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Iran Media Denies Trump Claim that Tehran Asked US Not to Strike
Mehr news agency called Trump’s claim a lie as Iran’s armed forces said they were on high alert for any eventuality.
- Iran's Mehr news agency on Sunday denied President Donald Trump's claim that the Islamic Republic requested the United States refrain from conducting new military strikes.
- On Saturday, Trump said the United States was "ready to go against the Islamic Republic" but that Tehran and other Middle Eastern countries requested a delay, subject to reaching a deal with Iran.
- Citing military officials, Iran's Fars news agency said the allegation was "nothing but a new lie" and that Iranian armed forces remain "on high alert and ready for any eventuality."
- The Strait of Hormuz will remain closed "as long as the United States maintains its hostile actions," Iran's Fars news agency reported Sunday, citing blockade enforcement since the war began.
- Trump wrote on Truth Social that any agreement must include an "Immediate, Complete and Total OPENING OF THE HORMUZ STRAIT" and an end to Iran's nuclear threat, defining terms for potential negotiation.
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Iranian media responded to Donald Trump's remarks that Tehran had asked the U.S. to suspend any further attacks, asserting that the Iranian military is fully prepared to respond.
An Iranian news agency called Sunday a "new lie" a statement by Donald Trump.
·Montreal, Canada
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Did the US and Israel really stop their attacks on Iran because Tehran asked for it? US President Trump asserts this. Iran's leadership strongly denies - and in turn represents a condition for de-escalation.
US President Donald Trump previously announced that Tehran had asked Washington for a renunciation of new attacks. "Our armed forces are on high alert and prepared for any eventuality," says Iranian military representatives.
·Vienna, Austria
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Total News Sources31
Leaning Left4Leaning Right7Center5Last UpdatedBias Distribution44% Right
Bias Distribution
- 44% of the sources lean Right
44% Right
L 25%
C 31%
R 44%
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