The article names Iran as the active agent behind the blockade and commercial ship attacks while leaving the original US-Israeli strikes and their ongoing military pressure in the passive or conditional voice, applying a stricter standard of attribution to Iranian actions than to American and Israeli ones.

How it builds, in Hormuz section and war-origin paragraph

US-Israeli strikes named but framed as war-starter only
Washington and Tehran have been at war since February 28, when the United States and Israel launched surprise strikes against Iran
Actor named once, then dropped from subsequent framing
Iran named as active agent for every hostile act
Since a ceasefire broke down, Iran has reprised a blockade of the waterway that it first imposed early in the war, obstructing vessels attempting to pass and firing on commercial ships.
Full named agency: Iran is subject of every verb
No actor named for explosion near tanker
a tanker off the coast of Oman reported hearing an explosion nearby, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) Centre reported, but the ship and crew were all reported safe.
Agentless: no party assigned responsibility
Iran's denial hedged against Western accusation
Western nations accuse Iran of seeking a bomb, though Tehran insists the program is entirely civilian in nature.
Iran's claim qualified as mere insistence against collective accusation
Iran's denial attributed only to 'Iranian media'
Iranian media denied that Tehran had asked Trump not to strike.
Denial sourced to state media, not official spokespeople

The same decision, both sides

Named agency for hostile military acts

Iran is named as the active subject of every hostile act in the Hormuz section, with no passive constructions.

Iran has reprised a blockade of the waterway that it first imposed early in the war, obstructing vessels attempting to pass and firing on commercial ships.

The explosion near a tanker, which occurred in the same theatre, is reported with no actor assigned at all.

a tanker off the coast of Oman reported hearing an explosion nearby, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) Centre reported, but the ship and crew were all reported safe.

Credibility granted to official denials

Iran's foreign ministry spokesman is quoted by name denying negotiations, but the denial is immediately overridden by Trump's insistence and the label 'duplicitous'.

Iran's foreign ministry denied on Monday that negotiations with Washington were taking place, but Trump insisted they were.

Trump's claim that Iran asked him not to strike is reported as his own assertion, with the counter-denial attributed only to the vague collective 'Iranian media' rather than a named official.

Iranian media denied that Tehran had asked Trump not to strike.

What a reader is left with. A reader is left with the impression that Iran is the consistent, named aggressor driving the conflict through blockades and ship attacks, while American and Israeli military actions are either contextualised as restrained or left without an assigned agent, making Iran appear the primary obstacle to peace.

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Trump says new talks are Iran's 'last chance' to make deal before 'decapitation'

US President Donald Trump said Monday that negotiations with Iran were ongoing despite Tehran's denials and the Islamic Republic was facing a "last chance before decapitation". Trump, speaking to reporters at the White House , said he agreed to continue to pursue talks with Iran at the request of Saudi Arabia , the United Arab Emirates , Qatar and other countries. Read more Trump says Iran talks going on 'right now' after slamming 'duplicitous' leadership Iran's foreign ministry denied on Monday that negotiations with Washington were taking place, but Trump insisted they were. "We are talking right now," he said. "This is a last chance for them to sign a good document," the US president added. "I want to give them every last chance before decapitation." The talks are focused on reopening the Strait of Hormuz , which Trump said could come "literally by tomorrow", and the denuclearisation of Iran, which he said could "take a little while". Washington and Tehran have been at war since February 28, when the United States and Israel launched surprise strikes against Iran, though months of on-and-off diplomacy have led to periods of relative calm. More than five months later, Iran remains able to fire missiles and drones at US and allied targets in the region and retains its enriched uranium stockpiles. In what has become a familiar pattern, Trump last week had threatened to hit Iran "very hard" – potentially with renewed attacks against energy infrastructure – only to pull back on Saturday , saying the "perimeters" of a deal were there. Iran, for its part, said it is not currently negotiating with the United States. "Our negotiations are with Oman to secure passage through the Strait of Hormuz," the critical oil corridor, foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei said. Hormuz Hormuz has been a major sticking point in efforts to end the war. Since a ceasefire broke down, Iran has reprised a blockade of the waterway that it first imposed early in the war, obstructing vessels attempting to pass and firing on commercial ships. Calling Tehran "duplicitous" for "openly and proudly" saying it was not negotiating, Trump wrote on social media: "Whether Iran wants to admit it or not, we are, in fact, talking of a solution to a problem that they have caused, for decades." He pointed to the United States' counter-blockade of Iranian ports, adding: "Nothing gets through to Iran, unless we want it to, and nothing will get through, unless a Deal, or Total Surrender, is accomplished." Before the war, there was free passage through Hormuz, but Iran now insists on retaining control and charging fees, something the United States rejects. Tehran has refused to let ships travel any route other than one that hugs the Iranian coast. On Sunday, Baqaei told state television that a deal was close on managing Hormuz together with Oman, which sits on the other side of the narrow waterway. "We are now going to reach an understanding on a route acceptable to both sides – neither the northern route nor the southern route – but one that respects the sovereign rights of both sides and safeguards our national interests and security," he said. But he insisted that such an agreement did not mean the reopening of the strait. On Sunday, a tanker off the coast of Oman reported hearing an explosion nearby, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) Centre reported, but the ship and crew were all reported safe. Denuclearisation 'has to happen' The US president said at the start of the conflict that the war was necessary to deal with Iran's nuclear program and he repeated on Monday that "the denuclearisation of Iran has to happen". Western nations accuse Iran of seeking a bomb, though Tehran insists the program is entirely civilian in nature. Speaking to reporters on Air Force One over the weekend, Trump said he had been asked by Iran as well as regional US partners to hold off on further strikes, which he claimed would have been "the biggest attack since World War II". Iranian media denied that Tehran had asked Trump not to strike. A previous ceasefire deal fell through last month. It was supposed to open the Strait of Hormuz to ships carrying vital energy exports from the Gulf to feed the global economy. (FRANCE 24 with AFP)

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