rhetoric

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Analysts say the conflict has strengthened hardliners in Tehran where the rhetoric is defiant and increasingly confident.

From Barron's

Consequently, there is a growing disconnect between rhetoric and action.

From MarketWatch

In conflicts of this nature, public rhetoric and private negotiation often diverge materially.

From Barron's

The public rhetoric around Taiwan last week remained carefully restrained.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Amidst the rhetoric it’s unclear how receptive Iran is to negotiating at this early stage, with one spokesman for Iran’s military saying that the U.S. was ‘negotiating with itself,’” notes Vertical Research Partners’ Robert Stallard.

From Barron's