Iran war live: Trump hints at possible Sunday Iran attack or deal reached

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Harazim, K., & Kareem, N. (2026, October 25). Iran war live: Trump hints at possible Sunday Iran attack or deal reached. Al Jazeera. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/10/25/iran-war-live-trump-hints-at-possible-sunday-iran-attack-or-deal-reached?traffic_source=rss

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Al Jazeera · collected 2026-10-25 · by Kristina Harazim, Noor Kareem

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President Donald Trump indicated that the United States is considering military action against Iran as early as Sunday or alternatively, reaching an agreement with Iran. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian accused the US of derailing preliminary talks and called them cowards for complicating negotiations, but expressed Iran's intent to continue pursuing a deal despite the tensions.
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📰 Trump Signals Iran Uncertainty
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Kristina Harazim
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Topics

Americans Iran Iranian Tehran Washington

Subjects

Tehran GPE · 2× Americans NORP · 1× Donald Trump PERSON · 1× Iran GPE · 1× Iranian NORP · 1× Masoud Pezeshkian PERSON · 1× Washington GPE · 1×

Narrative

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian blames the US for breaking down interim agreement talks, calling the Americans “cowards” who “messed everything up”, while maintaining that Tehran should still push to conclude a deal.
framing: mixed · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-25
🔮 US President Donald Trump says the US is considering a possible attack on Iran as soon as Sunday, pointing out that Washington might have to “finish the job” or could reach a deal with Tehran.
2026-10-25 · Al Jazeera
Iran war live: Trump hints at possible Sunday Iran attack or deal reached · mixed framing

Claims (2 extracted, 1 hedged)

US President Donald Trump says the US is considering a possible attack on Iran as soon as Sunday, pointing out that Washington might have to “finish the job” or could reach a deal with Tehran. uncertain
Washington → say → Tehran
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian blames the US for breaking down interim agreement talks, calling the Americans “cowards” who “messed everything up”, while maintaining that Tehran should still push to conclude a deal. asserted
Tehran → blame → deal
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