Rubio Says Trump Undecided on Resuming Iran Strikes as Qatar-Led Talks Continue
Photo: MS NOWSecretary of State Marco Rubio said on Saturday that President Donald Trump has not yet decided whether to resume military action against Iran, and told a news conference he did not know whether there was a specific timeframe for Qatar-led talks to resolve the US-Israeli war on Iran. Reuters, citing an anonymous source, reported that Iranian negotiators met Qatari mediators in Doha on Saturday to discuss ways out of the war. That followed more than 12 hours of talks between Iranian and Qatari envoys in Tehran on Friday, the source said. Also on Saturday, Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei posted on X after meeting senior military commanders, saying any threat must be met with an immediate, impactful and geographically unrestricted response. He said Iran's armed forces and people would decide when and under what conditions any attacks end if enemies resume them, and called for the military target database to be updated so that physical and non-physical assets of the US and Israel come within reach. A separate report said Trump is weighing another attack on Iran that he hopes will end the war, with a third aircraft carrier headed to the region and Republican support for the war slipping.
Fox News, on the right, uses Rubio's "hasn't made a decision" line in its headline but opens with Khamenei's words, quoting his call for an unrestricted response and an updated target database. That puts Iran's threats first and Trump's indecision second. MS NOW, on the left, leads with a different claim: that Trump plans to resume strikes the day after the midterm elections. It stresses slipping Republican support for the war and a third carrier deploying, and the excerpt does not mention Rubio's statement or the talks. The two sides therefore disagree on the central point, since one presents a planned date for strikes and the other a president who has not decided. Middle East Eye, the alternative outlet, matches Fox on Rubio's remarks but adds the Doha and Tehran talks with Qatari mediators, which the others leave out.
How the sides differ Right sources lead with Khamenei's warning of a wide response and Rubio's 'no decision'; left sources report a planned post-midterm strike; alternative sources stress Qatar-mediated talks.
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MS NOW leads with a report that Trump plans to resume strikes on Iran the day after the midterms, citing slipping Republican support and a third aircraft carrier heading to the region.
Middle East Eye leads with Rubio saying Trump has not decided on resuming strikes, then details Qatar-mediated talks in Doha and Tehran, citing an anonymous source via Reuters.
Fox News headlines Rubio's statement that Trump hasn't made a decision, but opens with Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei's warning of an unrestricted response and his call to update the military target database.