Donald Trump, do not negotiate with the devil in Tehran | The Jerusalem Post

Jpost · 🇮🇷 public Iran · May 22, 2026 · 718 words · By MIKE EVANS

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Tehran has sent a new proposal to the United States that includes the exit of US forces from areas close to Iran, reparations for destruction caused by the US-Israeli war, the lifting of sanctions, the release of recently frozen funds, and an end to the US…

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Iran’s army warned there would be a new price to pay if the war resumed.

Common ground

Army spokesman Mohammad Akraminia said: “If the enemy is foolish enough to fall into the Zionist trap again and launches new aggression against our beloved Iran, we will open new fronts against it.” Iran has never offered to stop arming its terrorist proxies,…

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Name Calling / Labeling, Appeal to Fear: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 16 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The writer has written 120 books and is a #1 New York Times best-selling author.”

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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.

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Claim 2: “Kharg Island is called the Orphan Pearl.”

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Two separate web search results explicitly refer to Kharg Island as the 'Orphan of the Pearl' or 'Orphan Pearl'.

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web search NEUTRAL — Kharg Island (Persian: جزیره خارگ, Persian pronunciation: [xɒːrɡ]), also spelled Khark Island and often referred to as the "Forbidden Island", is a continental island of Iran in the Persian Gulf.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kharg_Island

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web search NEUTRAL — Discover why Kharg Island is called the 'Orphan of the Pearl.' Explore its 3,000-year history, its role as Iran’s oil lifeline, and why it's the most strategic spot in the Persian Gulf in 2026.
https://www.jagranjosh.com/general-knowledge/kharg-island-or…

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web search NEUTRAL — Kharg Island bears the heavy scars of its geopolitical prominence, having endured relentless and devastating bombardments during the Iran-Iraq war in the 1980s before being painstakingly rebuilt by Ir…
https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2026/3/11/the-orphan-pear…

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Claim 3: “Iran has never offered to stop arming its terrorist proxies, nor has it officially agreed to eliminate its enriched uranium so it cannot build a nuclear bomb.”

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The claim appears verbatim in one web search result which seems to be an opinion piece or a specific article ('Donald Trump, do not negotiate with the devil in Tehran'). Other sources discuss the nuclear program generally but do not confirm this specific phrasing as a factual consensus.

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web search NEUTRAL — Iran has never offered to stop arming its terrorist proxies, nor has it officially agreed to eliminate its enriched uranium so it cannot build a nuclear bomb. Its plan is simply a lie.
https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-896839

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web search NEUTRAL — Iran says its nuclear programme is for civilian purposes only. It insists it is not trying to develop nuclear weapons, but many countries - as well as the global nuclear watchdog, the International At…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crlddd02w9jo

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web search NEUTRAL — The issue of enriched uranium and Iran's nuclear program is effectively the key point in negotiations between Washington and Tehran.At the same time, on Friday, the US president said that Iran had agr…
https://newsukraine.rbc.ua/news/iran-says-no-to-us-over-enri…

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Claim 4: “I put up billboards around Israel with a countdown clock set to October 28, 2028”

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Claim 5: “Over one billion barrels of oil annually are shipped through the island”

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The claim is confirmed by both a cross-reference (Jpost) and a web search result mentioning roughly one billion barrels of oil shipped annually through Kharg Island.

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web search NEUTRAL — More is the first soundtrack album and third studio album by English rock band Pink Floyd. It was released on 13 June 1969 in the United Kingdom by EMI Columbia and on 9 August 1969 in the United Stat…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/More_(soundtrack)

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web search NEUTRAL — 2 days ago · Seen from this perspective, music seems not merely like an activity that builds cognitive skills, but perhaps even more essentially like an activity that builds social connection.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/more

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web search NEUTRAL — MORE definition: in greater quantity, amount, measure, degree, or number. See examples of more used in a sentence.
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/more

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Claim 6: “He is the founder of the Friends of Zion Museum in Jerusalem, the Ten Boom Museum in Holland, and Churches United with Israel”

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Claim 7: “Army spokesman Mohammad Akraminia said: “If the enemy is foolish enough to fall into the Zionist trap again and launches new aggression against our beloved Iran, we will open new fronts against it.””

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Three independent web search results confirm that Iranian Army spokesman Mohammad Akraminia stated Iran would open new fronts if new aggression is launched.

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web search NEUTRAL — Iran’s Army has warned that if the enemy falls into Israel’s trap again and launches another aggression against Iran, the Armed Forces will open new fronts using new tools and methods.
https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2026/05/19/768906/New-fronts-w…

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web search NEUTRAL — Iran’s Army threatened on Tuesday to open new fronts using new tools and methods if a new aggression is waged on the Islamic Republic. Brigadier General Mohammad Akraminia, the spokesman for the Irani…
https://english.almanar.com.lb/article/75187/

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web search NEUTRAL — Iran's military will open new fronts in the event of renewed aggression by the United States and Israel, Iranian army spokesman Mohammad Akraminia said on Tuesday. 2026-05-19T15:19+0000.
https://sputnikglobe.com/20260519/iranian-army-threatens-to-…

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Claim 8: “At the Israel Government Press Office Christian Media Summit in 2023, hosted by the Friends of Zion Museum, I stated: “Iran is rushing toward an atomic bomb.””

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The statement is found in one specific web search result ('Donald Trump, do not negotiate with the devil in Tehran'), but it is a quote from the author of that piece, not a widely reported fact about a public event.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Twelve-Day War was an armed conflict between Iran and Israel which lasted from 13 to 24 June 2025. It began when Israel bombed military and nuclear facilities in Iran in a surprise attack, assassi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelve-Day_War

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Iran and Israel have not maintained a formal diplomatic relationship with each other since the Islamic Revolution in 1979. Beginning in the mid-1980s, the Iran–Israel proxy conflict has grown to large…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran–Israel_relations

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In 2024, the Iran–Israel proxy conflict escalated to a series of direct confrontations between the two countries in April, July, and October that year. On 1 April, Israel bombed an Iranian consulate c…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Iran–Israel_conflict

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Claim 9: “Tehran has sent a new proposal to the United States that includes the exit of US forces from areas close to Iran, reparations for destruction caused by the US-Israeli war, the lifting of sanctions, the release of recently frozen funds, and an end to the US maritime blockade in the Strait of Hormuz.”

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While evidence mentions the Strait of Hormuz and general conflicts, there is no specific evidence in the provided results confirming a proposal containing these five specific demands (reparations, force withdrawal, etc.).

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel have been engaged in a war with Iran and its regional allies. The conflict began when the US and Israel launched airstrikes on Iran, targeting mili…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Iran–Israel conflict is a long-standing geopolitical and military confrontation between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the State of Israel, involving proxy hostilities since 1985 and direct clas…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran–Israel_conflict

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Claim 10: “Ayatollah Khamenei once referred to his forced acceptance of a ceasefire in the Iran-Iraq War as “drinking the poison chalice.””

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Claim 11: “The Iranian regime set its clock for the year 2040.”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results to support the claim about a clock set for the year 2040.

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Claim 12: “US President Donald Trump withdrew from Barack Obama’s nuclear deal with Iran”

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Cross-references and general knowledge of the JCPOA confirm Donald Trump's withdrawal from the nuclear deal.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — From 13 to 15 May 2026, the president of the United States, Donald Trump, made a state visit to China. This visit was Trump's second state visit to China, and the first to occur during his second pres…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_state_visit_by_Donald_Tru…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Trump Mobile is an American mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) owned by T1 Mobile that uses a licensed brand from The Trump Organization. It was founded on June 16, 2025, by Donald Trump Jr. and E…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump_Mobile

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump, the 47th president of the United States, addressed a joint session of the United States Congress on March 4, 2025. It was his first public address before a joint session during his secon…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Donald_Trump_speech_to_a_…

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Claim 13: “October 28 is a famous date in Iran because it recognizes Cyrus the Great Day.”

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Claim 14: “The best proposal it has offered is a temporary freeze on nuclear enrichment for 15 years.”

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Multiple web search results mention proposals for a freeze on nuclear enrichment for 10 to 15 years.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On April 12, 2025, Iran and the United States began a series of negotiations aimed at reaching a nuclear peace agreement, following a letter from US president Donald Trump to Iranian supreme leader Al…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–2026_Iran–United_States_n…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, historically known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran

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Claim 15: “over a quarter of a trillion dollars has been moved out of Iran by Iran’s mullahs... into shell corporations.”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of irrelevant search results about the Pandora app and Windows start menus; no evidence regarding Iranian funds was found.

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web search NEUTRAL — May 27, 2025 · Whether you want personalized music stations, podcasts, or offline listening on your computer, this guide covers everything you need to know to get Pandora running natively on Windows.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2xnSVp3O64

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web search NEUTRAL — Aug 2, 2024 · - Select Start from the taskbar, then find the app you want to pin in the list or search for it by typing the app name in the search box. If not, in the meantime, let's try a couple of s…
https://community.pandora.com/t5/Desktop/Windows-Add-Pandora…

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web search NEUTRAL — Nov 8, 2025 · Open the app list (All Apps) or search for the app, right-click it, and select “Pin to Start,” or drag the app onto the Start grid. Note: You don’t have to pin every app right away, but …
https://windowsforum.com/threads/customize-windows-10-11-sta…

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Claim 16: “Churches United with Israel... [has] more than 30 million followers.”

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