Trump threatens to "annihilate" Iran at the UN, then announces talks have resumed
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United StatesThe United States government measures this double message against the electoral calendar: the threat to "annihilate" Iran gives way, in a matter of minutes, to the announcement of a postponed agreement after the midterms on November 3.
What each one tells
opposition
IranTehran denounces Trump's threat as an admission of American "strategic despair", while confirming the resumption of talks on the Strait of Hormuz and warning of harsher strikes in the event of aggression.
- United States
Electoral
the narrative links the prospect of an agreement to the November 3 calendar rather than regional negotiations.
Omission of foreign reactions
the coverage focused on the domestic scene does not mention the responses of Cuba, Spain, or Iranian forces to the speech.
What the account puts first
IranSecurity
the central general staff's statement describes Trump's threats as a sign of "strategic desperation" and announces retaliatory strikes, without taking up the agreement proposal announced by Washington on the same day.
- United States
Reliance on presidential statement
the account of the meeting with Tehran is based on Trump's report, without independent details on the Iranian participants.
What it leans on
IranReliance on official channels
the report of the Araghchi-Witkoff meeting is based on Iranian state television as the source of the Iranian version of the exchanges.