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Oct 31 ยท Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei orders an immediate response without geographic limits to any new U.S. or Israeli attack as Qatari mediators move their talks from Tehran to Doha
CNBC: Qatari mediators held talks in Tehran aimed at restarting direct U.S.-Iran negotiations, source says
Grade B (82/100). CNBC reports the Qatari talks, Khamenei's statement, attacks on shipping and the jump in oil prices.
B: Uses an unnamed source or unsourced number.
- Relies on an unnamed source or a number with no source (minus 18 points): the account of the Tehran talks rests on 'an official source familiar with the discussions' speaking on condition of anonymity (Axios is also cited)
Splits: CNBC reports the Qatari talks, Khamenei's statement, attacks on shipping and the jump in oil prices.
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