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Qatar says it is working to revive Iran-US talks

Middle East Eye and Al Jazeera English describe the same event in different terms.

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What happened Qatar’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson tells Bloomberg that mediators are shuttling between Iran and US to revive talks.
The headline split The left frames it as "Qatar pushes for revival of US-Iran talks, warns against ‘cycles of escalation’". The center frames it as "Qatar says it is working to revive Iran-US talks".
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Left / center-leftQatar pushes for revival of US-Iran talks, warns against ‘cycles of escalation’

Middle East Eye · Center-left · News report

CenterQatar says it is working to revive Iran-US talks

Al Jazeera English · Center · News report

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Al Jazeera EnglishNews report · Sep 20, 7:36 PM

Qatar says it is working to revive Iran-US talks

Qatar’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson tells Bloomberg that mediators are shuttling between Iran and US to revive talks.

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Middle East EyeNews report · Sep 20, 8:18 PM

Qatar pushes for revival of US-Iran talks, warns against ‘cycles of escalation’

Qatar pushes for revival of US-Iran talks, warns against ‘cycles of escalation’ Qatar is working to restart negotiations between the United States and Iran, its foreign ministry said on Sun...

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Sep 20, 7:36 PM: Al Jazeera English joined the source map.

Sep 20, 8:18 PM: Middle East Eye joined the source map.

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