Trump Says Iran Wants a Settlement and a Deal 'Could Happen' as Qatar-Mediated Talks Continue
Photo: CBS NewsPresident Donald Trump said Monday, in a Truth Social post, that Iran wants a settlement with the United States as soon as possible and that a deal could happen. He also said oil prices had fallen almost $10 a barrel, a record, because people expect no war with Iran. Vice President JD Vance has reported progress in negotiations, and Qatari mediators are leading indirect talks. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Iranian negotiators are in Qatar to discuss a proposal that could soon reopen the Strait of Hormuz, with the outcome depending on U.S. answers. Trump repeated his comments at his final midterm campaign appearance near the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool and told Axios he would give talks more time. On Sunday, Trump said he spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday. Axios sources said Netanyahu urged a strike on Iran, while Trump wants negotiations to play out. Trump said Saturday that one or two more targets remain, including a suspected nuclear site at Pickaxe Mountain. Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei warned there would be no geographical limits if fighting resumes.
Breitbart, on the right, leads with Trump's statement and repeats it in its headline. It builds the story around Vance's progress report, Trump's campaign speech, his claims that Iran's navy, air force and missile capacity are badly damaged, and the oil-price drop. CBS News, on the left, uses the same Trump quote in its headline but opens with the Netanyahu call and the Axios account of his push to strike. It adds Trump's talk of resuming attacks after the midterms, the Pickaxe Mountain target, his remark about giving Tehran "the hammer," Khamenei's warning and Araghchi's comments. Both sides report the settlement remark and the Qatar-led talks. They differ in emphasis: the right presents optimism and Iran's weakness, while the left stresses threats and tension. Middle East Eye's brief report repeats only the Truth Social post and the oil claim.
How the sides differ Right sources stress Trump's claims of Iranian military damage, falling oil prices and Vance's progress report; left sources stress Netanyahu's reported push to strike and Trump's threats.
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CBS News leads with Trump's call with Netanyahu and Axios-sourced reports that Netanyahu wanted a strike. It features Qatar-led talks, Araghchi, Khamenei's warning and Trump's threats of renewed attacks.
Middle East Eye gives a short report limited to Trump's Truth Social post about a possible settlement and falling oil prices, with no other voices.
Breitbart leads with Trump's remarks and repeats his headline claims. It adds Vance's progress report, Trump's campaign speech, his description of Iran's damaged military and the oil-price drop.