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Tehran issues threats as Trump pushes for deal 88%
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5/21/2026, 11:54:00 AM
BS Summary: This article contains 21 faulty reasoning types, including Pessimism Bias, Appeal to Emotion, and Quote-first Misdirection, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 20.3% saturation with 96 hits. Analysis detected 906 faulty-reasoning hits from 474 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 82.1% and a BS Rank of 88% (2,018 of 16,813 articles). This article is worse (more manipulative) than 88.00% of the article peer group.
Oil prices fall more than 6% as Trump says Iran negotiations in final stages
The U.S. dollar traded below a six-week high on Thursday, easing as investors grew optimistic that Washington could be nearing an agreement with Tehran to end the conflict in the Middle East, Reuters reported.
President Donald Trump had said Wednesday negotiations were in their "final stages" but warned that additional attacks could follow if Iran failed to reach a deal.
“We’ll see what happens.
Either we have a deal or we’re going to do some things that are a little bit nasty, but hopefully that won’t happen,” he said.
Brent crude futures had fallen $6.64, or 5.97%, to $104.64 per barrel by 1:45 p.m.
EDT, and U.S.
West Texas Intermediate futures were down $6.49, or 6.23%, to $97.66, Reuters said.
Fox News' Emma Bussey contributed to this report.
Former White House envoy has warning for Trump on how not to get played by Iran
Former Trump envoy Morgan Ortagus warned Wednesday that Iran may be using ongoing nuclear negotiations to "buy time" as President Donald Trump pauses planned military strikes and extends a fragile ceasefire to allow more room for diplomacy.
Speaking with Fox News Digital after the Middle East Forum in Washington, Ortagus said Iran has long used drawn-out negotiations as a strategy to delay pressure while preserving leverage.
"It’s the tactic of the regime to stall, to draw negotiations, to buy time," Ortagus said of Iran.
"I would encourage the president not to fall into the trap that the Iranians like to do … which is to drag things out to buy time."
Trump recently paused planned strikes and extended diplomatic talks with Iran following pressure from Gulf allies seeking more time for negotiations, even as the administration continues pressing Iran over its nuclear program and regional proxy network.
Ortagus, who served as State Department spokeswoman during Trump’s first term and later worked on Middle East negotiations during his second administration, argued the White House now has more leverage than previous administrations in dealing with Iran.
Critics of past Iran negotiations, including many Trump administration officials, have long argued Iran used diplomacy to prolong talks while continuing to advance aspects of its nuclear program.
Trump withdrew from the Obama-era Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, or JCPOA, in 2018, calling it a "disastrous" agreement that failed to permanently curb Iran’s nuclear ambitions.
This is an excerpt from an article by Fox News' Morgan Phillips.
Trump takes cautious stance on Iran deal as public support for military action declines
President Donald Trump said late Wednesday he is "in no hurry" to make a deal with Iran, adding he'd prefer "a few people killed" over "a lot."
Meanwhile, a new Fox News poll reveals 60% of voters oppose U.S. military action against Iran.
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