Iran rejects US talks until conditions met, says security chief
Mohsen Rezaei stated that the balance of power has shifted, ruling out negotiations with Washington.
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Iran rejects US talks until conditions met, says security chief
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What this story says
- Iran will not enter into negotiations with the United States until its conditions are met, according to Mohsen Rezaei, Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council.
- Rezaei's statement was a response to US President Donald Trump's remarks indicating openness to dialogue.
- The Iranian official stated that the balance of power concerning oil and strategic waterways has shifted.
- Iranian officials have previously outlined conditions for renewed talks, including the lifting of sanctions and the unblocking of assets.
Who covered it
Percentages are shares of the 29 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 53 of the 82 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .
Trust
42/100
Craft
57/100
Hype
41/100
82 sources · methodology
Missing from the left
Only 9 of the 29 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated left.
A reader who follows the left would not have seen this. We report the absence rather than explain it: outlets choose what to cover for many reasons, and we have no evidence about which one applies here.
Mohsen Rezaei, Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, announced that Iran will not engage in negotiations with the United States until its conditions are satisfied. This declaration came in response to statements made by US President Donald Trump, who had expressed openness to dialogue. Rezaei also asserted that the balance of power concerning oil and strategic straits has changed.
Divergent claims about the balance of power
While Mohsen Rezaei stated that the balance of power regarding oil and the straits has changed, Breitbart reported that Iran's security chief warned Trump that "the strategic balance around the region’s critical waterways has changed." Cumhuriyet also reported Rezaei stating, "The balance of power regarding oil and the straits has changed." A Haber reported Rezaei stating that "the balance of power regarding oil and the straits has shifted."
What the coverage left out
None of the reports printed below mention the specific conditions Iran has previously stated for renewed negotiations, such as the lifting of sanctions and the unblocking of assets, except for Cumhuriyet. No centre-rated outlets covered this story.
Coverage settled. We checked this 14 times and stopped on 20 Sept 2026, 18:30. The figures above are what it finished at.
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
9 rated outlets
- All nine left‑rated outlets reported that Iran’s Supreme National Security Council secretary, Mohsen Rezaei, said on X that Tehran would not negotiate with the United States until its conditions were satisfied. Each digest linked the statement to President Donald Trump’s recent comments about being open to talks.
- Cumhuriyet’s full report added that Rezaei listed specific demands: the United States must lift sanctions and blockades, free frozen Iranian assets, and halt Israeli attacks on Lebanon and Gaza, as set out in the 17 June agreement. The article also reproduced Rezaei’s warning not to be misled by Trump’s mixed messages.
- The remaining digests, Al Jazeera, TVA Nouvelles, Vanguard News, CGTN, CartaCapital, The Siasat Daily, Time Magazine and fakti.bg, mentioned only that Iran would not talk until conditions were met, without detailing the listed demands or Rezaei’s caution about Trump’s statements. No left‑rated digest provided the full list of conditions.
Centre
6 rated outlets
- All six centre‑rated outlets reported that Iran’s security chief Mohsen Rezaei said no negotiations with the United States will occur until Iran’s conditions are satisfied, and that his comment came after President Donald Trump said he was open to talks.
- ANSA’s full article reproduced Rezaei’s X message, quoting his warning not to be distracted by Trump’s contradictory signals and his statement that talks will not start until conditions are met. Daily Post Nigeria’s digest summarised the X post as a response to Trump’s remarks. The Economic Times’ digest repeated those points and added that the stakes have changed.
- Channels Television’s digest only noted Trump’s openness to talks, while Lietuvos Radijas ir Televizija’s digest reported Rezaei’s ruling out talks after Trump’s comment. France24’s digest was the only centre outlet to add that Yemen’s Houthis, Iran’s allies, control the Bab el‑Mandeb Strait, raising pressure on oil prices. No centre outlet provided a cost estimate or further diplomatic context.
Right
14 rated outlets
- Right-rated reports focused on Iran's refusal to negotiate until its conditions are met. Breitbart's headline stated, "Iran Security Chief Warns Trump: ‘The Straits Have Changed’, ‘Damage Control Won’t Stop What’s Coming.’" Mehr News Agency reported that Iran's security chief dismissed mixed signals from Washington, stating no negotiations would occur until Iran's conditions were realised. Iefimerida reported Iran ruling out negotiations until its conditions are met and adopting a tougher stance. Arutz Sheva noted the Iranian security chief rejecting Trump's mixed signals on talks. News-pravda.com highlighted Rezaei calling Trump's statements about talks "contradictory."
Questions about this coverage
- How did the left and right cover Iran rejects US talks until conditions met, says security chief?
- Of the 29 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 31% are rated left, 21% are rated centre, 48% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 82. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
- Is Iran rejects US talks until conditions met, says security chief left or right?
- Neither side dominates it. Of the 29 rated outlets on this story, 31% are rated left, 21% are rated centre, 48% are rated right, and no side holds the 70% this site would want before calling a field one-sided. A story is not left or right in any case; the outlets that carried it are what carry ratings.
- Is the coverage of Iran rejects US talks until conditions met, says security chief biased?
- Iran rejects US talks until conditions met, says security chief is one event reported by 82 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 Iran rejects US talks until conditions met, says security chief?
- 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 Iran rejects US talks until conditions met, says security chief?
- 82 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 is Iran's stance on negotiating with the US?
- Iran's Supreme National Security Council Secretary Mohsen Rezaei has stated that there will be no negotiations with the United States until Iran's conditions are met. This position was communicated in response to US President Donald Trump's expressed openness to dialogue.
- Has the balance of power in the region changed, according to Iran?
- Yes, Mohsen Rezaei stated that the balance of power regarding oil and strategic waterways has changed. This assertion suggests a shift in regional dynamics that Iran considers significant in its approach to international relations and potential negotiations.
- What conditions has Iran previously set for negotiations?
- While not detailed in all reports, previous Iranian conditions for renewed negotiations have included the lifting of sanctions, the unblocking of assets, and the cessation of attacks on Lebanon and Gaza. These were mentioned by Cumhuriyet.
Read it at the source
82 outlets, grouped by the leaning a published rating gives them. Every headline links to the original; an underlined outlet name opens our profile of that publisher.
Left
9- What Is the Status of the U.S.-Iran Peace Talks? Here's What Both Sides Are Saying (opens Time Magazine in a new tab)
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- Iran Responds to Trump and Rejects Any Discussion with the United States (opens TVA Nouvelles in a new tab)
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- Iranian Security Official Says There Will Be No Negotiations with the United States Until Conditions Are Met (opens CGTN in a new tab)
- Iran: No talks with US until conditions are met (opens Vanguard News in a new tab)
Vanguard News — is Vanguard News biased? Our profile of this outlet
- No talks until conditions met: Iran denies Trump's claims (opens The Siasat Daily in a new tab)
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- Iran: There Will Be No Talks with the US Until Tehran's Conditions Are Met (opens fakti.bg in a new tab)
- Between the Novels of Tehran and Washington, Who's Eager to Negotiate and Who's Reluctant? (opens aljazeera.net in a new tab)
aljazeera.net — is aljazeera.net biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Iran Responds to Trump's Call for Negotiations: No Talks Unless Conditions Are Met. (opens Cumhuriyet in a new tab)
Cumhuriyet — is Cumhuriyet biased? Our profile of this outlet
Centre
6- Iran Rejects US Dialogues for Donald Trump’s “Contradictory Signals” (opens France24 in a new tab)
- Iran won’t negotiate with US until conditions are met – Security Chief (opens Daily Post Nigeria in a new tab)
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- Iran Rejects Any Talks with US After Trump Remarks (opens Lietuvos Radijas ir Televizija in a new tab)
- Iran Rejects Talks With US After Trump Remarks (opens Channels Television in a new tab)
Channels Television — is Channels Television biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Iran Responds to Trump, 'No Negotiations with the US' (opens ANSA in a new tab)
- Iran rejects Trump talks, says no negotiations until its conditions are met (opens The Economic Times in a new tab)
The Economic Times — is The Economic Times biased? Our profile of this outlet
Right
14- Iran Overturns the Table with the U.S. (opens La Verità in a new tab)
- Iran flatly rejects peace talks with U.S. as Yemen war threatens global oil supply (opens Washington Times in a new tab)
Washington Times — is Washington Times biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Iran Refuses to Negotiate with the United States Until Its Conditions Are Met: What Are They? (opens La Nación, Grupo Nación in a new tab)
La Nación, Grupo Nación — is La Nación, Grupo Nación biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Peace with the US Remains Stalled, Iran Remains Firm: Our Conditions Must Be Met First (opens Tribunnews.com in a new tab)
Tribunnews.com — is Tribunnews.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
- "No Negotiations": Iran Refused Dialogue with the US Until Conditions Were Met (opens topwar.ru in a new tab)
- Iran Responds to Trump and Rejects Any Discussion with the United States (opens Le Journal de Montreal in a new tab)
Le Journal de Montreal — is Le Journal de Montreal biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Iran rejects Trump talks, says no negotiations until its conditions are met (opens Times of India in a new tab)
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- War in Iran: Face of Trump, Tehran Closes the Door to All Negotiations with Washington (opens Le Figaro in a new tab)
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- Iran Refuses to Negotiate with the US as Long as Its Conditions Are Not Met (opens Clarin in a new tab)
- No talks with US until Iran’s conditions met (opens Mehr News Agency in a new tab)
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- Iran: "No Negotiations with the US Until Our Conditions Are Met" - iefimerida.gr (opens Iefimerida in a new tab)
Iefimerida — is Iefimerida biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Iranian official: No talks with US until Iran's conditions are met (opens Arutz Sheva in a new tab)
Arutz Sheva — is Arutz Sheva biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Iran Security Chief Warns Trump: ‘The Straits Have Changed’ — ‘Damage Control Won’t Stop What’s Coming’ (opens Breitbart in a new tab)
- Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Mohsen Rezaei called Donald Trump's statements about the talks "contradictory.": (opens news-pravda.com in a new tab)
news-pravda.com — is news-pravda.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
Not rated
53- Iran Rejects Talks as Trump Says Tehran Wants a Deal "Quickly and Badly" (opens LoudFact in a new tab)
- A Video of a Window From Tehran-Iran Setting Conditions for Negotiations with Washington. Is the Deal Back on Track? (opens hathalyoum.net in a new tab)
hathalyoum.net — is hathalyoum.net biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Trump says Iran urgently seeks deal, Tehran sets conditions for talks (opens Aletho News in a new tab)
Aletho News — is Aletho News biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Iranian security official says no talks with U.S. until conditions met (opens Daily Finland in a new tab)
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- Iran Security Chief Rezaei Rejects US Talks, Citing Tehran's Conditions (opens virtualjerusalem.com in a new tab)
virtualjerusalem.com — is virtualjerusalem.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Iran Refuses to Negotiate with the US as Long as Its Conditions Are Not Met (opens EL NACIONAL in a new tab)
EL NACIONAL — is EL NACIONAL biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Iran Refuses to Negotiate with the US as Long as Its Conditions Are Not Met (opens eldiariodechihuahua.mx in a new tab)
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- Iran rules out US negotiations following comments from Trump (opens Jowhar Somali Leader in a new tab)
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- Iran Responds to Trump and Rejects Any Discussion with the United States (opens 24 heures in a new tab)
- Iran Refuses to Negotiate with Trump Until His Conditions Are Met (opens rccnoticias.com.do in a new tab)
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- Iran Refuses to Negotiate with the U.S. as Long as Its Conditions Are Not Met (opens Jovem Pan News in a new tab)
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- Iran Responds to Trump that There Will Be No Negotiations as Long as His Conditions Are Not Met (opens El Comercio in a new tab)
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- Iran won’t negotiate with US until conditions are met – Security Chief - NewsTmes.com.ng (opens NewsTimes.com.ng in a new tab)
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- Pentagon: 'The War Caused a Shortage of Ammunition' (opens Agi.it in a new tab)
- Iran Refuses to Negotiate with the US Until Its Conditions Are Met: “Point!” (opens Noticias Argentinas in a new tab)
Noticias Argentinas — is Noticias Argentinas biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Trump Says Iran Is 'in Decline' and Wants Dialogue; Tehran Rejects the Claim. (opens Thanh Niên in a new tab)
Thanh Niên — is Thanh Niên biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Iran to Tramp: No Talks Until Our Terms Are Met. (opens eanlibya.com in a new tab)
eanlibya.com — is eanlibya.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Tehran Rejects Dialogue: Negotiations with the US Are Unthinkable without Fulfilling Iranian Conditions (opens Periodista.gr in a new tab)
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- Iran Responds to Trump and Rejects Any Discussion with the United States (opens Le Journal de Quebec in a new tab)
Le Journal de Quebec — is Le Journal de Quebec biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Iran's Tough Stance Against the US: Rejects Donald Trump's "Conflicting Messages" (opens GR Times in a new tab)
- Iran Rejects Negotiations with US After Trump Says He Is Open to Talks (opens topky.sk in a new tab)
- Iran: "No Talks" with the US - Rejects Trump's "Opening" to Negotiations (opens pontosnews.gr in a new tab)
pontosnews.gr — is pontosnews.gr biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Trump Opens the Door to Negotiations, Iran Threatens: No Talks! (opens wartaekonomi.co.id in a new tab)
wartaekonomi.co.id — is wartaekonomi.co.id biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Iran rejects talks with US after Trump remarks (opens CoreTV News in a new tab)
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- Iran Rejects Any Talks with US After Trump's Remarks (opens lrytas.lt in a new tab)
- Iran Responds to Trump and Rejects Any Talks with the US (opens sigmalive.com in a new tab)
sigmalive.com — is sigmalive.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Iran Rejects US Diplomatic Talks After Trump Remarks (opens Business Elites Africa in a new tab)
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- Iran Responds to Trump and Rejects Any Talks with the US (opens insider.gr in a new tab)
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- Iran Closes Door to Trump: "No Talks Until Our Conditions Are Met" (opens Naftemporiki in a new tab)
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- Iran: "Door" to Trump's Proposal for Talks - Tehran's Conditions (opens ΑΘΗΝΑ 9,84 in a new tab)
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- Iran Rejects Talks with US After Trump's Statement (opens Utusan Online in a new tab)
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- Iran's Negotiating Response to Trump: No Talks Without Meeting Terms (opens Karar Gazetesi in a new tab)
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- Iran Rejects Dialogue with US and Responds to Trump (opens Business Daily in a new tab)
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- Iran Closes All Negotiations with the US. What Tehran Authorities Announced About the Trump Dialogue (opens economica.net in a new tab)
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- No Negotiations without conditions... Mohsin Rezai's Blunt Response to Trump's Claim, Saying, "Don't Be Misled by statements." (opens navbharatlive.com in a new tab)
navbharatlive.com — is navbharatlive.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
- The War of Declarations Is on Fire, Trump Is Talking About a Deal, and Tehran Is Shutting Down the Door for Negotiation. (opens sawaleif.com in a new tab)
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- Iran Rejects Negotiations with US After Trump Says He Is Open to Talks (opens Hospodárske Noviny in a new tab)
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- There Will Be No Talks with the US Until Iran's Conditions Are Met, Mohsen Rezaei (opens Roze News in a new tab)
- Iran "No Negotiations with the US Unless Our Conditions Are Met" (opens italpress.com in a new tab)
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- Iranian Official: No Negotiations with the United States Unless Our Terms Are Met - the Sunrise Gate (opens Al-Shorouk in a new tab)
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- Iran Responds to Trump's Offer of Negotiations. (opens yenicaggazetesi.com in a new tab)
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- Iran: "No Negotiations" with the US Until Tehran's Conditions Are Met - The Press Project - News, Analysis, Radio, Television (opens The Press Project in a new tab)
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- Will the Agreement Be Revived? Trump Said 'We Are Open to Negotiation,' and Iran's Response Was Swift. (opens tgrthaber.com in a new tab)
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- My Satisfaction in Response to Trump: No Negotiations with Washington Unless Iran's Terms Are Met (opens Unknown in a new tab)
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- Iran's Security Chief: No Talks with US Until 'Iran's Conditions Are Met' (opens steigan.no in a new tab)
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- Iran Issues Ultimatum to the US Regarding the Strait of Hormuz and Oil! "No Negotiations. Period!" (opens ulusal.com.tr in a new tab)
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- Iran Issues a Negotiated Ultimatum to the US! Iran: No Talks Until Conditions Are Met. (opens Akşam in a new tab)
- Iranian security official says no talks with US until conditions met (opens bhaskarlive.in in a new tab)
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- Rezaei: There Will Be No Dialogue with the US Until Iran's Conditions Are Met (opens SALAM WATANDAR in a new tab)
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- Mohsen Rezaei's Reaction to Trump's Message for Negotiations (opens tabnak.ir in a new tab)
- Iranian security official says no talks with US until conditions met (opens Social News XYZ in a new tab)
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- Iran Sends a Clear Message: No Negotiations, Period! (opens haberglobal.com in a new tab)
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- Iran Issues a Challenge to the US! No Negotiations Until Conditions Are Met. (opens A Haber in a new tab)
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