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After nixing Iran proposal, Trump tells Axios he expects talks this week

One day after he rejected an Iranian proposal to end the war, President Trump told Axios in a phone interview on Sunday that he expects U.S. negotiators to engage in more talks with the country this week. Why it matters: Qatar and other regional mediators are trying to revive negotiations between th

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All three outlets frame the story around Trump saying talks with Iran are expected to resume this week after he rejected a proposal. Axios is the only one to specify that Trump said this in a phone interview with Axios and to mention Qatar and other regional mediators trying to revive negotiations. The Washington Post alone foregrounds “indirect talks” and the hostile rhetoric on both sides, while CBS News alone mentions Iran’s seven-day plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

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