Press TV, on Iran, 7 November 2026

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Despite repeated claims by US President Donald Trump that the military strikes have destroyed Iran’s nuclear program, Washington has offered up to $20 million for information about the country’s nuclear facilities, equipment, and scientific personnel. US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced on Friday that the State Department’s Rewards for Justice program was offering the reward, alongside possible relocation for the information.

or the criteria for receiving the maximum payment. The offer comes despite Trump’s June 21, 2025, declaration that US strikes against Iran’s nuclear facilities “completely and totally obliterated” their targets. “I can report to the world that the strikes were a spectacular military success,” Trump said in a televised address at the time. More recently, Trump has threatened further attacks, despite continuing to claim that Iran’s nuclear program has been destroyed.

On November 1, Trump said there were “one or two sites” left to deal with, specifically mentioning Pickaxe Mountain and claiming: “We can do it in ten minutes. We have a plan for it, and we can execute it very quickly.” On November 3, he renewed the threat in an interview with Fox News, saying: “We might have to go after Pickaxe. We can do that in one hour, as soon as we want, at any time we want.” On June 13, 2025, Israel launched a large-scale military assault on Iran, targeting nuclear facilities, military installations, senior commanders, and nuclear scientists.

Left out here: Leaves out what changes the picture

S6 says Trump has only threatened further attacks. Other outlets report that Trump confirmed 'minor strikes' on Iran, including one that knocked out an anti-aircraft battery on Qeshm. Without this a reader may believe no new US strikes had taken place.

How we know

The US overnight on June 21-22, bombing the nuclear facilities in central Iran in Isfahan Province. Iran responded to the 2025 attacks with drone and missile strikes against Israel and, on June 23, targeted the US al-Udeid airbase in Qatar. On February 28, 2026, the US and Israel launched a second major military assault on Iran while indirect nuclear negotiations between Tehran and Washington were still underway. , Iran launched missile and drone attacks against Israel and US military installations in the region, .

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What we found (4)

Press TV reports the US $20m reward for information on Iran's nuclear programme and sets it against Trump's claims of obliteration. It tells the reader the announcement gave no specifics and leaves out the State Department's own stated reason, which other outlets reported. It also calls US and Israeli strikes 'aggression' and states Iran's claim of significant damage to US and Israeli assets in its own voice.

  1. Leaves out what changes the picture

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    “The announcement provided no specific details about the information Washington was seeking”

    Why this matters
    Press TV tells the reader the announcement came with no detail about what Washington wanted, and never reports the reason the State Department gave for the offer.
    The impression it gives
    The offer was made with no stated rationale, so the only way to read it is as a contradiction of Trump's obliteration claims.
    The context
    The State Department's statement on the reward cited Iran's lack of compliance with IAEA safeguards, the agency's loss of continuity of knowledge on centrifuges, and the IAEA's report of 60 per cent enrichment. The statement also named facilities, equipment and scientific personnel, which Press TV itself lists in S1.

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  2. Uses a loaded word

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    “so-called”

    Why this matters
    Press TV puts 'so-called' before the official name of the State Department's Rewards for Justice programme in its own voice.
    The impression it gives
    The programme's name is illegitimate or a pretence.
    The context
    Rewards for Justice is the programme's official name, used plainly by every other outlet reporting the offer. The sneer is the outlet's verdict, not a fact in the article.

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    “joined the aggression”

    Why this matters
    Press TV calls the US bombing of Iranian nuclear facilities 'the aggression' in its own narration, while Iran's strikes in S13 are described neutrally as a response.
    The impression it gives
    The outlet has settled the legal and moral character of the strikes as fact.
    The context
    The article's own facts give the sequence: Israel struck first and the US joined. 'Aggression' adds a verdict the article does not attribute to anyone.

    How we know

    • Elsewhere in the article“Iran responded to the 2025 attacks”

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    “Following the February 2026 aggression”

    Why this matters
    Press TV repeats 'aggression' as its own label for the February 2026 US and Israeli assault.
    The impression it gives
    The label is a neutral description of the event rather than a characterisation.
    The context
    The article reports the assault came during negotiations, which a reader can weigh, but the label itself is the outlet's verdict with no attribution.

    How we know

    • Elsewhere in the article“launched a second major military assault on Iran”

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  3. States one side's claim as fact

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    “inflicting significant damage to US and Israeli assets”

    Why this matters
    Press TV states in its own voice that Iran's missile and drone attacks caused significant damage to US and Israeli assets, with no source given.
    The impression it gives
    The scale of damage to US and Israeli assets is established fact.
    The context
    The article attributes this to no one. It reads as the Iranian military's account of its own strikes, and nothing in the article or the coverage verifies it.

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  4. Leaves out what changes the picture

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    What is missing

    S6 says Trump has only threatened further attacks. Other outlets report that Trump confirmed 'minor strikes' on Iran, including one that knocked out an anti-aircraft battery on Qeshm. Without this a reader may believe no new US strikes had taken place.

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