peace deal×1
Framed as a pattern the security reason presented as a repeat of the ballroom justification×1
Claims we checked that rest on their reporting
1 misleading4 unverified3 true
From 23 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 →
M Molly Parks Washington Examiner
What the bias passes found in their reporting
Accused response minimised Saudi Arabia's denial gets a four-word clause and no quote×1
Asserted versus attributed the administration's description of the museums is quoted and left standing×1
Contested incident stated flat an unverified rogue-model episode is written as settled fact, attributed to nobody×1
Denial placement The Saudi denial gets one subordinate clause, far down the report, after long quotes from Strada.×1
Claims we checked that rest on their reporting
1 misleading2 disputed5 unverified5 true
From 166 reports we hold under this byline, at Washington Examiner. Two independent readings, each made without the masthead, a quote attached to every tag. A record, never a rating. Their full record →
F Finya Swai The Hill
What the bias passes found in their reporting
Asserted, not attributed 'going rogue' stated as the report's own verdict×1
Cost figure chosen $1.3 trillion, put in the mouths of critics by the interviewer×1
Figure attributed the count of ships hit is sourced to Iran inside the sentence×1
Headline versus body the headline says attempts; the body says it accessed the sites, then says it was unsuccessful×1
Claims we checked that rest on their reporting
1 disputed9 unverified8 true
From 152 reports we hold under this byline, at The Hill. Two independent readings, each made without the masthead, a quote attached to every tag. A record, never a rating. Their full record →
A Azhar Sukri CNBC
What the bias passes found in their reporting
Juxtaposition The Riyadh fire is placed beside a Pakistan–Iran exchange on energy, which puts Iran in the frame without saying Iran was involved×1
Juxtaposition Places Iran next to the Riyadh fire without saying the two are linked×1
No actor named Smoke and flames with no source or actor named×1
No actor named Passive voice, with no one named as acting×1
Claims we checked that rest on their reporting
7 unverified3 true
From 16 reports we hold under this byline, at CNBC. 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. · 2 reports we hold carry no byline — we do not invent one.

Coverage, outlet by outlet

The New York Times
Centre-left estimate · not a score
The New York Times 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent Trump Rejects Iran’s Cease-Fire Proposal to Reopen Strait of Hormuz 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
Trump's own word, "not acceptable", and that he demurred on restarting strikes after the midterms.
The president said the deal was not “acceptable” and demurred on whether he would restart military strikes after the midterm elections.
What is left open: names the President's evasion on resuming strikes and ties it to the midterm calendar — “demurred on whether he would restart military strikes after the midterm elections”
Whose voice explains the rejection: the president's own word, quoted; the offer's terms are not given — “The president said the deal was not “acceptable””
Read it at The New York Times → https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/26/us/politics/trump-iran-hormuz-strait…
Reuters
Centre estimate · not a score
Reuters 🇺🇸US · wire · independent Trump rechaza la propuesta iraní de abrir el estrecho de Ormuz y poner fin a los combates · 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/es/mundo/A4NVQJBJT5OPTD7PWSIDIFZTVE-2026-09-26/
Washington Examiner
Right estimate · not a score
Washington Examiner 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent Trump confirms he rejected Iran’s peace proposal Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Washington Examiner → What we have measured Accusation printed unanswered a named candidate is accused of responsibility for murders, with no response carried ×1Accused named Names one accused student, citing the lawsuit; no other report we hold names any of the accused ×1Accused named Names each person charged and gives their nationality. None of the defendants is quoted. ×1Accused named Names one accused student from the civil filing and attributes the claim to the lawsuit ×1 from 3435 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → — independent
Says Trump confirmed the rejection after the Journal's report, quoting "They made a proposal, but I rejected it". Calls Iran's government "the Islamic regime".
President Donald Trump confirmed that he rejected a peace proposal from Iranian negotiators on Saturday, after reports circulated about him shutting down a ceasefire proposal from the Islamic regime. “They made a proposal, but I rejected it,” Trump told reporters on Saturday morning. Recommended Stories Trump confirms he rejected Iran’s peace proposal Iran says Hormuz deal up to US as reports signal Trump wants to resume bombing after midterms Trump takes a red-state swing as GOP split on whether those states are in play Trump’s confirmation came after the Wall Street Journal reported that Tru
Label for Iran's government: loaded label: 'regime' — “a ceasefire proposal from the Islamic regime”
Label for Iran's government: loaded label: 'the Islamic regime' where other reports say 'Iran' — “a ceasefire proposal from the Islamic regime”
Read it at Washington Examiner → https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house/4744065/trump-confi…
The Hill
Centre estimate · not a score
The Hill 🇺🇸US · digital · independent Trump rejects Iran’s 7-day plan to end war, expects bombing to resume post-midterms: Report Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at The Hill → What we have measured Accusation attributed the word lying is placed in a named politician's mouth, not the outlet's ×1Actor named No actor named for who kept reporters out ×1Actor named No actor named for who let reporters back in ×1Actor named Names the state as the one that carried out the execution. ×1 from 4315 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → — independent
The only report to call it a seven-day plan, and the only one to say Trump is considering strikes after the midterms. It quotes "I'm rejecting their deal".
President Trump privately rejected Iran’s seven-day proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and enter a ceasefire and is considering renewed military strikes against the country after the midterm elections in November. According to a report from the Wall Street Journal citing U.S. officials, the president is skeptical over Iran’s ability to honor its end…
Hedge on resumed strikes: stated flat in the body; the headline hangs it on an unnamed report — “is considering renewed military strikes against the country after the midterm elections in November”
Hedge on resumed strikes: stated flat in body; the headline carries the only attribution — “is considering renewed military strikes against the country after the midterm elections in November”
Whose voice is quoted: Trump quoted directly; no Iranian voice in any report — “"I’m rejecting their deal."”
Read it at The Hill → https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/6113000-trump-iran-proposal…
CNBC
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CNBC 🇺🇸US · TV/radio · independent Trump rejects Iran's conditional ceasefire proposal, WSJ reports, as Saudi coalition intercepts projectiles Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at CNBC → What we have measured Accepted term 'refund' used without quotation marks ×1Asserted versus attributed gives the motive as fact, not as Trump's stated reason ×1Attackers named as proxies the attackers are named only through their backer, Iran ×1Attacks named but not counted The report names the attackers. 'Escalating' comes with no count of attacks or damage. ×1 from 2886 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → — independent
The only report to call the offer conditional. Adds that a Saudi coalition was intercepting projectiles, without saying who fired them.
What the proposal is called: 'conditional', a qualifier no other report uses — “Trump rejects Iran's conditional ceasefire proposal”
Who is named as acting: interceptor named; whoever fired the projectiles is not — “as Saudi coalition intercepts projectiles”
What the proposal is called: 'conditional ceasefire', the only report to say it had conditions — “Trump rejects Iran's conditional ceasefire proposal”
Read it at CNBC → https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/26/trump-rejects-irans-conditional-ceasefi…
Reuters
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Reuters 🇺🇸US · wire · independent Iran awaits US move after WSJ report says Trump rejects peace plan · 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
The earliest report we hold. It credits the Journal and casts Iran as waiting on the US.
Iran's role: Iran is only acted upon; no Iranian voice in the text we hold — “Iran awaits US move after WSJ report says Trump rejects peace plan”
Who is named as acting: Iran cast as waiting on the US, not as the side that made the offer — “Iran awaits US move after WSJ report says Trump rejects peace plan”
Read it at Reuters → https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iran-awaits-us-move-after-wsj…
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Mother Jones
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Mother Jones 🇺🇸US · magazine · independent No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Asserted, not attributed 'ultra-gerrymandered' stated as fact ×1Asserted versus attributed 'Cover-up' is asserted in the report's own voice, not attributed ×1Asserted versus attributed calls it a cover-up in its own voice ×1Assertion vs attribution describes the operation as a 'violent occupation' in its own voice, with no source for the phrase ×1 from 361 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → N NPR
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NPR 🇺🇸US · public broadcaster · independent No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Asserted, not attributed that the system wrongly flagged citizens is stated flat, with no source named for it ×1Asserted versus attributed public disbelief stated as established, with nothing cited that measured it ×1Asserted versus attributed Past threats of force are stated flat, as background ×1Asymmetric labelling one side tagged by its patron, the other not ×1 from 1144 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → P Politico
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Politico 🇺🇸US · digital · independent 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 → T The Washington Post
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The Washington Post 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Accused's denial carried the only report carrying the Marine's side ×1Actor named via accusation the administration is named as acting, through the ranchers' charge; the price rise is stated flat ×1Asserted, not attributed a shift of power to Iran stated flat in the headline ×1Asserted or attributed the headline states as data what the body shows the chair selecting in a speech ×1 from 1237 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → Fox News
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Fox News 🇺🇸US · TV/radio · independent No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Accused named Names one former fraternity member through his lawyer's denial. The woman is anonymous by her own choice. ×1Actor in headline The headline names Trump as the one acting. The body names only Anduril. ×1A number, with no people named The only report that gives a figure counts the journalists whose communications were swept up. It names none of them. ×1Asserted, not attributed stated flat: past court defeats are asserted with no case, judge or date named ×1 from 6432 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → Breitbart
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Breitbart 🇺🇸US · digital · independent No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Anyone hurt is counted, not named eight deaths given as a number only ×1Framing of motive The lede calls the denial a punishment and puts 'fake news' in quotation marks; the officials being sued are left unnamed ×1How the person shot is named a status, not a name: the only report that never uses either name calls him an illegal alien ×1How the place is described a party label attached to the city in the same clause as the casualty count ×1 from 3584 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → MSNBC
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MSNBC 🇺🇸US · TV/radio · independent No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Accuser not named The lede does not name the senator making the accusation ×1Actor named for the ban The White House is the subject of both verbs: it blocked journalists, then let CNN back in. ×1A first stated flat a never-before claim carried without a source attached ×1Asserted, not attributed absence of fraud evidence stated as fact ×1 from 1470 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → National Review
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National Review 🇺🇸US · magazine · independent No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Asserted not attributed Doubt about the allegation is stated flat, in the outlet's own voice ×1Asserted not attributed An argument about deterrence is stated as fact ×1Asserted versus attributed calls it an abuse of power in its own voice ×1Asserted versus attributed 'Abuse of presidential power' is stated flat ×1 from 414 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
Silence is recorded, not inferred — each of these was read when we built this story and carried nothing on this event.
We could not read these
The Wall Street Journal
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The Wall Street Journal 🇺🇸US · newspaper · independent 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 → Associated Press
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Associated Press 🇺🇸US · wire · independent No report held from this outlet on this story. What we have measured Dating and attribution Dates the signing to Aug. 6, 2026 and writes ord ×1Dating and attribution Carries a dateline correction, repeated three ti ×1How hard the claim is stated Marks "birth tourism" as the administration's ow ×1How hard the claim is stated high ×1 from 223 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
These are must-cite outlets for this desk that we did not manage to read when we built this story. That is a gap in our reach, not a silence on their part, and it is not evidence of anything about this story.

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