The Jerusalem Post, on Iran, 1 November 2026

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Iranian negotiators in Doha to continue talks to end , official says

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Iranian negotiators were in Doha on Sunday for a third consecutive day of talks with Qatari mediators aimed at pushing for a deal to end the US-Israeli war on Iran, an official briefed on the discussions told Reuters.The talks come amid concerns that the conflict could escalate again after the November 3 US midterm elections. US President Donald Trump has said the United States will not launch new attacks on Iran before the vote and that talks with Tehran have been productive, though he has not ruled out further military action thereafter.Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Sunday that the purpose of the "ongoing and progressing" talks was to continue consultations with the Qatari mediators, adding Tehran is prepared for "both defense and diplomacy."Speaking to state media, Araqchi said discussions on a "two-day proposal" were continuing, but that no final conclusion had been reached.Qatari broadcaster Al Jazeera quoted Araqchi as saying in an interview on Saturday that Iranian and Qatari negotiators had developed a proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within two days of a potential agreement with Washington.Iran has repeatedly said it would respond to any new attacks by striking US and Israeli targets in neighboring countries, as the eight-month-old war continues to disrupt global oil supplies and spill over across the Middle East."We are doing our best in this process, and we hope that there is rationality on the other side so that they prioritize diplomacy over other paths," Araqchi said of the talks with Qatari officials.Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei issued a statement on Saturday ordering the armed forces to be prepared to respond to any attacks.

The Iranian military later announced it was taking steps to improve its readiness.Trump has not decided whether to launch new strikes against IranUS Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Saturday that Trump has not decided whether to launch new strikes against Iran, but would prefer to resolve the conflict diplomatically.Qatari mediators were in Tehran on Friday for discussions with Iranian officials before moving the talks to Doha on Saturday, an official had told Reuters.

The talks were being coordinated in regular contacts with Washington, the official added.

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What we found (1)

The Jerusalem Post runs the Reuters report on Iran's third day of talks with Qatari mediators almost word for word. In the body, the paper names the war as the "US-Israeli war on Iran". The headline shrinks this to a "US-Iran war" and writes Israel out as a party. Beyond the headline, the paper attributes each statement it quotes, and nothing in the article misleads the reader.

  1. Headline goes beyond the article

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    “the US-Iran war”

    Why this matters
    The headline calls the war "the US-Iran war", naming only two parties and no direction.
    The impression it gives
    A reader of the headline alone believes this is a two-sided war between the US and Iran, with Israel not a party.
    The context
    The article's own first sentence calls it the US-Israeli war on Iran, and other reporting says Israel and the US attacked Iran in February at the start of the war.

    How we know

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What it gets right

  • “a deal to end the US-Israeli war on Iran”

    The body names who is waging the war and against whom, rather than calling it a vague conflict.

  • “US President Donald Trump has said the United States will not launch new attacks on Iran before the vote”

    The article attributes the US position to Trump by name and notes he has not ruled out further military action, rather than stating US intentions as fact.

  • “"We are doing our best in this process, and we hope that there is rationality on the other side so that they prioritize diplomacy over other paths," Araqchi said”

    The Iranian foreign minister's account is quoted directly and at length, so Iran's position is given in its own words.

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