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Iran and U.S. play down hopes for imminent breakthrough in war

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Iran and the United States played down hopes for an imminent breakthrough in the three-month-old war on Monday, with U.S.

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What happened

Iran and the United States played down hopes for an imminent breakthrough in the three-month-old war on Monday, with U.S.

Why it matters

Secretary of State Marco Rubio saying there will either be a good agreement or Washington would deal with the country in "another way." Rubio told reporters in New Delhi that the U.S.

Common ground

would give diplomacy every chance to succeed before exploring "alternatives", after President Donald Trump said on Sunday he had told his representatives not to rush into any Iran deal.

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

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eFinder identified 2 propaganda techniques in this article. These signals explain how wording, emphasis, or missing context can shape a reader's interpretation.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 19 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 conflict started by the U.S. and Israel on February 28.”
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Claim 2: “President Donald Trump said on Sunday he had told his representatives not to rush into any Iran deal.”
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The claim is corroborated by multiple independent news sources including EuroNews and France24, as well as cross-references.
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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 religious views of Donald Trump, the 45th and 47th president of the United States, have been a matter for discussion among observers and the American public. Trump was raised in his Scottish-born …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump_and_religion
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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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Claim 3: “U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio saying there will either be a good agreement or Washington would deal with the country in "another way."”
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Multiple web search results confirm Marco Rubio's statements in New Delhi regarding the choice between a 'good agreement' or dealing with Iran in 'another way'.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of international visits undertaken by Marco Rubio (in office since 2025) while serving as the 72nd and current United States secretary of state. The list includes both private travel an…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_international_trips_ma…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Marco Antonio Rubio (, ROO-bee-oh; born May 28, 1971) is an American politician, attorney, and diplomat serving since 2025 as the 72nd United States Secretary of State. He is also the acting National …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marco_Rubio
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Marco Rubio (/ˈruːbioʊ/; born May 28, 1971) is an American politician, diplomat, and attorney serving since 2025 as the 72nd United States Secretary of State. He was a Republican United States Senator…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_positions_of_Marco_R…
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Claim 4: “Iranian strikes on Israel and neighboring Gulf states have killed dozens.”
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Claim 5: “The U.S.-Israeli bombing of Iran killed thousands of people in Iran before it was suspended in early April.”
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Claim 6: “Before the conflict, the strait had carried a fifth of global shipments of oil and liquefied natural gas.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results or Wikipedia snippets to confirm the specific percentage of global oil and LNG shipments carried by the strait prior to the conflict.
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Claim 7: “Iranian sources had told Reuters that in future stages, "feasible formulas" could be found to resolve the dispute over its highly enriched uranium stockpile, including diluting the material under the supervision of the U.N. nuclear watchdog.”
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Claim 8: “Trump raised expectations of an imminent deal on Saturday when he said Washington and Tehran had "largely negotiated" a memorandum of understanding on a peace agreement that would reopen the Strait of Hormuz.”
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France24 and multiple web search results confirm Trump's Saturday statement that a memorandum of understanding to reopen the Strait of Hormuz had been 'largely negotiated'.
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web search NEUTRAL — Donald Trump claimed on Saturday that a peace deal with Iran “has been largely negotiated”, after calls with a Pakistani mediator, Gulf allies and Israel, potentially paving the way for an end to the …
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/23/trump-ceasefir…
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web search NEUTRAL — President Trump said on Saturday that the United States was close to reaching an agreement with Iran to end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. He offered few details in a post on social media bu…
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/05/24/world/iran-war-trump
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web search NEUTRAL — US President Donald Trump says an agreement with Iran has been "largely negotiated" and details will be announced soon. The deal would include the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, he said on Saturda…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crmp121z3z8o
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Claim 9: “The potential memorandum of understanding contained no specific details about the management of the Strait of Hormuz”
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Web search results from Axios and other sources describe the memorandum of understanding as focusing on a ceasefire and reopening the Strait of Hormuz, with officials noting that no final signed agreement yet exists, supporting the lack of specific management details in the current draft.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 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 attacks by the United States and Is…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_campaign
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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 — 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 under the Musandam Governorate of …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strait_of_Hormuz
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Claim 10: “A second senior administration official said on Sunday the proposed framework would give negotiators 60 days to reach a final deal.”
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Claim 11: “Oil prices fell 5% to two-week lows on Monday”
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Reuters and Trading Economics both report that oil prices (WTI and Brent) fell approximately 5% to two-week lows on Monday.
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web search NEUTRAL — 3 hours ago ... WTI crude futures dropped about 5% toward $91 per barrel on Monday ... Sugar Futures at Over 2-Week Low · South Africa 10-Year Bond Yield at 1-... Canada 10Y ...
https://tradingeconomics.com/commodity/crude-oil
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web search NEUTRAL — 10 hours ago ... WTI crude futures dropped about 5% toward $91 per barrel on Monday, extending last week's decline. Brent crude dropped over 5%. CGTN BIZ's ...
https://x.com/CGTNGlobalBiz/status/2058789926863602113
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web search NEUTRAL — 18 hours ago ... LONDON, May 25 (Reuters) - Oil prices fell about 5% to two-week lows on Monday as optimism grew that the United States and Iran were ...
https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/oil-falls-more-than-…
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Claim 12: “The U.S. understood Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei had endorsed the broad template of the deal”
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Claim 13: “Iran's foreign ministry spokesperson said on Monday that Iran would not take tolls for passage through the vital waterway”
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Multiple web search results confirm the Iranian Foreign Ministry stated that Tehran would not impose tolls on ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz.
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web search 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, ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis
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web search NEUTRAL — 4 hours ago ... While on assignment inside Iran, our reporter asked a foreign ministry official about the regime's plan for the Strait of Hormuz.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-25/iran-discusses-strait…
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web search NEUTRAL — 7 hours ago ... Iran's Foreign Ministry said Tehran will not impose tolls on ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz, clarifying that any fees collected are ...
https://www.facebook.com/gulftimes/posts/irans-foreign-minis…
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Claim 14: “Israel has also killed thousands more and driven hundreds of thousands from their homes in Lebanon, which it invaded in pursuit of militant group Hezbollah.”
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Claim 15: “Iran had agreed "in principle" to open the Strait of Hormuz, in exchange for the United States lifting its naval blockade, and to dispose of Tehran's highly enriched uranium.”
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Claim 16: “Iran's foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said on Monday that Iran was negotiating an end to the war and was not currently discussing nuclear issues.”
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Reuters and other web search results confirm that spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei stated Iran is negotiating an end to the war and not currently discussing nuclear issues.
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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 — 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 — 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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Claim 17: “A tenuous ceasefire has held since early April.”
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Claim 18: “Rubio told reporters in New Delhi that the U.S. would give diplomacy every chance to succeed before exploring "alternatives"”
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Web search results explicitly confirm that Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters in New Delhi that the U.S. would give diplomacy every chance before exploring alternatives.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Neville Roy Singham (born May 13, 1954) is an American businessman and social activist. He is the founder and former chairman of Thoughtworks, an IT consulting company that provides custom software, s…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of international visits undertaken by Marco Rubio (in office since 2025) while serving as the 72nd and current United States secretary of state. The list includes both private travel an…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Oren M. Cass (born 1983) is an American public policy commentator and political advisor. He works at American Compass, a conservative think tank which he founded in 2020. He previously worked on the p…
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Claim 19: “Trump wrote on Truth Social that the U.S. blockade on Iranian ships in the Strait of Hormuz would "remain in full force and effect until an agreement is reached, certified, and signed"”
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The claim is corroborated by Daily Maverick and multiple web search results citing Trump's Truth Social posts regarding the blockade remaining in effect.
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web search NEUTRAL — 12 hours ago ... ... a day earlier. The US naval blockade on Iranian ships in the Strait of Hormuz would "remain in full force and effect until an agreement is ...
https://www.i24news.tv/en/news/israel/defense/artc-trump-say…
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web search NEUTRAL — 18 hours ago ... ... to rush into a deal" and "that time is on our side." He wrote on Truth Social that the U.S. blockade of ships in the Strait of Hormuz "will ...
https://www.facebook.com/CBSNews/posts/president-trump-said-…
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web search NEUTRAL — 3 hours ago ... ... will not attend until the U.S. ends its blockade on Iranian ports and ships. ... Hormuz would remain until an agreement is finalized, certified ...
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DYwxcT2y-qW/
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