Trump: US will return Iran ‘back to the stone ages’ if there’s no deal in coming weeks

The Hill, a major national outlet, reports directly on Trump's threat with attributed quotes, providing a factual basis for the core claim. However, the reporting introduces evaluative framing by immediately inserting that "many legal experts say" this would violate international law—this editorializing in the lede mixes news reporting with opinion commentary rather than presenting the threat as stated and allowing readers to assess its legality themselves. The article appears substantive based on the quoted material, but the framing choice to lead with legal criticism rather than the threat itself, combined with inflammatory language like "annihilate," suggests some tonal shaping beyond straight news reporting.