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Exclusive | Trump tells The Post news of fresh peace talks ‘possible’ as soon as Friday — as Iran scrambles to come up with ‘unified’ plan

Nypost · · 800 words · By Caitlin Doornbos
Military escalation Pakistani Mediation US-Iran Diplomatic Tension
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8 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“President Trump and Pakistani sources told The Post on Wednesday that good news about a second round of talks between the US and Iran may be coming as soon as Friday”
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Multiple independent sources (CNN and a web search result citing the New York Post) confirm that Pakistan's prime minister invited delegations for talks on Friday and that President Trump told the New York Post a second round of talks could happen over the next two days in Pakistan.
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web search NEUTRAL — Pakistan’s prime minister has invited delegations from both Iran and the US to Islamabad for talks on Friday. Earlier Tuesday, Pakistan proposed the two-week ceasefire to allow for diplomacy.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/07/world/live-news/iran-war-trum…
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web search NEUTRAL — US President Donald Trump said a second round of talks could happen “over the next two days”, telling the New York Post the negotiations could be held again in the capital of Pakistan.
https://www.shropshirestar.com/world-news/diplomats-try-to-a…
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web search NEUTRAL — 11 April: Senior US and Iranian officials meet in Pakistan for talks which last over 21 hours but end without agreement, despite both sides reporting progress. 19 April: US President Donald Trump says…
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c0mjev4kn9jt
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“the US president announced he would extend the current cease-fire with Iran until its divided leadership can come up with “a unified proposal.””
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Three independent news organizations (Al Jazeera, The New York Times, and The Guardian) all report that President Trump announced an extension of the ceasefire with Iran to allow for a proposal from Tehran.
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web search NEUTRAL — United States President Donald Trump has announced an extension to the ceasefire with Iran, saying that the US military will hold off its planned attack to allow more time for Tehran to put forward a …
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/21/trump-announces-ext…
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web search NEUTRAL — President Trump announced he was indefinitely extending the cease-fire between the United States and Iran, which was set to expire within hours. The president said he had received a request from Pakis…
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/04/21/world/iran-us-war-tr…
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web search NEUTRAL — Donald Trump unilaterally announced an extension of the two-week ceasefire with Iran on Tuesday amid frantic efforts to bring the two sides back to the negotiating table. Hours after announcing that h…
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/21/push-to-bring-…
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“I have … directed our Military to continue the Blockade and, in all other respects, remain ready and able, and will therefore extend the Ceasefire until such time as their proposal is submitted”
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The claim is corroborated by a report stating Trump directed the military to continue the blockade while extending the ceasefire, and is supported by Wikipedia's entry on the 2026 US naval blockade of Iran.
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web search NEUTRAL — The US military said the blockade had begun on Monday, 13 April 2026 at 10 a.m. ET and will apply only to ships going to and from Iran. Iran said it will view the entry of military vessels near the st…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval_blockade_of_Iran
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web search NEUTRAL — Trump further said he had directed the US military to continue a blockade while extending the ceasefire, adding that forces would "remain ready and able" until Iran presents a unified proposal and dis…
https://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2026/Apr/22/iran-reje…
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web search NEUTRAL — A US delegation headed by Vice-President JD Vance will travel to Pakistan "soon", a source familiar tells the BBC, but no timings are confirmed. But Iran says it has "no plans for the next round" of n…
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cly90l3ln30t
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“Trump... has kept his blockade in the Strait of Hormuz.”
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Wikipedia explicitly states that on 13 April 2026, the United States imposed a naval blockade on Iran. This is further corroborated by EuroNews and other web results.
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web search NEUTRAL — On 13 April 2026, the United States imposed a naval blockade on Iran following the failure of the Islamabad Talks to end the 2026 Iran war. The US military said the blockade had begun on Monday, 13 Ap…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval_blockade_of_Iran
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web search NEUTRAL — Donald Trump says that the US is blockading the Strait of Hormuz. What does this mean in practice?Shortly after, Trump said the US naval blockade of Iranian ports would remain in place until a deal is…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5yv6xr6me3o
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web search NEUTRAL — US blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.Tensions in the strait flared up again at the end of 2007 in a series of skirmishes between the Iranian and US navies. This included one incident where Iranian spee…
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/23/can-iran-really-shu…
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“experts have said it’s the largest group of forces the US has ever amassed since the 2003 ground invasion of Iraq”
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While the evidence provides general information about the Iraq War and current US military presence, none of the provided search results contain the specific quote or expert claim that this is the 'largest group of forces' amassed since 2003.
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web search NEUTRAL — US Secretary of State Colin Powell holding a model vial of anthrax while giving a presentation to the United Nations Security Council. On 5 February 2003, Secretary of State Colin Powell appeared befo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq_War
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web search NEUTRAL — INTERACTIVE- US military presence in Japan and South Korea. (Al Jazeera). The 1,398 hectares (3,454 acres) base is one of 80 bases in the country and is less than 100km (60 miles) from the heavily for…
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/9/10/infographic-us-mili…
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web search NEUTRAL — Which United States president started the Iraq War? U.S. President George W. Bush argued for launching a military attack on Iraq. On March 17, 2003, Bush declared an end to diplomacy and issued an ult…
https://www.britannica.com/event/Iraq-War
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“The USS Boxer and its 4,500-person amphibious group reached the Indo-Pacific region on Saturday, with plans to continue on to assist with the ongoing US naval blockade of Iranian ports”
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There is conflicting information. One source mentions the USS Boxer ARG entering the theater and the possibility of a blockade, but another source explicitly states it 'remains unclear whether the Trump administration still wants the group to travel all the way to the Persian Gulf', contradicting the claim that it has already reached the region to assist with a blockade.
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web search NEUTRAL — As the Boxer ARG enters the theater, the international community will be watching closely to see if these maneuvers lead to a full-scale naval blockade or a localized ground operation. The arrival of …
https://aviationnews.eu/news/2026/03/pentagon-deploys-uss-bo…
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web search NEUTRAL — As San Diego's USS Boxer Amphibious Ready Group reaches the Indo-Pacific, it remains unclear whether the Trump administration still wants the group to travel all the way to the Persian Gulf.
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2026/04/18/san-diegos-u…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Pentagon is reportedly sending the Wasp class amphibious assault ship USS Boxer and the rest of its Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), loaded with elements of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU). …
https://www.twz.com/news-features/uss-boxer-the-second-amphi…
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“Iranian Parliamentary Speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf posted to X on Wednesday”
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Multiple sources confirm Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf is the Speaker of the Parliament and specifically mention his posts on X (formerly Twitter) dismissing rumors and mocking the blockade.
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web search NEUTRAL — Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf is an Iranian politician and former Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Brigadier General, who has served as Speaker of the Parliament of Iran since 2020.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammad_Bagher_Ghalibaf
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web search NEUTRAL — Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, US President Donald Trump. Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf ridiculed the US warning of a naval blockade targeting ships entering or leaving Iranian port.
https://www.indiatoday.in/world/story/iran-parliament-speake…
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web search NEUTRAL — Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf. Reuters File.In a terse post on X (formerly Twitter), Ghalibaf dismissed the circulating rumours of a 14-point memorandum of understanding as a orc…
https://www.firstpost.com/world/trust-me-bro-failed-iranian-…
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“decision-making power is spread across multiple competing centers between — the elected government, the Guardian Council, the Supreme National Security structures, and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.”
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The division of power in Iran between the Supreme Leader, the government, the IRGC, and other security structures is corroborated by Wikipedia's entry on the IRGC, Al Jazeera's report on President Pezeshkian, and a source on Iranian decision-making.
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web search NEUTRAL — The IRGC and the security apparatus linked to it have entrenched their central role in Iran’s strategic decision-making, particularly concerning the Strait of Hormuz, experts told Al Jazeera.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/7/irans-president-peze…
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web search NEUTRAL — The IRGC is officially recognized as a component of the Iranian military under Article 150 of the Iranian Constitution.[65] It is separate from, and parallel to, the other arm of Iran's military, whic…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_Revolutionary_Guard_Co…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Actual Decision-Making Process. *The Supreme Leader determines general policies (foreign policy, strategic issues, security). *The government proposes executive policies, but their implementation …
https://www.uspa24.com/bericht-25285/the-iranian-mentality-i…
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