Times of Israel, on Iran, 9 November 2026

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Report: US offering Iran partial lifting of blockade in exchange for opening Hormuz

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Report: US offering Iran partial lifting of blockade in exchange for opening Hormuz

Lazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter

The US has proposed to Iran a phased plan to open the Strait of Hormuz that would start with a partial lifting of its blockade, the Emirati Erem News reports, citing diplomatic sources familiar with mediated talks between Washington and Tehran.

The second phase would include nuclear talks, with a gradual lifting of sanctions on Iran and the release of frozen Iranian funds, according to the report.

Iran has not responded to the US offer, and wants Washington to make written commitments and take tangible steps in lifting the blockade and releasing funds. However, according to a diplomatic source, Washington sees Iran as the party that violated the June memorandum of understanding between the sides, and therefore should be the one making commitments on opening Hormuz before moving forward.

According to Iranian journalist Ali Gholhaki, seen as close to , the latest Qatari proposal would allow Iran to enrich uranium to 3.67%, see Iran’s highly enriched uranium diluted inside the country, lift the US naval blockade, bring IAEA inspectors into Iran, and release up to $10 billion in Iranian assets.

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What we found (1)

The Times of Israel relays an Emirati report on a phased US offer to Iran over the Strait of Hormuz and attributes its main claims to their sources. In its own voice it calls Iran's government 'the regime' when it describes an Iranian journalist.

  1. Uses a loaded word

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    “the regime’s security services”

    Why this matters
    The Times of Israel calls Iran's government 'the regime' in its own narration, with no attribution, when it describes the journalist Ali Gholhaki.
    The impression it gives
    A reader takes on a pejorative verdict on Iran's government as if it were a neutral description.
    The context
    Nothing in the article supports the label. The neutral term is Iran's government, or the Iranian government's security services.

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What it gets right

  • “the Emirati Erem News reports, citing diplomatic sources familiar with mediated talks between Washington and Tehran”

    The outlet names the source of the report and how that source got its information, so the reader knows the offer is reported, not confirmed.

  • “according to a diplomatic source, Washington sees Iran as the party that violated the June memorandum of understanding”

    The US accusation that Iran broke the memorandum is attributed and given as Washington's view, not stated as fact in the outlet's voice.

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