They talk of one thing, in text, and post with it video that is not in parallel.
There is a war going on, but what do the station's ownership and editors want to say, what exactly?
We presently in the States see reporting by domestic established outlets which says little about what's actually happening, why with total air control no Trump effort is being made, no Bibi effort either, to simply blast through the Straits of Hormuz so that Chaina can get its oil from multiple sources, while, apparently, Iran lets some tankers through but threatens others.
What precisely is the US policy objective at this point in a situation publicly presented as not a "forever war?"
Put another way, you tell me, what is the primary US objective in doing what it is doing as it is doing it?
Those interspersed video clips aJ puts into seemingly random points in a text about AIPAC in Chicago are more open to speculation - why those, not others - than the linear story of the text. It interests us, or should.
UPDATE: An intrigue exists around "regime change." Trump adamantly denied the conflict is about that, so that fuels speculation that regime change is the whole point, given how Trump lies and the administration he heads is not super-informative either.
And if "regime change" is some form of ultimate objective, 4 or 5 weeks from the air - as Trump has forecast things lasting - is wholly unreasonable and beyond sane belief.
Wha's 'appening? MSM images of tight bombing patterns do not explain much at all.
FURTHER: DuckDuckGo search, using the LLM = GPT-4o mini tells me:
The Iranian negotiating team in Geneva included several key members alongside Abbas Araghchi. Notable figures typically involved have included:
Key Members
- Mohammad Javad Zarif: Former Foreign Minister, prominent in earlier negotiations.
- Kamal Kharrazi: Senior official and member of the Iranian Atomic Energy Organization.
- Ali Bagheri Kani: Deputy Foreign Minister, involved in strategic negotiations.
- Majid Takht-Ravanchi: Iran's ambassador to the United Nations, contributing to diplomacy.
These individuals have played significant roles in Iran's negotiation strategy, especially regarding its nuclear program and international relations. Their presence at negotiations often shifts depending on the phase of discussions and ongoing political dynamics.
With the latest aJ-English report, https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/17/israel-says-it-has-killed-ali-larijani-irans-top-security-official -- including the embedded video, it appears many in Iranian leadership have met death, but those negotiators appear to still be alive although the bot could not say where, doing what. The lead negotiator Abbas Araghchi has been named in reporting since the war began,
We have aJ-English reporting Trump, after the war began, projected a belief the war would end soon. This was after phone conversations with Putin. However, Iranian reaction was reported by CBS March 15, 2026:
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Sunday that "we don't see any reason why we should talk with Americans" as President Trump has claimed Iran is seeking a deal to end the war between the U.S. and Iran.
"We never asked for a ceasefire, and we have never asked even for negotiation," Araghchi said on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan."
As the war entered its third week, Mr. Trump has claimed in recent days that Iran wants to reach a deal. The president said in a post on Truth Social late Friday that Iran "is totally defeated and wants a deal - But not a deal that I would accept!" On Saturday, he told NBC News that "Iran wants to make a deal, and I don't want to make it because the terms aren't good enough yet."
But Araghchi said "we are ready to defend ourselves as long as it takes," saying "this is what we have done so far, and we continue to do that until President Trump comes to the point that this is an illegal war with no victory."
"There are, you know, people being killed only because President Trump wants to have fun," Araghchi said. "This is a war of choice by President Trump and the United States, and we are going to continue our self defense."
The Iranian foreign minister refuted the idea that the conflict represents a war of survival for Iran's government, saying "we are, you know, stable and strong enough." He said the Iranian government doesn't see "any reason" why it should negotiate with the U.S., pointing to the talks that were taking place before the U.S. and Israel launched the initial strikes on Iran late last month.
"We were talking with them when they decided to attack us, and that was for the second time," he said. "There is no good experience talking with the Americans. We were talking, so why they decided to attack us? So what is good if we go back to talk once again?"
Mr. Trump on Sunday night said the U.S. has been in communication with the Iranians. "Yeah, we're talking to them," Mr. Trump said, "but I don't think they're ready. But they're getting pretty close."
March 16 reporting:
WASHINGTON, March 16 (Reuters) - Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Monday that his last contact with U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff was before the U.S. and Israel launched their war on Iran, contradicting an earlier media report that a direct communications channel between the two men was reactivated in recent days.
"My last contact with Mr. Witkoff was prior to his employer's decision to kill diplomacy with another illegal military attack on Iran," the Iranian foreign minister wrote on X.
"Any claim to the contrary appears geared solely to mislead oil traders and the public."
Axios reported that a direct communications channel between Witkoff and Araqchi was reactivated in recent days. The report cited a U.S. official and a source with knowledge of the matter, who said Araqchi had sent text messages to Witkoff.
The Drop Site News outlet had earlier reported that Witkoff sent messages to Araqchi. It quoted Iranian officials as saying Araqchi was ignoring Witkoff's messages.
So, while others on the Iranian negotiating team in Geneva seem lesser figures who go unreported, we know Aragchi is still alive, and not having perished under recent Israeli strikes.
He appears in alignment with hardliners in control now in Iran despite the recent strikes, and it seems possible harder hardliners may take power as others are killed.
If having a hope of regime change, from air power, some Iranian people or a bloc would have to come forward or be discovered to be an amenable new regime, as the field of possible candidates gets winnowed via snuffing by the Israelis.
We, the public of the US paying attention to media reporting may be getting mushroomed on this whole thing. As likely as not.
BOTTOM LINE: Regime change can happen only if there are Iranians who'd be able to handle it. The son-of-Shah thing going on the US seems a dream. Shah was despised so much that a mullah in exile in France could in 1979 arrive and take power. That was a power vacuum bigger than the one now in Iran, or seems so.