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Trump expects indirect talks with Iran to continue this week

US President stated Iran wants a deal, but not one he desires.

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Trump expects indirect talks with Iran to continue this week

What this story says

  • US President Donald Trump expects indirect talks with Iran to continue this week.
  • Trump stated Iran wants to make a deal, but it is not the deal he wants.
  • The US president said he is always considering renewing strikes against Iran.
  • Trump rejected Iran's proposal to open the Strait of Hormuz for sanctions relief and an end to the US blockade.

Who covered it

Left 0%(0)Centre 33%(2)Right 67%(4)

Percentages are shares of the 6 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 9 of the 15 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .

Trust

42/100

Craft

45/100

Hype

41/100

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Thin on the left so far

None of the 6 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated left.

This story is still being watched, so it is a count and not yet a finding. Coverage keeps arriving for hours after an event, and a side that has published nothing this morning may publish by tonight. If it is still true when we stop checking, we will say so plainly.

US President Donald Trump expects indirect negotiations with Iran to continue this week, according to reports. Axios reported, citing sources, that another round of talks could occur as early as Monday. Trump told Axios that Iran wants to make a deal, but it is not the deal he wants to make, adding that Iran had overplayed its hand. He also stated that he is always considering renewing strikes against Iran.

Trump rejected Iran's proposal to open the Strait of Hormuz in exchange for sanctions relief and an end to the US blockade of Iranian ports. He stated he likes deals but could not accept that specific proposal. The US military facilitates the passage of large amounts of oil through the Strait of Hormuz. One report noted that over 20 million barrels of oil passed through the strait on 25 September.

Disagreement on Iran's proposal details

Reports differ on the specifics of Iran's proposal. The Jerusalem Post stated Iran proposed opening the Strait of Hormuz in exchange for sanctions relief and an end to the US blockade of Iranian ports. Beirut 24 reported Trump said Iran's proposal was to open the Strait of Hormuz in exchange for sanctions relief and an end to the US blockade of Iranian ports. However, ertnews.gr stated Trump rejected Iran's proposed plan to open the Strait of Hormuz in exchange for sanctions relief and an end to the US blockade of Iranian ports.

What the coverage left out

None of the left or centre-rated reports mention the quantity of oil passing through the Strait of Hormuz, a detail reported by the right-rated Yonhap News Agency and Beirut 24.

Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 7 times, most recently on 27 Sept 2026, 18:15, and will add the sides that appear.

How other outlets pictured it

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Trump expects indirect talks with Iran to continue this week
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How each side covered it

Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.

Left

0 rated outlets

  • The left-rated report from Zeit Online led with Trump expecting further talks with Iran. It mentioned that Iran wants to make a deal, but it is not the deal Trump wants to make. The report also noted Trump's statement that he is always considering renewing strikes on Iran.

Centre

2 rated outlets

  • The centre-rated report from the Jerusalem Post led with Trump expecting indirect US-Iran talks to continue this week. It quoted Trump saying Iran wants to make a deal, but it is not the deal he wants to make, and that Iran had overplayed its hand. The report also included Trump's statement that he is always considering renewing strikes against Iran and detailed Iran's proposal regarding the Strait of Hormuz.

Right

4 rated outlets

  • The right-rated reports from Yonhap News Agency, Interfax.ru, news-pravda.com, Seeking Alpha, and anews.com.tr all focused on Trump's expectation of continued talks with Iran this week. Several reports highlighted Trump's warning that Tehran had overplayed its hand. News-pravda.com and anews.com.tr specifically mentioned Trump's statement about always considering resuming strikes on Iran. Yonhap News Agency also noted Trump's rejection of Iran's '7-day plan' to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and mentioned the large volume of oil passing through the strait.

Questions about this coverage

How did the left and right cover Trump expects indirect talks with Iran to continue this week?
Of the 6 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 0% are rated left, 33% are rated centre, 67% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 15. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
Is Trump expects indirect talks with Iran to continue this week left or right?
Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 6 of them do, and this site does not characterise a field under 12: at that size one newsroom filing moves the share by ten points. The percentages above are the count as it stands.
Is the coverage of Trump expects indirect talks with Iran to continue this week biased?
Trump expects indirect talks with Iran to continue this week is one event reported by 15 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
Which side is not reporting Trump expects indirect talks with Iran to continue this week?
When we first saw this story, outlets rated left had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.
Which outlets covered Trump expects indirect talks with Iran to continue this week?
15 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
What did Donald Trump say about future talks with Iran?
US President Donald Trump stated he expects indirect negotiations with Iran to continue this week. He told Axios that Iran wants to make a deal, but it is not the deal he desires, suggesting they have overplayed their hand.
Did Donald Trump reject any proposals from Iran?
Yes, Donald Trump rejected Iran's proposal to open the Strait of Hormuz in exchange for sanctions relief and an end to the US blockade of Iranian ports. He indicated he liked deals but could not accept that specific offer.
Is Donald Trump considering military action against Iran?
Yes, Donald Trump stated that he is always considering renewing strikes against Iran. This was mentioned in his comments to Axios, alongside his expectations for continued diplomatic talks.

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