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Talks 'Have Not Stopped' Between United States and Iran Despite Strikes 95%
By Cameron Arcand77%
7/17/2026, 5:15:00 PM
BS Summary: This article contains 17 faulty reasoning types, including Post Hoc (False Cause), Availability Heuristic, and Unattributed Quote, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 55% saturation with 120 hits. Analysis detected 905 faulty-reasoning hits from 218 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 91.6% and a BS Rank of 95% (1,044 of 18,332 articles). This article is worse (more manipulative) than 94.30% of the article peer group.
A U.S. official confirmed to Townhall that there are many different types of communication occurring between American and Iranian negotiators as of Friday.
“We continue to have multiple sets of conversations that have not stopped,” the official stated.
“The President has been clear that Iran must halt the terrorism and make a satisfactory deal or things will continue to get worse for them,” the official continued.
Responsive strikes to Iran have continued throughout this week, as the U.S. has said that the Islamic Republic broke the memorandum of understanding by attacking cargo ships in the Strait of Hormuz.
“Iran very much continues to talk to the United States of America and express that they want to make a deal with us, because they are suffering devastating blows on behalf of our United States military,” White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Thursday during a briefing, calling it a “tragic decision” for Iran that they did not comply.
United States Central Command said that “U.S. forces, including fighter jets, aerial drones, and warships, launched precision munitions that hit dozens of Iranian military targets” on Thursday, noting that there are “more than 50,000 U.S. service members are operating across the Middle East and remain vigilant, lethal, and ready.”
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