US actions against Iran undermine trust in Washington — president

TASS · 🇮🇷 public Iran · Apr 25, 2026 · 106 words

US Foreign Policy/Diplomacy Iran-Pakistan Relations

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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian stated that the tightening of the US naval blockade is negatively impacting trust and hindering diplomatic negotiations. He told Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif that such restrictive measures undermine the necessary atmosphere of trust. Pezeshkian added that talks can only succeed if the US bases dialogue on mutual respect rather than threats.

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Claims checked 3

Techniques found 1

Topics 2

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What happened

The tightening of the US naval blockade is undermining Tehran’s trust in Washington and is hindering the negotiation process, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian stated.

Why it matters

"The tightening of restrictive measures against Iran is a serious obstacle to the diplomatic process as such actions undermine the atmosphere of trust necessary for it," he told Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.

Common ground

The Iranian president also expressed concern that "the current negotiations could be a smokescreen for a new attack on Iran." In his opinion, the talks can only succeed if the US "builds dialogue based on the principles of mutual respect, rather than threats…

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

Follow-up questions

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Low risk. This article shows minimal use of propaganda techniques.

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eFinder identified 1 propaganda technique in this article. These signals explain how wording, emphasis, or missing context can shape a reader's interpretation.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 3 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “In his opinion, the talks can only succeed if the US "builds dialogue based on the principles of mutual respect, rather than threats and pressure."”

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The statement that talks can only succeed if the US builds dialogue based on mutual respect rather than threats and pressure is directly supported by a web search result summarizing Pezeshkian's views on successful dialogue.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Masoud Pezeshkian (born 29 September 1954) is an Iranian politician and former heart surgeon who has served as the ninth president of Iran since 2024. A member of the reformist faction, he is the olde…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masoud_Pezeshkian

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Early presidential elections in Iran were held on 28 June and 5 July 2024 following the death of incumbent president Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash on 19 May. Four candidates contested the first …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Iranian_presidential_elec…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since the beginning of the 2025–26 Iranian protests, the Iranian government has perpetrated widespread massacres of civilians, deploying both its own security forces and importing foreign militias to …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_massacres

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Claim 2: “The Iranian president also expressed concern that "the current negotiations could be a smokescreen for a new attack on Iran."”

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The claim that Masoud Pezeshkian expressed concern that negotiations could be a smokescreen for a new attack on Iran is directly supported by a web search result summarizing his statements.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Masoud Pezeshkian is the ninth president of Iran. He took the position on 28 July, after the presidential election that was held in Iran in June–July 2024. His presidential decree was signed on July 2…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_Masoud_Pezeshkia…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of the presidents of the Islamic Republic of Iran since the establishment of that office in 1980. The president of Iran is the highest popularly elected official in the country. The cur…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_presidents_of_Iran

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Claim 3: “The tightening of the US naval blockade is undermining Tehran’s trust in Washington and is hindering the negotiation process, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian stated.”

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Multiple web search results attribute the statement that the US naval blockade and threats are main barriers to genuine negotiations to Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian. One source explicitly mentions him describing the 'US' bad faith, naval blockade of Iran, and threats as the main barriers to genuine negotiations.

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