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U.S. and Iran begin peace talks amid conflicting claims over Strait of Hormuz

Iran's delegation has also arrived in Switzerland for the negotiations.

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Same story. Different framing. Left, center, and right outlets are covering the same event. Here’s how each side worded it.

DIFFERENT SPIN

HOW EACH SIDE WORDED IT

Left-leaningUS-Iran talks in Switzerland to get under way as strait of Hormuz remains closedThe Guardian UKMixed
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Right-leaningTrump Says There Will Be No Strait of Hormuz Tolls During CeasefireTruth PressLow
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Center baseline · CNBCMostly FactualU.S. and Iran begin peace talks amid conflicting claims over Strait of Hormuz

As of June 21, 2026 at 12:03 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened Iran's military said it had closed the Strait of Hormuz in response to continued Israeli military strikes in Lebanon; the U.S. said it remains open.
The headline split The left frames it as "US-Iran talks in Switzerland to get under way as strait of Hormuz remains closed". The right frames it as "Trump Says There Will Be No Strait of Hormuz Tolls During Ceasefire".
Match confidence High confidence. 48 sources checked, Left/Center/Right all represented. Best read as a clear framing signal — not a fact-check.
Same-event confidenceHigh

48 sources across Left, Center, and Right all describe the same event.

Framing confidenceStrong

91/99 — headlines create a clearly different first impression.

WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED

Left / center-leftVance in Switzerland for talks; Iran says it's closing Strait of Hormuz

CBS News · Center-left · News report

CenterU.S. and Iran begin peace talks amid conflicting claims over Strait of Hormuz

CNBC · Center · News report

Right / center-rightJD Vance arrives in Switzerland to join Kushner and Witkoff for new round of Iran negotiations

Fox News Politics · Center-right · News report

SEE THE HEADLINES

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CBS NewsNews report · Jun 21, 11:07 AM

Vance in Switzerland for talks; Iran says it's closing Strait of Hormuz

Iran's delegation has also arrived in Switzerland for the negotiations.

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CNBCNews report · Jun 21, 12:03 PM

U.S. and Iran begin peace talks amid conflicting claims over Strait of Hormuz

Iran's military said it had closed the Strait of Hormuz in response to continued Israeli military strikes in Lebanon; the U.S. said it remains open.

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WFMY News 2 (Tegna, Greensboro)News report · Jun 21, 11:39 AM

Vice President JD Vance arrives in Switzerland to aid talks with Iranian over nuclear program

Negotiators have 60 days to work out details of a framework agreement as tensions over Lebanon and the Strait of Hormuz test the deal.

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WPLG Local 10 (Berkshire/Graham, Miami)News report · Jun 21, 11:16 AM

Vance and Iranian officials arrive in Switzerland to launch talks on Tehran’s nuclear program

OBBUERGEN, Switzerland (AP) — U.S. Vice President JD Vance and senior Iranian officials arrived in Switzerland on Sunday to formally launch negotiations over Tehran’s nuclear program and bu...

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NDTVNews report · Jun 21, 11:11 AM

JD Vance, Iranian Officials Arrive In Switzerland To Begin Talks

The framework was signed last week, and now top US and Iranian negotiators are in a 60-day sprint to reach an agreement on the technical details that hold massive implications for the world...

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Irish TimesNews report · Jun 21, 11:05 AM

JD Vance arrives in Switzerland after Iran declares Strait of Hormuz closed

At least 22 killed in latest Israeli strikes in Lebanon and Gaza in spite of truces in region

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Washington's Top News (WTOP)News report · Jun 21, 11:02 AM

Vance and Iranian officials arrive in Switzerland to launch talks on Tehran’s nuclear program

Vice President JD Vance and senior Iranian officials are in Switzerland to formally launch negotiations over Tehran’s nuclear program and build out the fragile interim deal to end the war i...

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Financial Times - WorldNews report · Jun 21, 10:56 AM

Vance arrives in Switzerland for crunch US-Iran talks

Negotiations aimed at reaching permanent end to war will initially focus on Israeli-Hizbollah conflict in Lebanon

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WISN12 Milwaukee (Hearst)News report · Jun 21, 10:36 AM

Vance and Iranian officials arrive in Switzerland for Iran nuclear talks

Vice President JD Vance and senior Iranian officials arrived in Switzerland on Sunday to formally launch negotiations over Tehran’s nuclear program.

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WLWT Cincinnati (Hearst)News report · Jun 21, 10:36 AM

Vance and Iranian officials arrive in Switzerland for Iran nuclear talks

Vice President JD Vance and senior Iranian officials arrived in Switzerland on Sunday to formally launch negotiations over Tehran’s nuclear program.

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WGAL8 (Hearst, Lancaster)News report · Jun 21, 10:36 AM

Vance and Iranian officials arrive in Switzerland for Iran nuclear talks

Vice President JD Vance and senior Iranian officials arrived in Switzerland on Sunday to formally launch negotiations over Tehran’s nuclear program.

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WXII12 (Hearst, Greensboro)News report · Jun 21, 10:36 AM

Vance and Iranian officials arrive in Switzerland for Iran nuclear talks

Vice President JD Vance and senior Iranian officials arrived in Switzerland on Sunday to formally launch negotiations over Tehran’s nuclear program.

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WYFF4 (Hearst, Greenville)News report · Jun 21, 10:36 AM

Vance and Iranian officials arrive in Switzerland for Iran nuclear talks

Vice President JD Vance and senior Iranian officials arrived in Switzerland on Sunday to formally launch negotiations over Tehran’s nuclear program.

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WMTW8 (Hearst, Portland ME)News report · Jun 21, 10:36 AM

Vance and Iranian officials arrive in Switzerland for Iran nuclear talks

Vice President JD Vance and senior Iranian officials arrived in Switzerland on Sunday to formally launch negotiations over Tehran’s nuclear program.

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KMBC9 (Hearst, Kansas City)News report · Jun 21, 10:36 AM

Vance and Iranian officials arrive in Switzerland for Iran nuclear talks

Vice President JD Vance and senior Iranian officials arrived in Switzerland on Sunday to formally launch negotiations over Tehran’s nuclear program.

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WGAL Susquehanna / KOAT7 (Hearst, Albuquerque)News report · Jun 21, 10:36 AM

Vance and Iranian officials arrive in Switzerland for Iran nuclear talks

Vice President JD Vance and senior Iranian officials arrived in Switzerland on Sunday to formally launch negotiations over Tehran’s nuclear program.

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WMUR Hearst WLKY32 (Louisville)News report · Jun 21, 10:36 AM

Vance and Iranian officials arrive in Switzerland for Iran nuclear talks

Vice President JD Vance and senior Iranian officials arrived in Switzerland on Sunday to formally launch negotiations over Tehran’s nuclear program.

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Philadelphia InquirerNews report · Jun 21, 10:33 AM

Vance and Iranian officials arrive in Switzerland to launch talks on Tehran’s nuclear program

U.S. Vice President JD Vance and senior Iranian officials arrived in Switzerland to help launch negotiations with Iranian leaders over Tehran’s nuclear program

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The IndependentNews report · Jun 21, 10:33 AM

Iran-US war latest: Tehran says Lebanon key to talks as Trump threatens ‘Guardian Angel’ tolls in Strait of Hormuz

Vance joins other US officials in Zurich to hammer out peace deal terms with a battery of Tehran's leaders

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KCRA3 Sacramento (Hearst)News report · Jun 21, 10:33 AM

Vance and Iranian officials arrive in Switzerland for Iran nuclear talks

Vice President JD Vance and senior Iranian officials arrived in Switzerland on Sunday to formally launch negotiations over Tehran’s nuclear program.

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The HinduNews report · Jun 21, 10:25 AM

Top leaders from U.S., Iran and Pakistan reach Switzerland for talks

U.S. Vice-President J.D. Vance, Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif were among those to reach as negotiators are in a 60-day sprint to reach ag...

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Middle East EyeNews report · Jun 21, 10:09 AM

Iran, US, Qatar and Pakistan to hold meeting in Switzerland

Iran, US, Qatar and Pakistan to hold meeting in Switzerland A quadrilateral meeting between Iran, the United States, Qatar and Pakistan will be held at the Burgenstock mountaintop ​resort i...

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France 24News report · Jun 21, 10:08 AM

Israel and Hezbollah trade fire, as US-Iran talks begin in Switzerland

The Iranian Revolutionary Guards declared the Strait of Hormuz shut again on Saturday. Meanwhile Iranian state media says high level officials have arrived in Switzerland for peace talks st...

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The Guardian UKNews report · Jun 21, 10:04 AM

US-Iran talks in Switzerland to get under way as strait of Hormuz remains closed

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JD Vance says talks aim to ‘make progress on the nuclear issue, make progress on the Lebanon ceasefire issue’ Middle East crisis – live updates Talks between Iran and the US aimed at buildi...

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Irish IndependentNews report · Jun 21, 10:00 AM

Top-level US-Iran peace talks to begin at Swiss resort with Strait of Hormuz in spotlight

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Dawn PakistanNews report · Jun 21, 9:59 AM

PM Shehbaz, CDF Munir meet US VP Vance ahead of US-Iran talks

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) Field Marshal Asim Munir held a bilateral meeting with the US negotiating team, led by Vice President JD Vance, ahead of the...

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Metro UKNews report · Jun 21, 9:55 AM

Iran ‘closes’ Strait of Hormuz after accusing US of ceasefire violations

Iran accused the US of breaching the ceasefire agreement.

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NBC News - WorldNews report · Jun 21, 9:45 AM

Vance in Switzerland for Iran talks as Trump threatens ‘guardian angel’ toll in strait

Vice President JD Vance landed in Switzerland early Sunday for talks with Iranian officials, joining Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner in negotiations.

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The Straits TimesNews report · Jun 21, 9:38 AM

US-Iran peace talks set to start in Switzerland with Hormuz, Lebanon in spotlight

The war in Lebanon threatens efforts to reach a broader peace and keep the Strait of Hormuz open.

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CenterMostly Factual
South China Morning PostNews report · Jun 21, 9:04 AM

Iran, US claims conflict over Hormuz as 3 Indian crude tankers emerge

Three fully laden India-linked supertankers have re-emerged in the Gulf of Oman, adding to increased reports of traffic moving both ways across the northern and southern routes of the Strai...

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CNA SingaporeNews report · Jun 21, 9:02 AM

Vance, Iranians in Switzerland for first talks, overshadowed by closure of Strait of Hormuz

Certain developments, including Israeli strikes in Lebanon, could complicate talks meant to advance an interim US-Iran deal to end their war.

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KABC / ABC7 Los AngelesNews report · Jun 21, 8:59 AM

JD Vance arrives in Switzerland to launch talks with Iran on its nuclear program

U.S. Vice President JD Vance landed Sunday in Switzerland to help formally launch negotiations with Iranian leaders over curbing Tehran's nuclear program and building out the fragile interi...

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Politico EuropeNews report · Jun 21, 8:05 AM

Vance arrives in Switzerland for Iran peace talks with Hormuz in spotlight

U.S. vice president said Washington hopes to make progress on both the Lebanon ceasefire and Iran’s nuclear program, while Tehran’s threat to close a key oil chokepoint tests Trump’s fragil...

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Al Jazeera EnglishNews report · Jun 21, 7:39 AM

Vance arrives in Switzerland for US-Iran talks

Both nations seek a durable end to their war as Iran slams Israeli attacks on Lebanon as violations of interim deal.

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Japan TimesNews report · Jun 21, 7:33 AM

U.S. and Iran set for new talks with status of Hormuz in question

U.S. Vice President JD Vance arrived in Switzerland on Sunday for peace talks with Iran as both nations seek a durable end to their war.

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News24 (South Africa)News report · Jun 21, 7:29 AM

News24 | Iran says Hormuz closed again as talks with US set to open

Iran said it has closed the Strait of Hormuz for shipping transit due to what it called Israel’s violation of a ceasefire, even as Pakistan said US-Iran talks were set to open in Switzerlan...

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Fox News PoliticsNews report · Jun 21, 7:12 AM

JD Vance arrives in Switzerland to join Kushner and Witkoff for new round of Iran negotiations

Vice President JD Vance arrived in Switzerland on Sunday to join envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner for a critical new round of U.S.-Iran negotiations.

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Las Vegas Review-JournalNews report · Jun 21, 6:13 AM

Vice President JD Vance arrives in Switzerland to talk with Iran on its nuclear program

ZURICH— U.S. Vice President JD Vance landed Sunday in Switzerland to help formally launch negotiations with Iranian leaders over curbing Tehran’s nuclear program and building out the fragil...

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Stuff (New Zealand)News report · Jun 21, 5:55 AM

US Vice President JD Vance arrives in Switzerland to launch talks with Iran on its nuclear program

US Vice President JD Vance landed Sunday in Switzerland to help formally launch negotiations with Iranian leaders over curbing Tehran’s nuclear program and building out the fragile interim...

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Truth PressNews report · Jun 21, 5:18 AM

Trump Says There Will Be No Strait of Hormuz Tolls During Ceasefire

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President Trump said Saturday that no tolls will be imposed in the Strait of Hormuz during the 60-day ceasefire period between the United States and Iran. The announcement comes as U.S. off...

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WNBC / NBC New YorkNews report · Jun 21, 5:08 AM

Vance and Iranian officials arrive in Switzerland for talks on Tehran's nuclear program

Vice President JD Vance and senior Iranian officials arrived in Switzerland on Sunday to formally launch negotiations over Tehran’s nuclear program and build out the fragile interim deal to...

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NBC10 PhiladelphiaNews report · Jun 21, 5:08 AM

Vance and Iranian officials arrive in Switzerland for talks on Tehran's nuclear program

Vice President JD Vance and senior Iranian officials arrived in Switzerland on Sunday to formally launch negotiations over Tehran’s nuclear program and build out the fragile interim deal to...

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ABC News - USNews report · Jun 21, 4:46 AM

US Vice President JD Vance arrives in Switzerland to launch talks with Iran on its nuclear program

U.S. Vice President JD Vance has landed in Switzerland to help launch negotiations with Iranian leaders over Tehran’s nuclear program

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BBC NewsNews report · Jun 21, 4:34 AM

US-Iran talks to begin in Switzerland as Tehran says it closed Strait of Hormuz

The US disputed Iran's claim the waterway is shut, a move Tehran says was a response to Israeli attacks in Lebanon.

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NBC ChicagoNews report · Jun 21, 4:08 AM

Vance and Iranian officials arrive in Switzerland for talks on Tehran's nuclear program

Vice President JD Vance and senior Iranian officials arrived in Switzerland on Sunday to formally launch negotiations over Tehran’s nuclear program and build out the fragile interim deal to...

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NBC5 Dallas-Fort WorthNews report · Jun 21, 4:08 AM

Vance and Iranian officials arrive in Switzerland for talks on Tehran's nuclear program

Vice President JD Vance and senior Iranian officials arrived in Switzerland on Sunday to formally launch negotiations over Tehran’s nuclear program and build out the fragile interim deal to...

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The Seattle TimesNews report · Jun 21, 4:02 AM

Vance and Iranian officials arrive in Switzerland to launch talks on Tehran’s nuclear program

U.S. Vice President JD Vance and senior Iranian officials arrived in Switzerland to help launch negotiations with Iranian leaders over Tehran’s nuclear program.

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Details91/99 Wording Gap · High confidence · 48 sources
91/99 Wording GapHigh confidence48 sources · 3 bias bucketsStable · 48 sources · all three buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report

SOURCE MAP CHANGES

Jun 21, 4:02 AM: The Seattle Times joined the source map.

Jun 21, 4:08 AM: NBC Chicago joined the source map.

Jun 21, 4:08 AM: NBC5 Dallas-Fort Worth joined the source map.

Jun 21, 4:32 AM: The Economic Times (India) joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 91/99 and story health is stable · 48 sources · all three buckets · comparable news format.