The Jerusalem Post: Pezeshkian 'no longer trusts' talks with the US. IRNA: a framework is agreed and 'the Americans must answer'
Iran's president gave an interview to Al Jazeera as he wrapped up his UN visit. From that one interview, Lebanon's LBCI carried distrust, Iran's state agency IRNA led with an agreed framework, and The Jerusalem Post led with distrust and a US 'miscalculation'. None of the reports we hold carries any US answer.
One interview, three leads. Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian spoke to Al Jazeera on 26 September, at the end of his UN visit. We have no transcript. What we hold is excerpts, in headlines.
| Outlet | Leads with | On talks with the US |
|---|---|---|
| LBCI (Lebanon) | "We no longer trust talks with Washington" | Qatar and Pakistan are carrying Iran's messages |
| IRNA (Iranian state agency) | "At least on a framework we have reached understanding" | "Now the Americans must answer" |
| The Jerusalem Post (Israel) | Tehran "no longer trusts" talks. Washington "miscalculated" | Not in the text we hold |
The distrust. LBCI keeps the reason he gave: attacks and sanctions came after every round of talks. The Jerusalem Post's headline keeps the words but drops the reason. The same headline uses "says" for his distrust and "claims" for the miscalculation.
The framework. IRNA quotes him saying talks run through Qatar and Pakistan. A framework is agreed, he says, and Washington must say whether it will talk "or spoil the game again". LBCI's version is that talks rest on an earlier memorandum and that the Americans must set out their position on it.
Hormuz. LBCI quotes him saying closing the strait is "natural when routes are cut off to Iran" and can be solved "through negotiations, not force". The Jerusalem Post says he blamed the US for the closure.
Not settled - None of the reports we hold carries a US account of any framework or memorandum. - None of them says what the earlier memorandum contains. - Every quote is an excerpt. We have not read the full interview.
What this is about. The story is about whether Iran and the United States will negotiate again, and on whose terms.
How it got here. - 2015: Iran signed a nuclear deal with the US and five other powers, known as the JCPOA. Iran accepted limits on its nuclear programme. In return, sanctions were lifted. - 2018: The first Trump administration left the deal and brought US sanctions back. Iran then enriched uranium beyond the deal's limits. - After 7 October 2023: Hamas attacked Israel, and the Gaza war followed. Iran and Israel then struck each other directly, in April and October 2024. - Spring 2025: Iran and the US held talks, with Oman as mediator. - June 2025: Israel went to war with Iran. The United States bombed Iranian nuclear sites. A ceasefire followed. - September 2025: Britain, France and Germany triggered the return of UN sanctions on Iran.
Pezeshkian's own account is that attacks and sanctions have come after each round of talks. Washington and Israel dispute that account.
Who is involved - Masoud Pezeshkian has been Iran's president since July 2024. He won a snap election called after Ebrahim Raisi died in a helicopter crash. Under Iran's system, the final say on foreign and nuclear policy belongs to the Supreme Leader, not the president. - The United States is led by President Donald Trump, in office since January 2025. - Qatar hosts a large US air base and has carried messages between the two governments before. - Pakistan borders Iran and keeps ties with Washington. - The Strait of Hormuz is the narrow sea lane between Iran and Oman. It is the only way out of the Gulf for tankers from Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Kuwait, Qatar and the UAE. The reports we hold say it is closed. They do not say since when, and they disagree over who is to blame.
What is at stake. Talks could lead to limits on Iran's nuclear programme, sanctions relief and a reopened strait. If there are no talks, the closure and the confrontation go on.
Where it stands. Iran's president says messages are going to Washington through Qatar and Pakistan. We hold no US reply.
The story so far
- Jerusalem Post reports "first shuttle talks in months"; LBCI quotes Tehran saying "there will be no negotiations" · 23 Sep 2026
Earlier stories The AI Times filed on this thread.
What is being argued about
- Whether Iran still trusts talks with Washington, and why it says it does not
- A framework Iran says is agreed, now waiting on a US answer
- Qatar and Pakistan as go-betweens
- The closure of the Strait of Hormuz and who is blamed for it
Claims and verdicts
LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International)
LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International)
🇱🇧LB ·
TV/radio · independent
The Jerusalem Post
The Jerusalem Post
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newspaper · independent
LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International)
LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International)
🇱🇧LB ·
TV/radio · independent
LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International)
LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International)
🇱🇧LB ·
TV/radio · independent
The Jerusalem Post
The Jerusalem Post
🇮🇱IL ·
newspaper · independent
LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International)
LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International)
🇱🇧LB ·
TV/radio · independent
Who wrote it
Coverage, outlet by outlet
The Jerusalem Post
The Jerusalem Post
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newspaper · independent
LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International)
LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International)
🇱🇧LB ·
TV/radio · independent
LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International)
LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International)
🇱🇧LB ·
TV/radio · independent
LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International)
LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International)
🇱🇧LB ·
TV/radio · independent
LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International)
LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International)
🇱🇧LB ·
TV/radio · independent
Haaretz
Haaretz
🇮🇱IL ·
newspaper · independent
What we have measured
A previous framing corrected the twelve-country statement described as ambiguously worded ×1Asserted flat The report states as fact that barring Arab parties is a standing ritual. ×1Asserted flat The report says ethnicity explains the different outcomes, in its own voice. ×1Asserted in the report's own voice Parties are characterised by what they are said to promise, unattributed, and the headline calls the result frightening. ×1
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Palestine TV · Palestinian Broadcasting Corporation
Palestine TV · Palestinian Broadcasting Corporation
🇵🇸PS ·
TV/radio · state-controlled
What we have measured
Asserted versus attributed recognition itself stated as fact ×1Attribution 'historic' attributed to the Palestinian ambassador ×1Dead counted, not named two dead are counted as 'citizens' and none are named; the wounded are not counted ×1Dead named Gives the dead man's full name and age. ×1
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Ynet
Ynet
🇮🇱IL ·
digital · independent
What we have measured
A claim in the headline that the other reports very close to deciding the regime appears in one report only ×1Active voice The killers are the subject of the verbs 'beat' and 'burned'. ×1Active voice The killers are named as acting ×1Army's term, attributed the army names the target of its strikes, and no one on the other side is quoted ×1
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North Press Agency
North Press Agency
🇸🇾SY ·
wire · independent
What we have measured
Attribution the damage list is carried in full, attributed to the side claiming it ×1Single official source Uses the Saudi Press Agency's account: 'bilateral relations', with no mention of reconstruction or money. ×1What is at stake presents the stakes as trade and energy security; no ship, crew or price is counted ×1Which line is led with led by the legal instrument, naming the Security Council resolution by number ×1
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Shargh
Shargh
🇮🇷IR ·
newspaper · independent
What we have measured
A count with its base both days given, and the data called preliminary ×1Actor named as a state the attack is Yemen's, not the Houthis' ×1A different actor does the asking Pakistan's army chief, not Beijing, is the one asking Tehran to use its influence, on the word of unnamed Pakistani government sources. ×1'aggression' in the narration The US campaign is called aggression in the report's own narration, which it credits to Al-Ahram's account of the call. ×1
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Al-Monitor
Al-Monitor
🇺🇸US/ME ·
digital · independent
What we have measured
Actor from anonymous officials Puts the IRGC at the trigger in a sentence sourc ×1Actor named Names the Director-General as the one who requested the dismissal ×1Actor named names Trump as the one who began the war, with Israel ×1Actor named names Israel as the actor in its military actions against the Palestinians ×1
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Tehran Times
Tehran Times
🇮🇷IR ·
newspaper · state-controlled
What we have measured
Asserted vs attributed headline states the seizure flat; the body attributes it to the claimant ×1Attribution the toll is attributed to a body that is described but not named ×1Headline against body headline states the seizure flat; the body attributes it to the IRGC ×1How the objectors are framed opposition is described as protesters speaking for civilians ×1
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Al Jazeera English
Al Jazeera English
🇶🇦QA ·
TV/radio · state-funded international
What we have measured
Accusation attributed Cuba's charge is attributed to its foreign minister, not stated as fact ×1Actor named The headline names Israel as the actor and gives a count of three that includes a child. ×1Agency No actor is named for the detentions. The raids, not the soldiers, 'left' the town in lockdown ×1Agency Names Israel as the actor in the headline, in active voice ×1
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The Times of Israel
The Times of Israel
🇮🇱IL ·
digital · independent
What we have measured
Actorless in own voice The killing is passive with no shooter in the se ×1Headline carries the purpose The livestock and the army's reason are in the h ×1Headline frame The headline carries the military's word for the ×1Military words carried whole Both the label for the dead and the phrase for t ×1
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Al-Sabaah
Ma'an News Agency
Ma'an News Agency
🇵🇸PS ·
digital · independent
What we have measured
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Al-Mada
Al-Mada
🇮🇶IQ ·
newspaper · independent
What we have measured
Outlet profile in The AI Times →
WAFA · Palestinian News & Information Agency
WAFA · Palestinian News & Information Agency
🇵🇸PS ·
state agency · state-controlled
What we have measured
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Al-Manar
Al-Manar
🇱🇧LB ·
TV/radio · independent
What we have measured
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Middle East Eye
Middle East Eye
🇬🇧UK ·
digital · independent
What we have measured
How hard the claim is stated Its own body says the investigators did not attribute the network to the Emirati state — the qualification its headline drops. ×1How hard the claim is stated The body withdraws in one line the attribution its own headline makes ×1How deeply it is sourced Cites its own past reporting as the evidence for the claim in its own headline, and calls the evidence widespread in its own voice ×1How deeply it is sourced Offers its own past reporting as the evidence supporting the claim in its headline, inside the same sentence that carries the denial. ×1
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Ammon News
Ammon News
🇯🇴JO ·
digital · independent
What we have measured
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