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“WSJ: Iranian negotiators passed messages to the U.S. asking Trump to tone down his threats. Iranian diplomats believe hardliners would be more open to negotiations if the threats stop.”
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Social media reports have circulated claiming that the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported on Iranian negotiators passing messages to the U.S. regarding Donald Trump's rhetoric. The claim suggests that Iranian diplomats believe hardliners in Tehran would be more amenable to negotiations if the U.S. "toned down" its threats.
However, there is currently no direct evidence in the provided records to confirm that the Wall Street Journal published such a report, nor is there official confirmation from U.S. or Iranian authorities. The available parsed sources are not strong enough to independently confirm the claim.
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This social media post title references the WSJ report but does not provide the original text or a direct link to the article.
This post echoes the claim regarding Iranian negotiators and Trump's rhetoric, indicating the story is circulating on social media.
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The claim is currently supported only by social media posts that attribute the information to the Wall Street Journal. The evidence bundle lacks the original WSJ article or any parsed text from a reputable news organization.
Furthermore, the two primary sources provided are social media links that failed to load content, leaving only their titles as indicators of the claim's existence. Without a primary source or official diplomatic statement, the assertion that these messages were passed remains unconfirmed.
Source quality: The evidence consists solely of social media post titles. No actual article text from the Wall Street Journal or official government statements were provided to verify the claim.
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