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Using delay tactics, Iran turns US negotiations into prolonged waiting game | The Jerusalem Post

Jpost · 🇮🇷 public Iran · · 1067 words · By COOKIE SCHWAEBER-ISSAN
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What to know about Iran-US Nuclear Negotiations

Not everyone has the talent to appear to be deeply entrenched and busily focused on carving a peace deal that will satisfy two diabolically opposed sides.

Claims checked 10
Techniques found 6
Topics 3

Coverage spectrum

Coverage gap: Low Left coverage
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Center75%
Right25%

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What happened

Not everyone has the talent to appear to be deeply entrenched and busily focused on carving a peace deal that will satisfy two diabolically opposed sides.

Why it matters

But when it comes to the highly skilled merchants of Persia, no one does it better.

Common ground

Just listen to this mouthful by the Iranian Foreign Ministry: “The fact that we have reached a conclusion on a large portion of the topics under discussion is correct.

Perspective signals

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

open_in_new Read the original article: https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-897618

psychologyPropaganda Techniques Detected

eFinder identified 6 propaganda techniques in this article. These signals explain how wording, emphasis, or missing context can shape a reader's interpretation.

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Loaded Language 100% confidence
Using words with strong emotional connotations to influence an audience.
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Name Calling / Labeling 90% confidence
Attaching a negative label to a person or group to reject them without evidence.
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Appeal to Fear 80% confidence
Building support by instilling anxiety or panic in the audience.
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Black-and-White Fallacy 80% confidence
Presenting only two options when more exist.
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Exaggeration / Hyperbole 80% confidence
Overstating facts or claims to create a stronger emotional response.
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Hasty Generalization 90% confidence
Drawing broad conclusions from a small or unrepresentative sample.
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fact_checkClaims Checked

eFinder analyzed this article and checked 10 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “the Gaza deal, brokered by American businessman Steve Witkoff, sounded good but has never really gotten off the ground as intended.”
INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE
No evidence was provided or found in the search results regarding a Gaza deal brokered by Steve Witkoff.
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Claim 2: “The American naval blockade wouldn’t be removed until that happens.”
CORROBORATED
Multiple sources confirm the US naval blockade's persistence. One source explicitly states Trump said the blockade 'will remain in full force' until a peace deal, and another mentions it remains until negotiations conclude.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 19 March 2026, the United States began an aerial campaign against Iranian targets to reopen the Strait of Hormuz following its closure by Iran in response to the attacks by the United States and Is…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_campaign
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, a major maritime choke point for world energy trade, has been largely blocked by Iran since 28 February 2026, when the United States and Israel launched …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Strait of Hormuz () is a waterway between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. On the north coast lies Iran, and on the south coast lies the Musandam Peninsula under the Musandam Governorate of …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strait_of_Hormuz
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Claim 3: “It took the Islamic Revolution 47 years of hard work to illicitly procure centrifuge technology, along with nuclear blueprints they managed to take from the Pakistanis”
VERIFIED BY REFERENCE
Wikipedia confirms that Iran's procurement of enrichment technology involved technical drawings and components obtained from A.Q. Khan (Pakistan).
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web search NEUTRAL — Iran's covert procurement of enrichment technology bore fruit in the 1990s. Thousands of centrifuge components, tools, and technical drawings obtained from A.Q. ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_program_of_Iran
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web search NEUTRAL — Following a strategy similar to Iraq's and Pakistan's nuclear development programs, Iran has attempted to acquire a uranium enrichment capability by purchasing.
https://www.nonproliferation.org/wp-content/uploads/npr/koch…
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web search NEUTRAL — Aug 22, 2018 · Iran's nuclear program began during the 1950s. The United States has expressed concern since the mid-1970s that Tehran might develop nuclear ...
https://www.congress.gov/crs_external_products/RL/PDF/RL3454…
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Claim 4: “Iran would have to agree to never develop nuclear weapons. Consequently, they would not be permitted to retain the 60%-enriched uranium or the stored dust that is yet to be enriched.”
CORROBORATED
The specific conditions regarding the prohibition of nuclear weapons and the removal of 60%-enriched uranium are reported by both BBC News and All Israel News.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — From 28 February to 17 June 2026, the United States and Israel were at war with Iran and its regional allies. Hostilities broke out after surprise US–Israeli airstrikes targeting military and governme…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, historically known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Iran–Iraq War began with the Iraqi invasion of Iran in September 1980. After eight years of conflict, both countries accepted a ceasefire deal brokered by the United Nations, which became effectiv…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran–Iraq_War
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Claim 5: “US President Donald Trump hasn’t come through on his promise to help the struggling Iranian people”
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Sources provide contradictory narratives: one source mentions Trump signing a peace memo promising billions in relief, while others (Facebook posts) claim he failed to rally support or that the agreement is a failure.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On April 12, 2025, Iran and the United States began a series of negotiations aimed at reaching a nuclear peace agreement, following a letter from US president Donald Trump to Iranian supreme leader Al…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–2026_Iran–United_States_n…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — From 13 to 15 May 2026, the president of the United States, Donald Trump, made a state visit to China. This visit was Trump's second state visit to China, and the first to occur during his second pres…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_state_visit_by_Donald_Tru…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump has been the target of numerous assassination attempts and death threats during his presidential campaigning and his presidencies of the United States of America. The earliest known attem…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Security_incidents_involving_D…
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Claim 6: “The Strait of Hormuz would have to be opened with free access to all vessels, without payment”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists only of dictionary definitions of the word 'condition' and general Wikipedia entries about the Strait of Hormuz; no source confirms this specific deal requirement.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 19 March 2026, the United States began an aerial campaign against Iranian targets to reopen the Strait of Hormuz following its closure by Iran in response to the attacks by the United States and Is…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_campaign
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, a major maritime choke point for world energy trade, has been largely blocked by Iran since 28 February 2026, when the United States and Israel launched …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Strait of Hormuz () is a waterway between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. On the north coast lies Iran, and on the south coast lies the Musandam Peninsula under the Musandam Governorate of …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strait_of_Hormuz
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Claim 7: “The Iranian Foreign Ministry [stated]: “The fact that we have reached a conclusion on a large portion of the topics under discussion is correct. However, to say that this means the signing of an agreement is imminent, no one can make such a claim.””
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Multiple independent news sources (Anadolu Ajansı and others) directly quote the Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei stating that while a large part of talks concluded, an agreement is not imminent.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The minister of foreign affairs of Iran (Persian: وزیر امور خارجه ایران, romanized: Vazir Amor Kharjeh Iran) is the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran and a member of the Cabinet. The off…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minister_of_Foreign_Affairs_(I…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Persian: وزارت امور خارجه, romanized: Vezārat-e Omūr-e Khārejeh) is an Iranian government ministry headed by the minister of foreign affairs, who is a member of cabine…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_(I…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Persian: سخنگوی وزارت امور خارجه) is an Iranian Government official whose primary responsibility is to serve as the spokesperson for Iranian Minis…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spokesperson_for_the_Ministry_…
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Claim 8: “Once they reached 60% enrichment, the other 30% needed to make it weapons-grade became an urgent priority”
INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE
No evidence was provided or found in the search results to evaluate this specific claim regarding the priority of the remaining 30% enrichment.
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Claim 9: “All mines in the Strait of Hormuz would have to be cleared out”
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The provided evidence consists only of dictionary definitions of the word 'condition'. No factual evidence regarding the removal of mines as a deal condition was found.
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web search NEUTRAL — 1 day ago · The meaning of CONDITION is a premise upon which the fulfillment of an agreement depends : stipulation. How to use condition in a sentence.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/condition
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web search NEUTRAL — CONDITION definition: 1. the particular state that something or someone is in: 2. the physical situation that someone or…. Learn more.
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/conditio…
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web search NEUTRAL — 1 day ago · Synonyms for CONDITION: health, shape, repair, form, order, estate, keeping, situation; Antonyms of CONDITION: disorder, disrepair, health, wellness, soundness, fitness, robustness, shape
https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/condition
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Claim 10: “It wasn’t until 2002 that an opposition group disclosed the nuclear sites that had been established.”
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Wikipedia and other sources explicitly confirm that in August 2002, the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), an opposition group, exposed the nuclear sites at Natanz and Arak.
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web search NEUTRAL — In August 2002, an exiled Iranian opposition group, the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), exposed the existence of Natanz and Arak. Satellite ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_program_of_Iran
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web search NEUTRAL — The hidden sites -- a uranium enrichment plant in Natanz and a heavy-water plant in Arak -- were later confirmed by a U.N. monitoring group and the Iranian ...
https://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/iran403/backgroun…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 19, 2025 ... August 2002—An Iranian opposition group revealed secret underground nuclear facilities at Natanz and Arak meant for enriching uranium and ...
https://thebulletin.org/2025/06/a-simple-timeline-of-irans-n…
info Disclaimer: This analysis is generated by AI and should be used as a starting point for critical thinking, not as definitive truth. Claims are verified against publicly available sources. Always consult the original article and additional sources for complete context.