Iran's President Willing to Dilute Uranium, Seeks Deal with US
Masoud Pezeshkian denies nuclear bomb ambitions and blames US and Israel for conflict.
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Protesters hold signs during a demonstration against U.S. military action in Iran on April 7, 2026, in New York City. (Photo by Ryan Murphy/Getty Images)
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What this story says
- Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian stated Iran has 'no trust' in the United States.
- Pezeshkian indicated Iran is prepared to dilute uranium enriched to 60% and allow international inspections.
- The president denied Iran seeks a nuclear bomb and expressed a desire for a deal with the U.S. before the November midterms.
- Pezeshkian blamed the U.S. and Israel for the war and stated Iran is ready to relinquish 60% enriched uranium under international law.
Who covered it
Percentages are shares of the 39 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 41 of the 80 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .
Trust
30/100
Craft
45/100
Hype
41/100
80 sources · methodology
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has stated that Iran has 'no trust' in the United States. Speaking in New York on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, Pezeshkian indicated that Iran is prepared to dilute uranium enriched to 60% and allow international inspections of its nuclear facilities. He categorically denied that Iran seeks a nuclear bomb.
Pezeshkian expressed Iran's willingness to reach an agreement with the U.S. before the November midterm elections. He also blamed the U.S. and Israel for the ongoing war. Several reports indicate that Iran is ready to relinquish its stockpile of 60% enriched uranium within the framework of international law and the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
Disagreements in reporting
While most reports agree that President Pezeshkian stated Iran is prepared to dilute uranium enriched to 60%, npr reported that the foreign minister said this was part of a deal where Iran would get some assets unfrozen and then reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The same report from npr stated that the U.S. says it is not in a rush to reach a deal because it is getting oil through the Strait of Hormuz regardless of Iran's actions.
What the coverage left out
None of the left-rated reports mention the specific claims made by President Pezeshkian regarding his meetings with the supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, or the details of the potential deal involving the unfreezing of assets and reopening the Strait of Hormuz, as reported by npr.
Coverage settled. We checked this 7 times and stopped on 30 Sept 2026, 23:00. 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
6 rated outlets
- Left-rated reports led on President Pezeshkian's statements regarding Iran's lack of trust in the U.S. and its willingness to dilute uranium and undergo international inspections. These reports highlighted Pezeshkian's denial of seeking a nuclear bomb and his desire for a deal with the U.S. before the November midterms. The left-rated reports also featured Pezeshkian's blame of the U.S. and Israel for the war. npr quoted Pezeshkian saying, 'we have "no trust" in the United States since the U.S. has attacked Iran during negotiations before.' Al-Monitor quoted Pezeshkian stating, 'It is for the United States to choose whether to end its war in Iran as Tehran does not wish to continue fighting.'
Centre
7 rated outlets
- Centre-rated reports focused on President Pezeshkian's willingness to negotiate with the U.S. and his statements about Iran's nuclear program. These reports highlighted the potential for a deal before the November midterms and the readiness to dilute uranium. Deutsche Welle noted that 'Iran's president signals willingness to talk in the nuclear dispute with the US. However, a breakthrough for an end to the war that has been going on for seven months is not yet in sight.' Political Wire and The Hill both reported Pezeshkian pushing back on a claim by President Trump that the regime is waiting until after Americans hit the polls to settle the conflict.
Right
26 rated outlets
- Right-rated reports led on President Pezeshkian's denial of seeking a nuclear bomb and his willingness to dilute enriched uranium. These reports frequently mentioned his interview with Fox News and his statements about international inspections. Protothema reported that Pezeshkian 'blamed the US and Israel for the war and declared ignorance about Chinese assistance in the attacks on American bases.' The Express Tribune reported Pezeshkian stating, 'We did reach agreement with your president...willing and still wish to move forward.'
Questions about this coverage
- How did the left and right cover Iran's President Willing to Dilute Uranium, Seeks Deal with US?
- Of the 39 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 15% are rated left, 18% are rated centre, 67% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 80. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
- Is Iran's President Willing to Dilute Uranium, Seeks Deal with US left or right?
- Neither side dominates it. Of the 39 rated outlets on this story, 15% are rated left, 18% are rated centre, 67% 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's President Willing to Dilute Uranium, Seeks Deal with US biased?
- Iran's President Willing to Dilute Uranium, Seeks Deal with US is one event reported by 80 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 outlets covered Iran's President Willing to Dilute Uranium, Seeks Deal with US?
- 80 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 Iran's president say about the country's nuclear program?
- President Masoud Pezeshkian stated that Iran has no intention of developing a nuclear bomb and is prepared to dilute uranium enriched to 60%. He also indicated a willingness to allow international inspections of its nuclear facilities under international law and the Non-Proliferation Treaty.
- Does Iran want to negotiate with the US?
- Yes, President Pezeshkian expressed Iran's willingness to reach an agreement with the U.S. He indicated a desire to finalize a deal before the November midterm elections, pushing back on claims that Iran is waiting for the elections to conclude negotiations.
- Who does Iran blame for the current war?
- President Pezeshkian blamed the United States and Israel for the ongoing war. He stated that Iran does not wish to continue fighting and that it is up to the United States to choose whether to end the conflict.
Read it at the source
80 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
6- Iran president says Tehran wants return to memorandum with US (opens Vanguard News in a new tab)
Vanguard News — is Vanguard News biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Pezeshkian: Iran Does Not Seek a Nuclear Bomb, We Are Ready for International Inspections (opens Telegrafi in a new tab)
- Getting to yes with Iran (opens Slow Boring in a new tab)
Slow Boring — is Slow Boring biased? Our profile of this outletOpinion
- Iran's president says his country has 'no trust' in U.S. in meeting with journalists (opens NPR in a new tab)
- US 'must choose' whether to end war: Iran president to Fox News (opens Al-Monitor in a new tab)
Al-Monitor — is Al-Monitor biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Iran’s president says Tehran wants a deal with U.S. before midterm elections (opens NBC News in a new tab)
Centre
7- President of Iran Says Tehran Wants to Return to Memorandum with USA · Global Voices (opens TVN in a new tab)
- Iran seeks deal with US, not war: Pezeshkian (opens The Express Tribune in a new tab)
The Express Tribune — is The Express Tribune biased? Our profile of this outlet
- What Can Iran's President Peseshkian Achieve in New York? (opens Deutsche Welle in a new tab)
Deutsche Welle — is Deutsche Welle biased? Our profile of this outletOpinion
- Liveblog Iran War: Iran Is Ready to Release Uranium According to Peseshkian (opens INTELLINEWS in a new tab)
INTELLINEWS — is INTELLINEWS biased? Our profile of this outlet
- US-Iran war LIVE Updates: Tehran wants to revive June ceasefire with US, 'willing to give up 60% enriched uranium' (opens Live Mint in a new tab)
- Iranian President Wants Deal Before Midterms (opens Political Wire in a new tab)
Political Wire — is Political Wire biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Iranian president says country wants deal with US made before midterms (opens The Hill in a new tab)
Right
26- Iran president says Tehran wants return to memorandum with US (opens Times of India in a new tab)
Times of India — is Times of India biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Iran president Pezeshkian says Tehran wants return to memorandum with US (opens anews.com.tr in a new tab)
anews.com.tr — is anews.com.tr biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Iranian president says Tehran wants return to memorandum with US (opens Free Malaysia Today News in a new tab)
Free Malaysia Today News — is Free Malaysia Today News biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Iran president: Tehran wants return to memorandum with US (opens Arab News in a new tab)
- Iran President Says Tehran Wants To Return To June Deal With US (opens NDTV in a new tab)
- IRAN HOLDS TO ISLAMABAD MOU AS CHINA'S XI BACKS RETURN—WHILE POPE LEO TANGLES WITH TRUMP OVER PRESS ACCESS (opens Next News Network in a new tab)
Next News Network — is Next News Network biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Pezheskian on Fox News: "Iran Does Not Want a Nuclear Bomb, I Saw Mojtaba for 7 Hours, He Is Not Appearing for Security Reasons" (opens Protothema in a new tab)
Protothema — is Protothema biased? Our profile of this outletOpinion
- Iran’s president tells Fox's Bret Baier it will dilute enriched uranium: ‘It’s not a big deal’ - The Daily Bo Snerdley (opens thedailybs.com in a new tab)
thedailybs.com — is thedailybs.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
Show 18 more
- Iranian president denies nuclear ambitions while blaming US for Middle East conflict and more top headlines - NEW YORK TIMES POST (opens nytimespost.com in a new tab)
nytimespost.com — is nytimespost.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Iranian president denies nuclear ambitions while blaming US for Middle East conflict and more top headlines (opens wfmd.com in a new tab)
- Iranian president denies nuclear ambitions while blaming US for Middle East conflict and more top headlines (opens Fox News in a new tab)
- Iran's President Says He's Still Willing to Reach an Agreement with the U.S. (opens Observador in a new tab)
Observador — is Observador biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Peseshkian: Iran Remains Reluctant to Develop Nuclear Weapons (opens topwar.ru in a new tab)
- Iran’s President Says He’s Still Willing to Reach an Agreement with the U.S. (opens El Mundo in a new tab)
- Iranian President: USA Must Decide the End of the War (opens Die Presse in a new tab)
Die Presse — is Die Presse biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Tehran Is Ready to Make an Agreement with the US Before the Election-- the President of Iran. (opens Korrespondent.net in a new tab)
Korrespondent.net — is Korrespondent.net biased? Our profile of this outlet
- 'We want to return to MOU deal before the US midterms,' Iranian President says (opens i24NEWS in a new tab)
- Pezeshkian signals Iran willing to revive US deal before November midterms (opens Arutz Sheva in a new tab)
Arutz Sheva — is Arutz Sheva biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Pezeshkian wants US to revive Iran deal before midterms (opens Gulf News in a new tab)
- OH, PLEASE: Iran’s Pezeshkian Wants Deal With U.S. Before Midterms, Offers Nuclear Inspections (opens Yeshiva World News in a new tab)
Yeshiva World News — is Yeshiva World News biased? Our profile of this outletOpinion
- Liveblog Iran War: Iran Is Ready to Release Uranium According to Peseshkian (opens Frankfurter Allgemeine in a new tab)
Frankfurter Allgemeine — is Frankfurter Allgemeine biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Pezeshkian says Iran willing to give up 60% enriched uranium under NPT (opens ایران اینترنشنال in a new tab)
ایران اینترنشنال
- Peseshkian: Iran Is Ready to Give up Uranium Reserves: EADaily (opens EADaily in a new tab)
- Peseshkian Has Declared Iran's Willingness to Abandon Enriched Uranium Stockpiles. (opens vz.ru in a new tab)
- Iranian President Claims Strait Of Hormuz Not Closed, Says Tehran Still Seeks Deal With U.S. (opens VINnews in a new tab)
- Iran has proposed to resume the ceasefire agreement with the United States before the midterm elections to the American Congress in November, NBC News reported, citing Iranian President Masoud Peseshkian (opens news-pravda.com in a new tab)
news-pravda.com — is news-pravda.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
Not rated
41- Iran Leaves Door Open To Diplomacy While Holding Firm On Conditions To End Conflict (opens Pakistan Live News in a new tab)
Pakistan Live News — is Pakistan Live News biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Doctors: Americans Didn't Live up to What They Promised (opens defapress.ir in a new tab)
defapress.ir — is defapress.ir biased? Our profile of this outletOpinion
- DOCTORS: TENSE HORMUZ CRISIS TO BE SOLVED THROUGH DIPLOMACY (opens SALAM WATANDAR in a new tab)
SALAM WATANDAR — is SALAM WATANDAR biased? Our profile of this outlet
- President Brings Iran's Voice to the World (opens inn.ir in a new tab)
- Iranian President Pezeshkian Said They Are Committed to the Memorandum of Understanding Signed with the US (opens Habertürk in a new tab)
- Pezeshkian: We Are Committed to the Agreement Signed with the US. (opens ekonomim.com in a new tab)
ekonomim.com — is ekonomim.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Gharibabadi: Iran Is Active in the Field of Diplomacy (opens fararu.com in a new tab)
fararu.com — is fararu.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Pezeshkian hails China’s ‘thoughtful and responsible support’ for Islamabad MoU (opens PressTV in a new tab)
Show 33 more
- Iran Calls on the US to Reach an Agreement; Reacts to Iraq. (opens Halk TV in a new tab)
- Iran president: Tehran wants return to memorandum with US (opens The Frontier Post in a new tab)
The Frontier Post — is The Frontier Post biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Iranian President Pezeshkian Sends a Message to the US: The Islamabad Agreement Must Be Reinstated - Dünya Newspaper (opens dunya.com in a new tab)
- Doctors Appreciate Chinese President's Responsible Stance (opens tabnak.ir in a new tab)
- Pezeshkian Emphasized the Need for a Return to the Islamabad Agreement in the Unimplemented Iran-US Deal. (opens Haberler in a new tab)
- Pezeshkian Denies Iran Seeks to Make a Nuclear Bomb · Global Voices (opens psn.si in a new tab)
- Peseshkin: "We Are Ready to Deplete uranium." A Nuclear Bomb Is Not Iran's Target (Fox News, USA) (opens ИноСМИ.Ru in a new tab)
- Pezheskian: Iran and Its Nuclear Program Under International Controls (opens Libre in a new tab)
- Iran: Pesekian on Nuclear Weapons, Inspections and Agreement with the US (opens pelop.gr in a new tab)
pelop.gr — is pelop.gr biased? Our profile of this outletOpinion
- NUCLEAR DENIAL: Pezeshkian Denies Seeking Nuclear Bomb, Offers Uranium Concessions While Blaming U.S. and Israel for War (opens matzav.com in a new tab)
matzav.com — is matzav.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Iran Says It's Ready to Give up 60% Enriched Uranium (opens Aleph News in a new tab)
Aleph News — is Aleph News biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Iran Says It Does Not Seek Nuclear Weapons, Is Open to U.S. Talks (opens TokenPost in a new tab)
- Pezeshkian: We Are Ready to Give up Uranium Enriched to 60% Within the Framework of the Non-Proliferation Treaty. (opens sawaleif.com in a new tab)
sawaleif.com — is sawaleif.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Iranian President Pezeshkiyan Told Fox News: We Do Not Want a Bomb, We Are Ready to Verify the Nuclear Program (opens Avaz.ba in a new tab)
- Iran Is Prepared to Relinquish up to 60 per Cent of Its Uranium Reserves. (opens 1prime.ru in a new tab)
- Pezeshkian Gave an Interview to the American Fox News: We Do Not Want a Nuclear Bomb, We Are Ready for Verification (opens Klix in a new tab)
- Pezeshkian: Iran Ready for Agreement with US Before November Elections (opens Apa in a new tab)
- Iran Could Abandon Highly Enriched Uranium if Agreed with the US (opens belta.by in a new tab)
- Peseshkian: Iran Is Ready to Release Uranium (opens Moneycab in a new tab)
- Iran’s President Says He’s Still Willing to Reach an Agreement with the U.S. (opens RPP in a new tab)
- Iran's President Says He's Still Willing to Reach an Agreement with the U.S. (opens Noticias ao Minuto in a new tab)
Noticias ao Minuto — is Noticias ao Minuto biased? Our profile of this outlet
- President Masoud Pezeshkian Dismisses Rumors Iran Plans to Produce Nuclear Bomb (opens Pantau.com in a new tab)
Pantau.com — is Pantau.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
- 'No Nuclear Bomb': Iran Ready for Inspections, Blames US for War, Says President Pezeshkian (opens madhyamam.com in a new tab)
madhyamam.com — is madhyamam.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Iran Seeks to Resume the Pact with Trump and Denies Having Closed Ormuz (opens negocios.com in a new tab)
negocios.com — is negocios.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Teheran Allegedly Wants to Talk About Uranium as Well (opens ORF.at News in a new tab)
ORF.at News — is ORF.at News biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Iran’s president says “major atmosphere of mistrust” with US (opens military-stuff.org in a new tab)
military-stuff.org — is military-stuff.org biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Can an Iran Deal Save Republicans in the Midterms—and at What Price? (opens MEPIN™ in a new tab)
MEPIN™ — is MEPIN™ biased? Our profile of this outletOpinion
- Peseshkian Called on the US to Return to the Memorandum Before the November Election. (opens Life.ru in a new tab)
- Pezeshkian: We do have economic issues, but will endure (opens BizToc in a new tab)
- A Video of Rezai: Iran Will Not Open the Strait of Hormuz, nor Will It Return to the Diplomacy of the Past. (opens hathalyoum.net in a new tab)
hathalyoum.net — is hathalyoum.net biased? Our profile of this outlet
- US Opposes Iran's Creation of a Nuclear Bomb, Iranian President Denies Such Plans (opens holosameryky.com in a new tab)
holosameryky.com — is holosameryky.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Major General Rezaei: Enough with the Negotiations, Take Action + Photo (opens snn.ir in a new tab)
- Masood Bezushkian: Iran Is Ready for Dialogue and Diplomacy and Rejects the Language of Power (opens UN News in a new tab)
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