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Hormuz reopening 'not possible' amid US naval blockade, Iran says

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24 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Iran's parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said on X Wednesday that Iran would not reopen the Strait of Hormuz as long as the US naval blockade remained in place”
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Multiple web search results confirm that Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf stated on Wednesday that Iran would not reopen the Strait of Hormuz while the US naval blockade persists.
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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 — On 8 April 2026, the United States and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire in the 2026 Iran war, mediated by Pakistan. Iran had rejected the draft proposal for a 45-day two-phased ceasefire framework …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war_ceasefire
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wikipedia 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/2026_United_States_naval_block…
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“President Donald Trump announced the US was extending its ceasefire with Tehran”
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Multiple independent news sources (Al Jazeera, EuroNews) confirm that President Donald Trump announced an extension of the ceasefire with Iran.
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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 — Donald Trump assumed office as the 47th president of the United States on January 20, 2025. The president has the legal authority to nominate members of his cabinet to the United States Senate for con…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_cabinet_of_Donald_Trump
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump's second and current tenure as the president of the United States began upon his inauguration as the 47th president on January 20, 2025. Trump, a Republican, previously served as the 45th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_presidency_of_Donald_Tr…
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“Oil prices jumped four percent Thursday”
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web search NEUTRAL — Oil is a liquid with varying degrees of viscosity depending on temperature. Oil is any nonpolar chemical substance that is composed primarily of hydrocarbons and is hydrophobic and lipophilic.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil
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web search NEUTRAL — Oilprice.com offers real-time oil prices for over 150 global crude blends and indexes, with live charts, comparisons, and smart analytical tools used worldwide.
https://oilprice.com/oil-price-charts/45
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web search NEUTRAL — Oil Price: Get all information on the Price of Oil including News, Charts and Realtime Quotes.
https://markets.businessinsider.com/commodities/oil-price?ty…
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“At around 0025 GMT, the benchmark US oil contract West Texas Intermediate (WTI) climbed 4.06 percent to $96.73 per barrel”
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One web search result from Daily Sabah mentions WTI climbing, but the figures ($99.85, 4.64%) contradict the specific figures in the claim ($96.73, 4.06%). No other source confirms the exact numbers in the claim.
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web search NEUTRAL — West Texas Intermediate (WTI) is a grade or mix of crude oil; the term is also used to refer to the spot price, the futures price, or assessed price for that oil. In colloquial usage, WTI usually refe…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Texas_Intermediate
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web search NEUTRAL — U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) was at $99.85 a barrel, up $4.43, or 4.64%.The ANZ analysts expected Brent to remain above $90 per barrel through 2026 and around $80 to $85 per barrel into 2027 as …
https://www.dailysabah.com/business/energy/oil-climbs-around…
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web search NEUTRAL — West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil is classified as light and sweet, where “light” refers to its low density and “sweet” indicates its low sulfur content. The delivery point for WTI crude oil fut…
https://tradingeconomics.com/commodity/crude-oil
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“International oil benchmark Brent North Sea crude rose 3.62 percent to $105.63”
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A specific web search result explicitly states that Brent North Sea crude rose 3.62% to $105.63.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — North Sea oil is a mixture of hydrocarbons, comprising liquid petroleum and natural gas, produced from petroleum reservoirs beneath the North Sea. In the petroleum industry, the term "North Sea" often…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Sea_oil
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Brent oilfield was a petroleum installation located in 140 metres (470 ft) of water, in the East Shetland Basin of the North Sea, 186 kilometres (116 mi) north-east of Lerwick in the Shetland Isla…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brent_oilfield
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Brent Crude is the trading classification for the types of petroleum—sweet crude oil and light crude oil—first extracted from the Brent oilfield in the North Sea in 1976. The term Brent Crude also ide…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brent_Crude
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“Lebanon's Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said the targeting of journalists and the obstruction of relief efforts constituted 'war crimes.'”
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The claim is corroborated by Daily Maverick, The Guardian, and other web search results, and the identity of Nawaf Salam as PM is verified by Wikipedia.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The new government of Lebanon was formed on 8 February 2025 after the election of former ICJ president Nawaf Salam as prime minister of Lebanon on 13 January. Salam's cabinet succeeded Najib Mikati's …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabinet_of_Nawaf_Salam
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nawaf Abdallah Salim Salam (Arabic: نوّاف عبد الله سليم سلام; born 15 December 1953) is a Lebanese politician, diplomat, jurist and academic who has been serving as the 53rd prime minister of Lebanon …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nawaf_Salam
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The prime minister of Lebanon (French: Premier ministre; Arabic: رئيس الحكومة, romanized: Ra'īs al-Ḥukūma) is the head of government of Lebanon. By convention, the office holder is always a Sunni Musl…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Lebanon
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“Paramedics have recovered the body of Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil hours after an Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon”
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Multiple web search results confirm the death of journalist Amal Khalil and the recovery of her body following an Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon.
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web search NEUTRAL — Journalist Amal Khalil dies in Lebanon after Israeli strike hits shelter house.Paramedics recover body of Lebanese journalist hours after Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon. 11 hours ago. Save for …
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…
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web search NEUTRAL — Lebanese Civil Defense has confirmed the death of Amal Khalil, a journalist with the country's al-Akhbar daily, saying she was deliberately targeted in an Israeli strike in the southern town of at-Tir…
https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2026/04/22/767382/Lebanon-Isra…
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web search NEUTRAL — Amal Khalil, a journalist for the Lebanese newspaper Al-Akhbar, was killed and a photojournalist, Zeinab Faraj, was injured in Israeli strikes in the town of Tayri.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/23/world/middleeast/lebanese…
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“Amal Khalil, who works for the daily Al-Akhbar newspaper”
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Confirmed by BBC News and multiple web search results that Amal Khalil works for the Al-Akhbar newspaper.
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web search NEUTRAL — Amal Clooney (née Alamuddin; born 3 February 1978) [1] is a Lebanese and British [2] international human rights lawyer. [3] She has represented several high-profile clients, including former Maldivian…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amal_Clooney
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web search NEUTRAL — 1 day ago · George Clooney and wife Amal Clooney opened up about her recent surprise gift for his 65th birthday celebration. The couple also shared their hilariously opposing advice to their children,…
https://people.com/george-clooney-reveals-wife-amal-65th-bir…
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web search NEUTRAL — 1 day ago · Get the latest news and pictures from George Clooney's wife, Amal Clooney(previously Alamuddin). The human rights lawyer and humanitarian activist wed her now husband in a star-studded cer…
https://www.hellomagazine.com/tags/amal-clooney/
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“Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said Beirut's envoy to Thursday's talks, Lebanese Ambassador to Washington Nada Moawad, would seek a ceasefire extension and a halt to demolitions being carried out by Israel in villages in the south”
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Multiple web search results confirm President Joseph Aoun's statement regarding Ambassador Nada Moawad seeking a ceasefire extension and a halt to demolitions.
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web search NEUTRAL — Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said on April 23 that Lebanon’s ambassador to the US, Ms Nada Moawad, would seek a ceasefire extension and a halt to demolitions by Israel in villages in the south.
https://www.straitstimes.com/world/united-states/white-house…
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web search NEUTRAL — Lebanese President Joseph Aoun has said Beirut's envoy to Thursday's talks in Washington, Lebanese ambassador to the US Nada Moawad, would seek a ceasefire extension and a halt to demolitions being ca…
https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-893938
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web search NEUTRAL — Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said that Lebanon's ambassador to the US, Nada Moawad, would seek a ceasefire extension and a halt to demolitions by Israel in villages in the south.
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/593293/lebanon-israel-cease…
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“White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Wednesday in an interview with Fox News that Iran must agree to turn over its enriched uranium to the United States as part of negotiations to end the war”
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“US President Donald Trump has not set a deadline by which Iran must submit a peace proposal”
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“the Liberian-registered Epaminondas was “approached and fired upon by a manned gunboat” while transiting the strait about 20 nautical miles off the coast of Oman”
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“The Technomar company said all crew were “safe and accounted for” and no injuries were reported, but that preliminary inspections indicated the ship’s bridge had been damaged”
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“US President Donald Trump does not consider Iran's seizure of two container ships to be a ceasefire violation because the vessels are not American or Israeli”
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“Iran's judiciary on Wednesday described as 'false news' remarks by US President Donald Trump that Iran had rolled back a decision to execute eight women”
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“An Israeli drone dropped a grenade on rescuers trying to lift a wounded journalist from rubble in Tayri, in southern Lebanon”
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“Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on X Wednesday... The US breach of commitments and its blockade of Iranian ports and threats are the main obstacles to 'genuine negotiations'”
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“EU Energy Commissioner Dan Jørgensen said Wednesday that... the war is costing Europe around 500 million euros ($600 million) each day”
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“Reporters Without Borders, or RSF, called on the international community on Wednesday to immediately pressure the Israeli army into allowing the rescue of journalist Amal Khalil”
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“British consumer price inflation rose to 3.3% in March from 3% in February”
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“Iran's foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei said on Wednesday that the Islamic republic appreciates Pakistan's efforts to end the Middle East war”
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“US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Wednesday that both the United Arab Emirates and the US would benefit from currency swap lines”
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“The Iranian mission to the UN sent a letter Tuesday asking for the world body and the Security Council to condemn the US decision Sunday to attack and seize an Iranian-flagged cargo ship”
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“Iran's Revolutionary Guards on Tuesday threatened to end oil production in the Middle East if the Islamic republic faced attacks launched from its Gulf neighbours' territory”
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