Arab News, on Iran, 5 October 2026

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Iran president says talks with US ‘meaningless’: state media

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TEHRAN: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Monday that negotiations with the United States were “meaningless” and only resulted in renewed American attacks, state media reported.

“So far, they have attacked us three times after talks, and this shows that they are not seeking dialogue; rather, their goal is to overthrow the Islamic Republic of Iran,” Pezeshkian was quoted as saying by the state news agency IRNA. “With an enemy that every day resorts to assassination, sanctions, pressure and threats, and that breaks its commitments, negotiations are meaningless.”

https://arab.news/jzjxs

TEHRAN: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Monday that negotiations with the United States were “meaningless” and only resulted in renewed American attacks, state media reported.

“So far, they have attacked us three times after talks, and this shows that they are not seeking dialogue; rather, their goal is to overthrow the Islamic Republic of Iran,” Pezeshkian was quoted as saying by the state news agency IRNA. “With an enemy that every day resorts to assassination, sanctions, pressure and threats, and that breaks its commitments, negotiations are meaningless.”

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Arab News reports that Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian called negotiations with the United States meaningless, citing repeated US attacks after talks. Every claim is attributed to Pezeshkian through IRNA, and the headline keeps that attribution. Nothing in the article misleads its reader. The body repeats itself, which looks like a page fault rather than a framing choice.

What it gets right

  • “Iran president says talks with US ‘meaningless’: state media”

    The headline keeps the body's attribution. It puts the quoted word in Pezeshkian's mouth and names state media as the source.

  • “said Monday that negotiations with the United States were “meaningless” and only resulted in renewed American attacks, state media reported”

    The claim about American attacks is reported as Pezeshkian's statement and sourced to state media. It is not stated in the outlet's own voice.

  • “Pezeshkian was quoted as saying by the state news agency IRNA”

    The article names the specific source of the quotation, so a reader knows where the words come from.

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