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Iran media denies Trump claim that Tehran asked US not to strike
Mehr news agency called Trump’s claim a new lie and said Iran’s armed forces 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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The Iranians have claimed that they keep security forces 'on top alert' and that they have never asked the U.S. to suspend the attacks.
·São Paulo, Brazil
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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.
Iranian news agency Mehr went out to deny the president of the United States, who said he will stop the attacks "at the request of Iran and other Middle Eastern countries."
·Buenos Aires, Argentina
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An Iranian news agency called Sunday a "new lie" a statement by Donald Trump.
·Montreal, Canada
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Coverage Details
Total News Sources41
Leaning Left5Leaning Right10Center5Last UpdatedBias Distribution50% Right
Bias Distribution
- 50% of the sources lean Right
50% Right
L 25%
C 25%
R 50%
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