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title: "Iranian President blames US for failed interim deal, calls for new attempt"
description: "Most outlets reported that Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian blamed the United States for the failure of an interim deal and called for a new attempt. The Business Recorder provided additional context, noting that the remarks were broadcast on state TV and summarizing Pezeshkian’s position, while The Express Tribune focused more narrowly on the attribution of blame without elaborating further."
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# Iranian President blames US for failed interim deal, calls for new attempt

world · updated 24 Oct 2026, 11:39 PM PKT · 24 Oct 2026 · 2 articles from 2 outlets

**HarZaviya summary** — how 2 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts:

> Most outlets reported that Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian blamed the United States for the failure of an interim deal and called for a new attempt. The Business Recorder provided additional context, noting that the remarks were broadcast on state TV and summarizing Pezeshkian’s position, while The Express Tribune focused more narrowly on the attribution of blame without elaborating further.

## Same story from 2 outlets

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- **The Express Tribune** — [Pezeshkian blames US for interim deal failure](https://tribune.com.pk/story/2636771/pezeshkian-blames-us-for-interim-deal-failure) · 24 Oct 2026, 11:39 PM PKT
- **Business Recorder** — [Iran's Pezeshkian blames US for interim deal failure, urges new try](https://www.brecorder.com/news/40445758/irans-pezeshkian-blames-us-for-interim-deal-failure-urges-new-try) · 24 Oct 2026, 6:40 PM PKT · 80% identical wording to the newest filing
  > DUBAI: Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian, in remarks broadcast on state TV on Saturday, blamed the United States for the failure of an interim deal with Iran, but said there should be a new attempt at concluding it. “We were having negotiations, the cowards (Americans) messed everything up…I still think we should go and conclude it,” Pezeshkian said.

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