Donald Trump says U.S. negotiating with Iran directly and indirectly
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“U.S. President Donald Trump said that Iran had agreed to allow 20 ships carrying oil through the Strait of Hormuz starting on Monday (March 30, 2026) morning and continuing over the next few days 'out of a sign of respect.'”
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Wikipedia entries describe U.S. military actions to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and its closure due to the 2026 Iran war, but none mention Iran agreeing to allow oil tankers. The claim about an agreement is not corroborated by the provided evidence.
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— On 19 March 2026, the United States began an aerial campaign against Iranian targets to reopen the Strait of Hormuz following its closure by Iran in response to the 2026 Iran war. The operation was an…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_campaign
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_campaign
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— The Strait of Hormuz, a major maritime choke point for global energy trade, has experienced ongoing geopolitical and economic disruption since 28 February 2026, following joint military strikes by the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis
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— The Strait of Hormuz () is a waterway between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. On the north coast lies Iran, and on the south coast lies the Musandam Peninsula, shared by the United Arab Emirate…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strait_of_Hormuz
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strait_of_Hormuz
“Mr. Trump was asked if Iran had responded to the 15-point ceasefire plan the U.S. has proposed and he said, they did and added, 'They gave us most of the points. Why wouldn't they?'”
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Wikipedia entries on Iran–U.S. relations and the 2026 Iran war do not mention a 15-point ceasefire plan or Iran's response to such a proposal. The claim lacks supporting evidence.
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— The term Iran–United States war may refer to:
Twelve-Day War (2025) between Israel and Iran, with U.S. involvement
2025 United States strikes on Iranian nuclear sites (22 June 2025), Operation Midnig…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran–United_States_war
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— On 5 December 2011, an American Lockheed Martin RQ-170 Sentinel unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) was captured by Iranian forces near the city of Kashmar in northeastern Iran. The Iranian government annou…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran–U.S._RQ-170_incident
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran–U.S._RQ-170_incident
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— Relations between Iran and the United States in modern-day are unsettled and have a troubled history. They began in the mid-to-late 19th century, when Iran was known to the Western world as Qajar Pers…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran–United_States_relations
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran–United_States_relations
“He also said Iran's new Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei 'may be alive but he's obviously, very seriously in trouble. He's seriously wounded.'”
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Wikipedia entries confirm Mojtaba Khamenei became Iran's supreme leader in March 2026 but do not mention 있었다 being 'seriously wounded'. The claim is not supported by the provided evidence.
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— The Khamenei family is an Iranian religious and political family that has ruled Iran since Ali Khamenei was elected the second supreme leader of Iran in 1989. After his assassination in February 2026,…
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— Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei (born 8 September 1969) is an Iranian Shia cleric who has served as the third supreme leader of Iran since March 2026. A member of the Khamenei family and the second son of s…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mojtaba_Khamenei
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— Mostafa Hosseini Khamenei (Persian: مصطفی حسینی خامنه ای; born c. 1965) is an Iranian Shia cleric. A member of the Khamenei family, he is the eldest son of the second Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamen…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mostafa_Khamenei
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“Iran launched strikes on Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, meanwhile after Iranian electrical facilities came under attack, cutting power to parts of Tehran and surrounding areas.”
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“As Israel continued to press its offensive against Iran-backed Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, the UN Force in Lebanon said a peacekeeper had been killed on Sunday (March 29) and another critically injured by a projectile that hit a UNIFIL position.”
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“UNIFIL said they did not know the origin of the projectile but were investigating.”
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“Mr. Trump, citing the number of Iranian leaders who have been killed in the month-long U.S.-Israeli war against Iran, said regime change has already been achieved and the new leadership is 'much more reasonable.'”
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“Asked whether there could be a deal with Iran this coming week, Mr. Trump said: 'I do see a deal in Iran. Could be soon.'”
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No evidence was found in live sources to support claims about a U.S.-Iran ceasefire agreement.
“U.S. President Donald Trump has raised the idea of American forces seizing Iran’s Kharg Island, its main oil terminal in the Persian Gulf.”
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“Mr. Trump said that Iran’s parliament speaker authorised the passage of oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf.”
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“They gave us 10” Pakistani-flagged tankers, he said. “Now they’re giving 20 and the 20 have already started and they’re going right up the middle of the Strait.””
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“He’s the one who authorised the ships to me,” Trump told the newspaper about Qalibaf. “Remember I said they’re giving me a present? And everyone said: What’s the present?’ ... When they heard about that they kept their mouth shut and the negotiations are going very well.””
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