Trump says no deal needed on Iran war and orders Vance to focus on domestic issues

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Left out here: Leaves out what changes the picture

The Guardian says the US 'has not carried out massive strikes against Iran for several months' and calls the situation a stalemate. It never says that the US has been striking Iran's Qeshm Island in recent weeks, that it has announced an expanded blockade of land crossings, or that Iran still strikes ships in the strait. Without these facts a reader believes the shooting has stopped and that Trump's 'no deal' post confirms a frozen conflict, when the US is still attacking Iran.

How we know

Antiwar.com reported“the US has been launching strikes against Iran’s Qeshm Island in recent weeks”Trump Says US Doesn’t Need Iran Deal, Directs Vance To Focus on Domestic Issues (opens in a new tab)
Antiwar.com reported“recently announced it would expand the blockade to land crossings”Trump Says US Doesn’t Need Iran Deal, Directs Vance To Focus on Domestic Issues (opens in a new tab)

Left out here: One side gets the space

The Guardian reports Vance's outreach and Trump's dismissal of a deal only from the US side. It leaves out that Iranian officials had denied that talks were under way and had set conditions for a deal: sanctions relief, release of frozen funds and an end to the naval blockade. Without this a reader sees the prospect of a deal as resting on Trump's choice alone.

How we know

Antiwar.com reported“Iranian officials had denied that talks were underway between the US and Iran”Trump Says US Doesn’t Need Iran Deal, Directs Vance To Focus on Domestic Issues (opens in a new tab)

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What we found (2)

The Guardian reports Trump's post saying the US does not need a deal with Iran and his order that Vance turn to domestic issues, and it names the US and Israel as the side that launched the war. Its description of a stalemate leaves out that the US has kept striking Iran's Qeshm Island in recent weeks, as Antiwar.com reported. The article also leaves out that Iranian officials had denied talks were under way and had set conditions for a deal.

Leaves out what changes the picture
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What is missing
The Guardian says the US 'has not carried out massive strikes against Iran for several months' and calls the situation a stalemate. It never says that the US has been striking Iran's Qeshm Island in recent weeks, that it has announced an expanded blockade of land crossings, or that Iran still strikes ships in the strait. Without these facts a reader believes the shooting has stopped and that Trump's 'no deal' post confirms a frozen conflict, when the US is still attacking Iran.
How we know
- Antiwar.com reported“the US has been launching strikes against Iran’s Qeshm Island in recent weeks”Trump Says US Doesn’t Need Iran Deal, Directs Vance To Focus on Domestic Issues (opens in a new tab)
- Antiwar.com reported“recently announced it would expand the blockade to land crossings”Trump Says US Doesn’t Need Iran Deal, Directs Vance To Focus on Domestic Issues (opens in a new tab)
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One side gets the space
Minor
What is missing
The Guardian reports Vance's outreach and Trump's dismissal of a deal only from the US side. It leaves out that Iranian officials had denied that talks were under way and had set conditions for a deal: sanctions relief, release of frozen funds and an end to the naval blockade. Without this a reader sees the prospect of a deal as resting on Trump's choice alone.
How we know
- Antiwar.com reported“Iranian officials had denied that talks were underway between the US and Iran”Trump Says US Doesn’t Need Iran Deal, Directs Vance To Focus on Domestic Issues (opens in a new tab)
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What it gets right

“the war, which began in February when the US and Israel launched joint strikes on Iran”
The Guardian names who started the war in the active voice rather than letting it simply erupt.
“repeating his frequent assertion that it was needed to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon”
The Guardian gives the nuclear justification as Trump's assertion, not as an established fact about Iran's programme.

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Antiwar.comTrump Says US Doesn’t Need Iran Deal, Directs Vance To Focus on Domestic Issues (opens in a new tab)

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