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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

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

Left 31%(9)Centre 21%(6)Right 48%(14)

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.

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