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How Donald Trump's Iran deal betrays the Iranian people | The Jerusalem Post

Jpost · · 1209 words · By ALEX WINSTON
US-Iran Diplomatic Relations Betrayal of Iranian Protesters Human Rights Abuses in Iran
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13 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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““Iranian Patriots, KEEP PROTESTING – TAKE OVER YOUR INSTITUTIONS!!!” Trump wrote on social media in January”
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While evidence confirms Donald Trump is the 47th President, there is no specific evidence in the provided search results confirming he posted this specific message in January.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who is the 47th president of the United States. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump has been the target of numerous assassination attempts and death threats during his presidential campaigning and his presidencies of the United States of America. The earliest known attem…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Security_incidents_involving_D…
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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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“thousands – estimates range from 30,000 to 40,000 – protesters were killed in two days alone on the streets of Iran between January 8-9”
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Multiple independent sources (Jpost, TIME, and a Russian-language source citing Iran International) report estimates of 30,000 to 40,000 protesters killed on January 8-9.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025–2026 Iranian protests are a series of nationwide demonstrations against the government of Iran that began on 28 December 2025 amid a deepening economic crisis. The unrest followed a sharp dep…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–2026_Iranian_protests
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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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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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“the US and Iran are close to finalizing a framework agreement over the Strait of Hormuz and a broader ceasefire arrangement”
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Multiple sources, including Wikipedia and news reports, confirm that the US and Iran are discussing a plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end hostilities/ceasefire.
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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 — Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, a major maritime choke point for world energy trade, has been largely blocked by Iran since 28 February 2026, when the United States and Israel launched …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis
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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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“US negotiators, through Pakistani mediator efforts, discuss shipping lanes, sanctions relief, or uranium enrichment clauses”
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Multiple sources (The Guardian, Anadolu Ajansı, and another news report) confirm that Pakistani mediators are facilitating talks between the US and Iran regarding shipping lanes, sanctions, and uranium.
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web search NEUTRAL — Iran has threatened to impose tolls on shipping, while US demands that Iran hand over its highly enriched uranium may be deferred.Vessels in the strait of Hormuz on Friday as Pakistan continues to med…
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/22/uranium-strait…
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web search NEUTRAL — Iran said Wednesday that a US proposal conveyed through Pakistani mediation remains under review and that Tehran will communicate its final position after completing internal assessments.
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/iran-says-us-proposal-s…
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web search NEUTRAL — US and Iran Prepare for Talks in Pakistan Amid Three Key Deadlocks. Leaders and Format. The United States and Iran are advancing negotiations in Pakistan with a two-week timeline.
https://en.moneynews.com.br/https-oglobo-globo-com-mundo-not…
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“Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei posted an image to X/Twitter on Saturday night”
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Wikipedia confirms Esmail Baghaei is the spokesperson for the Iranian Foreign Ministry, but the provided evidence does not contain any record of a specific image posted to X on a Saturday night.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In early April 2026, a combat search and rescue (CSAR) operation was conducted by the United States Armed Forces to recover two crew members of an F-15E Strike Eagle of 494th Fighter Squadron that was…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States_F-15E_rescu…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Esmail Baghaei Hamaneh (born 1975) is an Iranian diplomat who has been the Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran since October 2024. He previously served as a senior assistant to th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esmail_Baghaei
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Persian: سخنگوی وزارت امور خارجه) is an Iranian Government official whose primary responsibility is to serve as the spokesperson for Iranian Minis…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spokesperson_for_the_Ministry_…
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“the relief at Naqsh-e Rostam showing the Sasanian king Shapur I standing over the defeated Roman emperor Valerian”
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Wikipedia and other authoritative sources explicitly confirm that the relief at Naqsh-e Rostam depicts Sasanian king Shapur I with the defeated Roman emperor Valerian.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Shapur I's victory relief at Naqsh-e Rostam is located 3 kilometers north of Persepolis. It is one of eight Sasanian rock carvings cut into the cliff beneath the tombs of their Achaemenid predecessors…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shapur_I's_victory_relief_at_N…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Naqsh-e Rostam (Persian: نقش رستم, lit. 'Mural of Rostam', Persian: [ˌnæɣʃeɾosˈtæm]) is an ancient archeological site and necropolis located about 13 km northwest of Persepolis, in Fars province, Iran…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naqsh-e_Rostam
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Shapur I (also spelled Shabuhr I; Middle Persian: 𐭱𐭧𐭯𐭥𐭧𐭥𐭩, romanized: Šābuhr) also known as Shapur I the Great was the second Sasanian King of Kings of Iran. The precise dating of his reign is dispute…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shapur_I
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“the rest of the country has been barred from the internet for 86 days”
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web search NEUTRAL — The Iranian government is an authoritarian regime which has been widely criticized internationally due to poor human rights record, including restrictions on freedom of assembly, expression, and the p…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran
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web search NEUTRAL — 1 day ago · Stay on top of Iran latest developments on the ground with Al Jazeera’s fact-based news, exclusive video footage, photos and updated maps.
https://www.aljazeera.com/where/iran/
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web search NEUTRAL — The post NYT: Iranian officials say Tehran has agreed to deal for all fighting to stop, Hormuz to reopen appeared first on The Times of Israel.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/nyt-iranian-officials-s…
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“the six-week campaign – led by Israel and the US, which began on February 28 – ended last month”
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The provided evidence for 'six-week campaign' returned results for a musical called 'Six'. There is no evidence in the results confirming a military campaign starting February 28 and ending the following month.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Six Wives Of Henry VIII Take To The Mic To Tell Their Tales In An Uplifting Musical. Divorced. Beheaded. Live.
https://sixthemusical.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — Six (stylised SIX in all caps) is a musical with music, book, and lyrics by Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss. [1] It is a modern retelling of the lives of the six wives of Henry VIII, presented in the form o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six_(musical)
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web search NEUTRAL — From Tudor Queens to Pop Icons, the SIX wives of Henry VIII take the microphone to reclaim their identities out of the shadow of their infamous spouse.
https://sixonbroadway.com/
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“According to Amnesty International, Iran carried out at least 2,159 executions in 2025”
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No evidence was found in the search results regarding Amnesty International's report on 2,159 executions in 2025.
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“More than 200 executions have reportedly already taken place in 2026”
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“judiciary chief, Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Ejei, ordered that death sentences and confiscations be issued “more frequently” in April”
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“senior IRGC representative Abdollah Haji-Sadeghi warned Iranian youth only weeks ago that “the era of mercy is over.””
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“US Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned about exactly this years ago when opposing Barack Obama’s nuclear deal”
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