Trump Threatens Iran With Large-Scale Attack as Negotiations Reported
US and Iran give conflicting accounts of talks while military action continues in the region
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USA's præsident, Donald Trump, taler om blandt andet situationen i Iran efter at have underskrevet et præsidentielt dekret. Foto: Jim Watson/Ritzau Scanpix.
Photograph: Kristeligt Dagblad (embedded from source)
What this story says
- Donald Trump said negotiations with Iran are currently taking place, a claim Iran’s foreign ministry denied.
- Trump threatened a large-scale attack on Iran, which he later said was called off, describing it as the largest since World War II.
- Iran confirmed it is negotiating with Oman to secure passage through the Hormuz Strait, not with the US.
- The US and Israel began military operations in Iran on 28 February, with no final agreement reached despite ceasefire attempts.
Donald Trump said on 28 February that negotiations with Iran were underway, describing them as Iran’s "last chance" before a potential military strike. The statement came during a signing ceremony at the White House for an executive order supporting military families. Trump suggested the talks could conclude quickly but did not specify the terms being discussed.
Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson, Esmail Baghaei, denied that negotiations with the US were taking place. Instead, Baghaei said Iran was discussing passage through the Hormuz Strait with Oman. The conflicting statements followed an announcement by Trump that he had threatened a large-scale attack on Iran over the weekend but later cancelled it.
Trump claimed the planned attack would have been the largest since World War II. He also said the US and Israel had begun a war in Iran on 28 February, with Iran responding by targeting US bases in the region. Despite reported ceasefires, no final agreement to end the conflict has been reached.
Disagreements over negotiations
Kristeligt Dagblad reported that Trump said negotiations with Iran were happening "right now". He framed them as a final opportunity for Iran to reach a deal, using the phrase "last chance before beheading". The same report stated that Iran’s foreign ministry denied any talks with the US, as reported by Kristeligt Dagblad.
Coverage by outlet
Kristeligt Dagblad led its report with Trump’s threat of a large-scale attack and his description of it as the largest since World War II. The article included Trump’s claim that negotiations were underway, Iran’s denial, and the confirmation of talks with Oman. It also noted the 28 February start of military action by the US and Israel in Iran, and the lack of a final agreement despite ceasefire attempts.
What the coverage left out
The report in Kristeligt Dagblad did not specify the terms or objectives of the negotiations Trump referenced. It also did not detail the scale or targets of the military action the US and Israel began in Iran on 28 February, beyond noting that Iran retaliated against US bases.
28 February
Date US and Israel began military action in Iran
As reported by Kristeligt Dagblad
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- Trump Threatens Iran With Large-Scale Attack as Negotiations Reported is one event reported by several 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.
- What did Trump say about negotiations with Iran?
- Trump said negotiations with Iran were underway and described them as Iran’s "last chance" before a potential military strike. He suggested the talks could conclude quickly but did not specify the terms. The claim was reported by Kristeligt Dagblad on 28 February.
- Did Iran confirm negotiations with the US?
- No. Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson, Esmail Baghaei, denied that negotiations with the US were taking place. Instead, he said Iran was discussing passage through the Hormuz Strait with Oman, as reported by Kristeligt Dagblad.
- What military action did Trump threaten against Iran?
- Trump threatened a large-scale attack on Iran, which he later said was called off. He described it as the largest since World War II. The US and Israel began military operations in Iran on 28 February, according to Kristeligt Dagblad.
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2- Trump Truer Igen Iran: Sidste Chance Inden Halshugning (opens Kristeligt Dagblad in a new tab)
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- "A Total Agreement or Capitulation": Donald Trump Again Threatens Iran and Evokes Negotiations that According to Tehran... Do Not Exist (opens RTL Info in a new tab)
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