Trump says Iran wants settlement, deal could happen

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Trump says Iran wants settlement, deal could happen

Nov 2, 5 PM ET to Nov 4, 8 AM ET · 1 outlet not rated for lean

12outlets carried it
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1.6 dayson the front pages
10front pages at once, at its peak
4 minof TV captions
2radio newscasts
7people retold it online
19 of 28parts of a saga

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Nov 2, 5 PM ETfirst on a front page: Mediaite
Nov 2, 9 PM ETfirst on TV: BBC News
Nov 3, 12 AM ETpeak: on 10 front pages
Nov 3, 6 AM ETfirst on the radio: NPR News Now
Nov 4, 5 AM ETretold online by 7 people

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Front pages carrying it at each hourly run, Nov 2, 5 PM to Nov 4, 8 AM ET (peak 11), by the outlets' lean: left · center · right · not rated

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💬 Quoted

“And It Could Happen”1
“as Soon as Possible”1
“No”1
“DROPPING LIKE A ROCK”1
“Iran wants a settlement, as soon as possible”2
“No rush”1
“peacefully”1
“High”1

phrases its headlines put in quotation marks; the bar is how many outlets did

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1 Google News

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✏️ 6 outlets ran more than one headline on it (reworded, or a follow-up)

Bloomberg (2 wordings): “Khamenei Empowers Talks as Trump Says Iran Deal Could Happen” → “Trump Plays Down Prospect of Strikes on Iran After Midterm Rout”
Breitbart (3 wordings): “Trump: Iran Wants Settlement ‘as Soon as Possible,’ Deal ‘Could Happen’” → “…Trump: Iran Wants Settlement ‘as Soon as Possible’”
Military.com (2 wordings): “Rubio Says Trump Wants Peaceful End to Iran War Amid Nuclear Strike Rumors Read More” → “Rubio Says Trump Wants Peaceful End to Iran War Amid Nuclear Strike Rumors”
Newsweek (2 wordings): “Trump Says Oil Prices Dropping as Don Jr. Concedes Gas Prices Are ‘High’” → “Trump Says Oil Prices Dropping, Don Jr. Concedes Gas Prices Are ‘High’”
Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty (2 wordings): “LIVE Trump Says Iran Wants A Deal ‘And It Could Happen’” → “2 Trump Says Iran Wants A Deal ‘And It Could Happen’”
Washington Examiner (2 wordings): “Trump touts ‘record’ drop in oil prices on election eve, says Iran ‘wants a settlement’” → “Trump touts ‘record’ drop in oil prices on election eve”

📰 Every outlet's headline 12left to right by AllSides rating

CBS News🕒 Nov 2, 7 PM ET Trump says "Iran wants a settlement, as soon as possible"
CNBC🕒 Nov 1, 10 PM ET Rubio says Trump wants to solve Iran war 'peacefully' even as both sides prepare for strikes
Mediaite🕒 Nov 2, 5 PM ET Trump Claims Iran Deal ‘Could Happen’ as Oil Prices Are ‘DROPPING LIKE A ROCK’
Military.com🕒 Nov 2, 1 PM ET Rubio Says Trump Wants Peaceful End to Iran War Amid Nuclear Strike Rumors Read More
Bloomberg🕒 Nov 2, 4 PM ET Khamenei Empowers Talks as Trump Says Iran Deal Could Happen
Newsweek🕒 Nov 2, 10 PM ET Trump Says Oil Prices Dropping as Don Jr. Concedes Gas Prices Are ‘High’
The Hill🕒 Nov 3, 7 PM ET Trump mulls Iran strikes after midterms, as mediators push for peace deal
Just the News🕒 Nov 2, 12 PM ET Oil prices slide after Rubio says that Trump would prefer to resolve Iran war 'peacefully'
The Epoch Times🕒 Nov 3, 2 AM ET Trump Says ‘No’ to More Strikes on Iran After Midterms, Hints at Settlement
Washington Examiner🕒 Nov 2, 6 PM ET Trump touts ‘record’ drop in oil prices on election eve, says Iran ‘wants a settlement’
Breitbart🕒 Nov 3, 12 AM ET Trump: Iran Wants Settlement ‘as Soon as Possible,’ Deal ‘Could Happen’
RFE/RL🕒 Nov 2, 5 PM ET LIVE Trump Says Iran Wants A Deal ‘And It Could Happen’

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🫏 NPR News Now 2× · best #3

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🧩 How it's being told

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🧩 Arsonist firefighter 🧶 online
“Iran has a two-day plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and resume nuclear talks with the United States.”
🧩 Blood money 🧶 online
“Trump's Iran war has driven fuel prices up and handed Big Oil record profits, and prices crashing on Election Day is called no coincidence.”
🧩 Convenient timing 🧶 online
“Trump's Iran war has driven fuel prices up and handed Big Oil record profits, and prices crashing on Election Day is called no coincidence.”
🧩 The war hits your wallet 🧶 online
“Trump's Iran war has driven fuel prices up and handed Big Oil record profits, and prices crashing on Election Day is called no coincidence.”

🧶 Retold online

Trump's Iran war has driven fuel prices up and handed Big Oil record profits, and prices crashing on Election Day is called no coincidence. Nov 4: told by 7 people
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🗣️ Names in it

IranDonald TrumpRubioKhamenei

what the fact-checkers looked into

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the running story it belongs to

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