Iran continues to dialogue with US, deal not done — diplomat

TASS · 🇺🇸 public United States · May 29, 2026 · 106 words

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Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei stated that Iran and the United States are continuing to exchange messages, although a final agreement has not yet been reached. US President Donald Trump indicated he would decide on a preliminary agreement following a meeting with aides.

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What happened

Iran continues exchanging messages with the United States, as no deal has been reached yet, Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei said.

Why it matters

"As for an agreement, as I have already said, messages continue to be exchanged right now, as we speak, but a final agreement has not yet been reached," he stated on Iranian state television US President Donald Trump said earlier that he planned to make a…

Common ground

According to Trump, most of the deal’s provisions have already been agreed upon with Tehran.

Perspective signals

No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

Follow-up questions

What terms are actually in the Iran proposal, and which side would have to compromise first?
What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that Iran continues exchanging messages with the United States?
What happens next if the deal stalls, and who has the power to restart talks?

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 5 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Iran continues exchanging messages with the United States”

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Multiple independent sources confirm the exchange of messages. ISNA News Agency reports indirect talks and exchange of draft texts, Türkiye Today reports quiet exchanges of messages, and the Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson confirms exchanging messages with the American side.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel have been at war with Iran and its regional allies. Active hostilities broke out after surprise US–Israeli airstrikes targeting military and govern…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Relations between Iran and the United States in the 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 …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran–United_States_relations

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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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Claim 2: “Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei said [that messages continue to be exchanged and a final agreement has not yet been reached] on Iranian state television”

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Multiple web search results specifically attribute these statements to Esmaeil Baghaei on Iranian state television, confirming both the exchange of messages and the lack of a final agreement.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since the beginning of the 2025–26 Iranian protests, the Iranian government has perpetrated widespread massacres of civilians, deploying both its own security forces and importing foreign militias to …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_massacres

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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 3: “According to Trump, most of the deal’s provisions have already been agreed upon with Tehran”

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The New York Times reported that Trump said most provisions of a deal had been agreed upon, and another source mentions Trump claimed a deal had 'practically been agreed', though this was denied by Tehran.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — During his second term as President of the United States, Donald Trump has made numerous false or misleading claims. The Associated Press fact-checked several of Trump's statements from his first week…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is a timeline of the second presidency of Donald Trump during the second quarter of 2026, from April 1, 2026, to June 30, 2026. To navigate between quarters, see timeline of the Donald T…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_second_Trump_p…

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Claim 4: “no deal has been reached yet”

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The claim that no final agreement has been reached is corroborated by Flipboard (citing Iran) and reports of Esmaeil Baghaei stating on state TV that no final agreement has been reached.

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Claim 5: “US President Donald Trump said earlier that he planned to make a final decision on whether to approve a preliminary agreement with Iran after a meeting with his aides on Friday”

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While there are reports of a 'preliminary agreement' being signed or discussed (NYT, KCCI), the specific detail that Trump planned to make a final decision after a meeting with aides on Friday is not independently corroborated by multiple distinct news organizations in the provided evidence.

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