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US and Iran remain divided over nuclear terms and sequencing of proposed truce

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OUTLETS CARRYING THE STORY, RUN BY RUN

0 22 44 25 Sep 26 Sep 27 Sep 28 Sep 29 Sep 1 Oct 2 Oct 25 Sep 00:15 UTC · Iran says it wants swift U.S. deal tied to reopening Strait of Hormuz 25 Sep 06:04 UTC · Iran presses U.S. for pre-midterm deal to reopen Strait of Hormuz 25 Sep 12:06 UTC · Iran says it wants pre-midterm deal with US, offers terms on Hormuz and nuclear talks 25 Sep 18:07 UTC · Iranian president says Tehran wants US deal before midterms, offers nuclear concession 26 Sep 06:11 UTC · Iranian president says Tehran is open to nuclear deal before US midterms 26 Sep 18:07 UTC · Iran’s Pezeshkian signals openness to nuclear talks during UN visit 27 Sep 06:11 UTC · Iran Signals Limited Nuclear Flexibility as Wider Talks Remain Deadlocked 27 Sep 18:10 UTC · Iran says it remains open to diplomacy after Trump rejects Strait of Hormuz proposal 28 Sep 00:07 UTC · Iran says diplomacy remains possible after US rejects Strait of Hormuz proposal 28 Sep 06:11 UTC · Iran keeps diplomacy open after Trump rejects Strait of Hormuz proposal 28 Sep 18:08 UTC · U.S. says Iran rejected uranium supply proposal as peace talks remain stalled 29 Sep 06:14 UTC · Iran and US remain divided over terms and timing of proposed truce 29 Sep 12:06 UTC · US and Iran remain divided over nuclear terms and sequencing of proposed truce

HOW OUR HEADLINE CHANGED · 19 HEADLINES

  1. 2026-09-24

    Iran's President Defiant in UN Speech Amid Tensions with U.S.

  2. 2026-09-24

    Iran’s Pezeshkian Rejects U.S. Pressure at UN but Says Tehran Is Open to Talks

  3. 2026-09-24

    Iran's President Defiant at UN Amid Tensions with U.S.

  4. 2026-09-24

    Iran’s president rejects US pressure while leaving door open to talks at UN

  5. 2026-09-24

    Iran’s president rejects U.S. pressure while offering dialogue at UN

  6. 2026-09-24

    Iran Rejects Pressure but Says It Remains Open to Diplomacy

  7. 25 Sep, 00:15 UTC

    Iran says it wants swift U.S. deal tied to reopening Strait of Hormuz

  8. 25 Sep, 06:04 UTC

    Iran presses U.S. for pre-midterm deal to reopen Strait of Hormuz

  9. 25 Sep, 12:06 UTC

    Iran says it wants pre-midterm deal with US, offers terms on Hormuz and nuclear talks

  10. 25 Sep, 18:07 UTC

    Iranian president says Tehran wants US deal before midterms, offers nuclear concession

  11. 26 Sep, 06:11 UTC

    Iranian president says Tehran is open to nuclear deal before US midterms

  12. 26 Sep, 18:07 UTC

    Iran’s Pezeshkian signals openness to nuclear talks during UN visit

  13. 27 Sep, 06:11 UTC

    Iran Signals Limited Nuclear Flexibility as Wider Talks Remain Deadlocked

  14. 27 Sep, 18:10 UTC

    Iran says it remains open to diplomacy after Trump rejects Strait of Hormuz proposal

  15. 28 Sep, 00:07 UTC

    Iran says diplomacy remains possible after US rejects Strait of Hormuz proposal

  16. 28 Sep, 06:11 UTC

    Iran keeps diplomacy open after Trump rejects Strait of Hormuz proposal

  17. 28 Sep, 18:08 UTC

    U.S. says Iran rejected uranium supply proposal as peace talks remain stalled

  18. 29 Sep, 06:14 UTC

    Iran and US remain divided over terms and timing of proposed truce

  19. 29 Sep, 12:06 UTC

    US and Iran remain divided over nuclear terms and sequencing of proposed truce

WHAT HELD, WHAT CAME LATER

From the first reports to the latest

  • Masoud Pezeshkian · 10 outlets
  • Abbas Araghchi · 9 outlets
  • Donald Trump · 8 outlets
  • Islamic Republic · 6 outlets
  • Mohsen Rezaei · 3 outlets
  • In Tehran · 2 outlets
  • 20% world · 2 outlets
  • Arabian Sea · 2 outlets

Entered the story later

  • Amir Hatami · from 27 Sep 05:28, 2 outlets
  • Mojtaba Khamenei · from 29 Sep 02:36, 2 outlets
  • Hassan Nasrallah · from 29 Sep 02:36, 2 outlets