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Trump rejects Iran's Hormuz plan: The Hill calls it a ceasefire offer, Haaretz a plan to open the waterway, and one Lebanese paper lists the $12bn price

Donald Trump said on Saturday he was rejecting Iran's seven-day proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The reports we hold agree that he rejected it. They do not agree on what Iran offered, or on how long the deal would take.

Trump rejects Iran's proposal to open Strait of Hormuz in 7 days
Trump rejects Iran's proposal to open Strait of Hormuz in 7 days as published by Haaretz · seen at Haaretz
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What happened. The Hill reports that Donald Trump told reporters at the White House on Saturday he was rejecting Iran's proposal. It quotes him: "I'm rejecting their deal." An-Nahar and LBCI carry his words that the proposal is "unacceptable". No report we hold disputes the rejection.

What was rejected depends on the report.

Outlet What it calls the plan How long Terms given
The Hill reopen the strait "and enter a ceasefire" 7 days none
Haaretz a "concrete" plan to open the waterway, in Abbas Araqchi's word 7 days none
An-Nahar a proposal to stop hostilities and reopen the strait strait reopens on day 7 $12bn in frozen assets, oil sanctions lifted, US naval blockade ended
Shargh a US offer for a "3-day" deal, amended to add Iran's conditions 3 days not in the text we hold

What comes next. The Hill says Trump is considering renewed strikes after November's midterms. Its text names no source. An-Nahar says unnamed US officials told the Wall Street Journal the same thing. That is one account, not two.

Trump's claim of control. Trump says the US has complete control of the strait and that 29 ships crossed overnight. Shargh writes that he "claimed" it. An-Nahar adds "in his words". Neither gives a ship count from anyone else.

Not settled. - Whether Shargh's 3-day US offer and Iran's 7-day plan are one negotiation or two. - Whether technical talks took place. Shargh carries Tasnim denying any. - Iran's terms rest on a single report, An-Nahar's.

This story is about a waterway on Iran's coast, and whether the United States will accept Iran's terms for letting ships through it again.

How it got here. The Strait of Hormuz is the narrow sea passage between Iran and Oman. It links the Gulf to the open ocean. Tankers carrying oil and gas from Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Kuwait, Qatar, the UAE and Iran pass through it, so what happens there moves energy prices worldwide.

The United States and Iran have been adversaries since the 1979 revolution. Washington has kept sanctions on Iran for decades, including on its oil. A 2015 nuclear deal eased some of them. Trump took the US out of it in 2018 and put them back. After the Hamas-led attacks of 7 October 2023 and the war in Gaza that followed, Israel and Iran moved from fighting through allies to striking each other directly in 2024. In June 2025 the US joined Israeli strikes on Iranian nuclear sites.

The reports we hold describe the situation now: fighting under way, a US naval blockade of Iranian ports, Iranian assets frozen abroad, and fighting that reaches Lebanon.

The actors. - Iran, represented by Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi, wants sanctions and the blockade lifted before a final deal. - The United States, under Trump, wants free passage through the strait and guarantees on Iran's nuclear programme, An-Nahar reports. - Qatar has carried messages between the two during the UN General Assembly in New York, An-Nahar reports. - Russia: Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told the General Assembly that Moscow is ready to help stabilise the strait.

What is at stake. A deal could reopen normal shipping and pause the fighting. Without one, the blockade could go on. If one unnamed-source account is right, US strikes could also resume after November.

Where it stands. An-Nahar reports that Trump has rejected the plan but has not announced an end to contacts. Shargh reports that Araqchi's delegation returns to Tehran on Tuesday.

The story so far

Earlier stories The AI Times filed on this thread.

What is being argued about

  • Whether Iran's plan was a ceasefire or only a plan to reopen the strait
  • Iran's terms: $12bn in frozen assets, oil sanctions and the US naval blockade
  • Seven days or three: two timelines for two different offers
  • Renewed US strikes after the midterms, on one unnamed-source account
One plan, five descriptionsSide by side
OutletWhat it calls the planHow longTerms given
The HillReopen the strait "and enter a ceasefire"7 daysNone
HaaretzAraqchi's "concrete" plan to open the waterway7 daysNone
An-NaharStop hostilities and reopen the straitStrait reopens on day 7$12bn frozen assets, oil sanctions, US naval blockade
SharghA US offer for a deal, amended to add Iran's conditions3 daysNot in the text we hold
Reuters"Iran's peace proposal"Not givenHeadline only
Haaretz and The Hill are the opening lines of their articles. Shargh's 3-day report is a headline and one line.
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 → Haaretz
Centre-left estimate · not a score
Haaretz 🇮🇱IL · newspaper · independent Trump rejects Iran's proposal to open Strait of Hormuz in 7 days Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Haaretz → 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 from 1936 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → An-Nahar
Centre estimate · not a score
An-Nahar 🇱🇧LB · newspaper · independent ترامب يرفض عرض إيران لفتح هرمز: "غير مقبول" Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at An-Nahar → What we have measured Accused named the accused is named and his age is given ×1Accused named names the accused and gives his age ×1A contested finding relayed with the case still the prime minister's claim carried, with the court proceedings noted in the same sentence ×1Active voice and a toll in the background paragraph, the July strikes get named actors and counted dead — the only counted dead in this story ×1 from 10777 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → Shargh
Centre-left estimate · not a score
Shargh 🇮🇷IR · newspaper · independent پیشنهاد آمریکا برای توافق ۳ روزه اصلاح و شروط ایران به آن اضافه شد Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Shargh → 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 from 10199 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → Reuters
Centre estimate · not a score
Reuters 🇺🇸US · wire · independent Iran’s peace proposal, OpenAI image leak and FIFA reform · 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 afternoon, as the reports were published (UTC)Timeline
  1. Sat 26 Sep13:33 published time The Hill Trump rejects the 7-day plan; strikes after midterms, 'Report' 7 days
  2. Sat 26 Sep13:50 published time LBCI Trump: 'I reject the Iranian proposal'
  3. Sat 26 Sep13:54 published time An-Nahar Trump: proposal 'unacceptable'; Iran's terms listed $12bn
  4. Sat 26 Sep14:00 published time Shargh Tasnim denies any technical talks
  5. Sat 26 Sep14:08 published time Haaretz Araqchi: a 'concrete' plan, the choice is Washington's 7 days
  6. Sat 26 Sep14:12 published time Shargh Trump 'claimed' complete control of the strait 29 ships
  7. Sat 26 Sep14:23 published time Shargh A US offer for a short deal, amended with Iran's conditions 3 days
Times are when each outlet published.
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 → LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International)
Centre estimate · not a score
LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International) 🇱🇧LB · TV/radio · independent ترامب: أرفض المقترح الإيراني 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 → An-Nahar
Centre estimate · not a score
An-Nahar 🇱🇧LB · newspaper · independent ترامب يرفض عرض إيران لفتح هرمز: "غير مقبول" Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at An-Nahar → What we have measured Accused named the accused is named and his age is given ×1Accused named names the accused and gives his age ×1A contested finding relayed with the case still the prime minister's claim carried, with the court proceedings noted in the same sentence ×1Active voice and a toll in the background paragraph, the July strikes get named actors and counted dead — the only counted dead in this story ×1 from 10777 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → Shargh
Centre-left estimate · not a score
Shargh 🇮🇷IR · newspaper · independent تسنیم هرگونه مذاکره هیات های فنی ایران و آمریکا را تکذیب کرد Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Shargh → 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 from 10199 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → Haaretz
Centre-left estimate · not a score
Haaretz 🇮🇱IL · newspaper · independent Trump rejects Iran's proposal to open Strait of Hormuz in 7 days Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Haaretz → 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 from 1936 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → Shargh
Centre-left estimate · not a score
Shargh 🇮🇷IR · newspaper · independent ترامپ: پیشنهاد ایران را رد کردم Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Shargh → 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 from 10199 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → Shargh
Centre-left estimate · not a score
Shargh 🇮🇷IR · newspaper · independent پیشنهاد آمریکا برای توافق ۳ روزه اصلاح و شروط ایران به آن اضافه شد Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Shargh → 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 from 10199 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
The bias in this coverageBias

What Iran offered depends on which report you read

One report calls it a plan to open the waterway. Another calls it a plan to end the war with a ceasefire. Only one report we hold lists what Tehran asked for in return.

10 reports we hold on the rejection 1 reports that set out Iran's terms 3 reports that are a headline quoting Trump, with no text

Trump's claim of control is flagged, not stated

Two reports carry Trump's claim that 29 ships crossed the strait overnight. Both mark it as his claim, one with 'claimed' and one with 'in his words'. Neither report gives a ship count from any other source.

2 reports carrying the 29-ship claim 2 of those, reports that mark it as Trump's claim 0 reports with an independent ship count
Scored without the mastheads. Where the two passes differ, both are kept.
Sources Haaretz
Centre-left estimate · not a score
Haaretz 🇮🇱IL · newspaper · independent Trump rejects Iran's proposal to open Strait of Hormuz in 7 days Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Haaretz → 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 from 1936 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 → An-Nahar
Centre estimate · not a score
An-Nahar 🇱🇧LB · newspaper · independent ترامب يرفض عرض إيران لفتح هرمز: "غير مقبول" Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at An-Nahar → What we have measured Accused named the accused is named and his age is given ×1Accused named names the accused and gives his age ×1A contested finding relayed with the case still the prime minister's claim carried, with the court proceedings noted in the same sentence ×1Active voice and a toll in the background paragraph, the July strikes get named actors and counted dead — the only counted dead in this story ×1 from 10777 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → Shargh
Centre-left estimate · not a score
Shargh 🇮🇷IR · newspaper · independent ترامپ: پیشنهاد ایران را رد کردم Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Shargh → 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 from 10199 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 ترامب: إيران تريد اتفاقا وأنا أحب عقد الاتفاقات أيضا لكن الاقتراح غير مقبول 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 → LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International)
Centre estimate · not a score
LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International) 🇱🇧LB · TV/radio · independent ترامب: أرفض اتفاقا تريد إيران بموجبه إعادة فتح التجارة فورا لأنها تتكبد خسائر كبيرة 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 → LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International)
Centre estimate · not a score
LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International) 🇱🇧LB · TV/radio · independent ترامب: أرفض المقترح الإيراني 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 → Shargh
Centre-left estimate · not a score
Shargh 🇮🇷IR · newspaper · independent پیشنهاد آمریکا برای توافق ۳ روزه اصلاح و شروط ایران به آن اضافه شد Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Shargh → 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 from 10199 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → Shargh
Centre-left estimate · not a score
Shargh 🇮🇷IR · newspaper · independent تسنیم هرگونه مذاکره هیات های فنی ایران و آمریکا را تکذیب کرد Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Shargh → 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 from 10199 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → Reuters
Centre estimate · not a score
Reuters 🇺🇸US · wire · independent Iran’s peace proposal, OpenAI image leak and FIFA reform · 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 Donald Trump publicly rejected Iran's proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
The Hill quotes Trump at the White House saying "I'm rejecting their deal", and An-Nahar and three LBCI reports carry his words that the proposal is "unacceptable". Shargh and Haaretz report the rejection in their headlines, and no report we hold contradicts it.
Checked against 7 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 → An-Nahar
Centre estimate · not a score
An-Nahar 🇱🇧LB · newspaper · independent ترامب يرفض عرض إيران لفتح هرمز: "غير مقبول" Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at An-Nahar → What we have measured Accused named the accused is named and his age is given ×1Accused named names the accused and gives his age ×1A contested finding relayed with the case still the prime minister's claim carried, with the court proceedings noted in the same sentence ×1Active voice and a toll in the background paragraph, the July strikes get named actors and counted dead — the only counted dead in this story ×1 from 10777 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 ترامب: إيران تريد اتفاقا وأنا أحب عقد الاتفاقات أيضا لكن الاقتراح غير مقبول 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 → LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International)
Centre estimate · not a score
LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International) 🇱🇧LB · TV/radio · independent ترامب: أرفض اتفاقا تريد إيران بموجبه إعادة فتح التجارة فورا لأنها تتكبد خسائر كبيرة 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 → LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International)
Centre estimate · not a score
LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International) 🇱🇧LB · TV/radio · independent ترامب: أرفض المقترح الإيراني 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 → Shargh
Centre-left estimate · not a score
Shargh 🇮🇷IR · newspaper · independent ترامپ: پیشنهاد ایران را رد کردم Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Shargh → 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 from 10199 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → Haaretz
Centre-left estimate · not a score
Haaretz 🇮🇱IL · newspaper · independent Trump rejects Iran's proposal to open Strait of Hormuz in 7 days Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Haaretz → 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 from 1936 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →
unverified Iran's plan asked the US to release $12 billion in frozen assets, lift oil sanctions and end its naval blockade, with the strait reopening on day seven.
An-Nahar is the only report we hold that sets out these terms. Haaretz and The Hill confirm only that the plan ran over seven days, and Haaretz's text quotes Araqchi calling it "concrete" without giving its terms.
Checked against 3 sources:
An-Nahar
Centre estimate · not a score
An-Nahar 🇱🇧LB · newspaper · independent ترامب يرفض عرض إيران لفتح هرمز: "غير مقبول" Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at An-Nahar → What we have measured Accused named the accused is named and his age is given ×1Accused named names the accused and gives his age ×1A contested finding relayed with the case still the prime minister's claim carried, with the court proceedings noted in the same sentence ×1Active voice and a toll in the background paragraph, the July strikes get named actors and counted dead — the only counted dead in this story ×1 from 10777 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → Haaretz
Centre-left estimate · not a score
Haaretz 🇮🇱IL · newspaper · independent Trump rejects Iran's proposal to open Strait of Hormuz in 7 days Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Haaretz → 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 from 1936 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 →
unverified Trump expects to resume strikes on Iran after the US midterm elections in November.
The Hill and An-Nahar both carry this, but An-Nahar says it comes from unnamed US officials speaking to the Wall Street Journal, so it is one account. Trump's public remarks, as quoted in the reports we hold, do not say it.
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 → An-Nahar
Centre estimate · not a score
An-Nahar 🇱🇧LB · newspaper · independent ترامب يرفض عرض إيران لفتح هرمز: "غير مقبول" Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at An-Nahar → What we have measured Accused named the accused is named and his age is given ×1Accused named names the accused and gives his age ×1A contested finding relayed with the case still the prime minister's claim carried, with the court proceedings noted in the same sentence ×1Active voice and a toll in the background paragraph, the July strikes get named actors and counted dead — the only counted dead in this story ×1 from 10777 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times →

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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
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Shargh
Centre-left estimate · not a score
Shargh 🇮🇷IR · newspaper · independent پیشنهاد آمریکا برای توافق ۳ روزه اصلاح و شروط ایران به آن اضافه شد Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Shargh → 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 from 10199 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → — independent
A member of Iran's negotiating team describes a separate US offer for a 3-day deal, amended to add Iran's conditions.
سیاست ۴ مهر ۱۴۰۵ ۱۷:۵۳ سعید آجرلو، عضو کمیته رسانه‌ای تیم مذاکره‌کننده: پیشنهاد آمریکا برای توافق ۳ روزه اصلاح و شروط ایران به آن اضافه شد عضو کمیته رسانه‌ای تیم مذاکره‌کننده، از جزئیات پیشنهاد اولیه آمریکا برای توافق خبر داد. به گزارش گروه رسانه‌ای شرق، سعید آجرلو، عضو کمیته رسانه‌ای تیم مذاکره‌کننده، از پیشنهاد اولیه آمریکا برای توافقی سه‌روزه خبر داد و گفت ایران این پیشنهاد را اصلاح و شروط خود را به آن اضافه کرده است. به گفته او، جزئیات پیشنهاد ایران از موضوع لبنان تا معافیت نفتی را دربرمی‌گیرد. سعید آجرلو، عضو کمیته رسانه‌ای تیم مذاکره‌کننده، از جزئیات پیشنهاد اولیه آمریکا برای توافق خبر د
Read it at Shargh → https://www.sharghdaily.com/fa/tiny/news-1130644
Reuters
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Reuters 🇺🇸US · wire · independent Iran’s peace proposal, OpenAI image leak and FIFA reform · 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
Headline only, calling it "Iran's peace proposal".
Read it at Reuters → https://www.reuters.com/podcasts/irans-peace-proposal-openai-image-leak…
Shargh
Centre-left estimate · not a score
Shargh 🇮🇷IR · newspaper · independent ترامپ: پیشنهاد ایران را رد کردم Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Shargh → 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 from 10199 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → — independent
Carries Trump's claim of complete control and 29 ships overnight, introduced with "claimed".
سیاست ۴ مهر ۱۴۰۵ ۱۷:۴۲ ترامپ: پیشنهاد ایران را رد کردم رئیس جمهور آمریکا مدعی شد: ما کنترل کامل تنگه هرمز را در اختیار داریم. حجم عظیمی از نفت در حال عبور از تنگه هرمز است. دیشب ۲۹ کشتی از تنگه عبور کردند. به گزارش گروه رسانه‌ای شرق، دونالد ترامپ درباره ایران مدعی شد: «من توافق آنها را رد می‌کنم. آنها می‌خواهند توافقی انجام دهند که بر اساس آن، تنگه هرمز را فوراً باز کنند، چون دارند به‌شدت شکست می‌خورند. شما این حرف ها را در رسانه‌های جعلی نمی‌بینید. اما ما به‌شدت در حال پیروز شدن هستیم. ما کنترل کامل تنگه هرمز را در اختیار داریم. حجم عظیمی از نفت در حال عبور از تنگه هرمز است. دیشب ۲۹ کشتی از ت
Verb of doubt: Introduces the US president's control claim with 'claimed', not 'said' — “رئیس جمهور آمریکا مدعی شد”
Verb of attribution: Trump's claim of control is introduced with 'claimed', not 'said' — “رئیس جمهور آمریکا مدعی شد”
Read it at Shargh → https://www.sharghdaily.com/fa/tiny/news-1130649
Haaretz
Centre-left estimate · not a score
Haaretz 🇮🇱IL · newspaper · independent Trump rejects Iran's proposal to open Strait of Hormuz in 7 days Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Haaretz → 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 from 1936 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → — independent
Araqchi at the UN on Friday: Iran gave the US a "concrete" plan and the choice now rests with Washington.
oNavigationAccount Details Haaretz - back to home page SearchAccessibility Haaretz U.S. Netanyahu's UN Speech UN General Assembly Mamdani's Threat to Arrest Netanyahu Haaretz Comes to Brooklyn Current section Iran has given the United States a "concrete" plan to open the strategic waterway and the choice now rests with the U.S., Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi told reporters at the United Nations on Friday Ad-free and in a comfortable reading format U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he rejects Iran's proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within seven days in exchange fo
Measure chosen: Describes the plan in the Iranian foreign minister's own word, as a plan for the waterway alone — “a "concrete" plan to open the strategic waterway”
Whose voice leads: Iran's foreign minister leads, and the report puts the next move on Washington — “Iran has given the United States a "concrete" plan to open the strategic waterway and the choice now rests with the U.S.”
Read it at Haaretz → https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/2026-09-26/ty-article/.premium/trump-re…
Shargh
Centre-left estimate · not a score
Shargh 🇮🇷IR · newspaper · independent تسنیم هرگونه مذاکره هیات های فنی ایران و آمریکا را تکذیب کرد Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at Shargh → 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 from 10199 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → — independent
Tasnim denies any talks between Iranian and US technical delegations. Araqchi returns to Tehran on Tuesday.
سیاست ۴ مهر ۱۴۰۵ ۱۷:۳۰ تسنیم هرگونه مذاکره هیات های فنی ایران و آمریکا را تکذیب کرد عراقچی و هیئت همراه سه‌شنبه به تهران باز می‌گردند. به گزارش گروه رسانه‌ای شرق، طبق اطلاع خبرنگار، هیچ هیئت فنی از ایران به نیویورک جهت انجام مذاکره با آمریکا سفر نکرده است و این مطالب صرفا خبرسازی رسانه‌ای است. همچنین طبق برنامه از قبل برنامه ریزی شده، آقای عراقچی و هیئت همراه که برای شرکت در برنامه‌های سازمان ملل در نیویورک حضور دارند، سه‌شنبه به ایران بازمی‌گردند. منبع: تسنیم برای اطلاع از آخرین اخبار و تحلیل‌ها به کانال شرق در «تلگرام» بپیوندید. مذاکره ایران و آمریکا لینک کوتاه --> کپی شد کدخبر: 1130638
Read it at Shargh → https://www.sharghdaily.com/fa/tiny/news-1130638
LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International)
Centre estimate · not a score
LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International) 🇱🇧LB · TV/radio · independent ترامب: إيران تريد اتفاقا وأنا أحب عقد الاتفاقات أيضا لكن الاقتراح غير مقبول 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
Trump: Iran wants a deal and "I like making deals too", but the proposal is not acceptable.
Read it at LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International) → https://www.lbcgroup.tv/news/latest-news/959846/title/ar?src=rss&utm_so…
LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International)
Centre estimate · not a score
LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International) 🇱🇧LB · TV/radio · independent ترامب: أرفض اتفاقا تريد إيران بموجبه إعادة فتح التجارة فورا لأنها تتكبد خسائر كبيرة 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
Headline only: Trump says Iran wants trade reopened immediately because it is losing heavily.
Read it at LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International) → https://www.lbcgroup.tv/news/latest-news/959845/title/ar?src=rss&utm_so…
An-Nahar
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An-Nahar 🇱🇧LB · newspaper · independent ترامب يرفض عرض إيران لفتح هرمز: "غير مقبول" Open this report in The AI Times → Read it at An-Nahar → What we have measured Accused named the accused is named and his age is given ×1Accused named names the accused and gives his age ×1A contested finding relayed with the case still the prime minister's claim carried, with the court proceedings noted in the same sentence ×1Active voice and a toll in the background paragraph, the July strikes get named actors and counted dead — the only counted dead in this story ×1 from 10777 articles we hold · quote attached Outlet profile in The AI Times → — independent
The only report listing Iran's terms: $12bn in frozen assets, oil sanctions lifted, the US blockade ended and fighting halted, including in Lebanon. The strait would reopen on day seven.
أعلن الرئيس الأميركي دونالد ترامب رفض المقترح الذي قدّمته إيران لإعادة فتح مضيق هرمز، بعد ساعات من تقارير نقلت عن مسؤولين أميركيين أنه استبعد الموافقة عليه.وقال ترامب: إيران تريد اتفاقاً وأنا أحب عقد الاتفاقات أيضاً، لكن الاقتراح غير مقبول. وأضاف أنه يرفض اتفاقاً تريد إيران بموجبه إعادة فتح التجارة فوراً، معتبراً أنها تسعى إلى ذلك بسبب الخسائر الكبيرة التي تتكبدها.وكانت صحيفة وول ستريت جورنال قد أفادت، نقلاً عن مسؤولين أميركيين لم تسمّهم، بأن ترامب رفض الخطة الإيرانية. ماذا قال عن الملاحة في مضيق هرمز؟قال ترامب إن الولايات المتحدة تحقق انتصاراً كبيراً وتسيطر، وفق تعبيره، بشكل كامل على مضيق هرم
What is included: The only report we hold that sets out Iran's terms: frozen assets, oil sanctions and the US naval blockade, with the US named as acting — “الإفراج عن 12 مليار دولار من الأصول الإيرانية المجمّدة، ورفع العقوبات عن النفط الإيراني، وإنهاء الحصار البحري الأميركي على الموانئ الإيرانية”
Attribution: Marks Trump's claim to control the strait as his own words — “وتسيطر، وفق تعبيره، بشكل كامل على مضيق هرمز”
What the plan was: the only report to list Iran's conditions, with a figure — “الإفراج عن 12 مليار دولار من الأصول الإيرانية المجمّدة”
Hedging a claim: the claim of US control is attributed and hedged, and the unnamed officials are flagged as unnamed — “وتسيطر، وفق تعبيره، بشكل كامل على مضيق هرمز”
Read it at An-Nahar → https://www.annahar.com/international/iran/351613/ترامب-مقترح-إيران-لفت…
LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International)
Centre estimate · not a score
LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International) 🇱🇧LB · TV/radio · independent ترامب: أرفض المقترح الإيراني 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
Read it at LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International) → https://www.lbcgroup.tv/news/breaking-news/959844/title/ar?src=rss&utm_…
The Hill
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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…
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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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