Iran denies Trump’s claim Iranian president requested ceasefire
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Iran denies Trump’s claim Iranian president requested ceasefire Donald Trump says US will continue ‘blasting Iran into oblivion’ until Strait of Hormuz is reopened.
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What happened
Iran denies Trump’s claim Iranian president requested ceasefire Donald Trump says US will continue ‘blasting Iran into oblivion’ until Strait of Hormuz is reopened.
Why it matters
A senior Iranian official has denied US President Donald Trump’s claim that Iran’s “new regime president” has asked for a ceasefire, as the United States and Israel continue their war on the country.
Common ground
Reporting from the Iranian capital on Wednesday, Al Jazeera’s Ali Hashem said a senior Iranian official had rejected Trump’s post on social media claiming that, “Iran’s New Regime President … has just asked the United States of America for a CEASEFIRE!”…
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 The Trump administration has faced mounting pressure over the US-Israeli war on Iran?
- How does this story connect Economic impact of the war with Iran-Israel Conflict over the next few days?
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Read the original article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/1/iran-denies-trumps-claim-iranian-preside…
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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 9 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 Trump administration has faced mounting pressure over the US-Israeli war on Iran”
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Ուղեկցող տեղեկությունների բացակայությունը և առանց համապատասխան աղբյուրների հաստատումը հանրահայտ է ապահովում, որ այն անհնար է հաստատել այս հայտարարությունը:
Claim 2: “Trump’s claim comes just hours before he is set to deliver a speech to provide what the White House said will be 'an important update on Iran'”
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Ուղեկցող տեղեկությունների բացակայությունը և առանց համապատասխան աղբյուրների հաստատումը հանրահայտ է ապահովում, որ այն անհնար է հաստատել այս հայտարարությունը:
Claim 3: “On Monday, Trump told reporters at the White House that prices would 'come tumbling down' whenever the US decides to end the war – something he said could happen within the next two to three weeks”
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Ուղեկցող տեղեկությունների բացակայությունը և առանց համապատասխան աղբյուրների հաստատումը հանրահայտ է ապահովում, որ այն անհնար է հաստատել այս հայտարարությունը:
Claim 4: “Al Jazeera’s Alan Fisher also said Trump is unlikely to announce an immediate end to the war during his Wednesday evening address”
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Ուղեկցող տեղեկությունների բացակայությունը և առանց համապատասխան աղբյուրների հաստատումը հանրահայտ է ապահովում, որ այն անհնար է հաստատել այս հայտարարությունը:
Claim 5: “A senior Iranian official has denied US President Donald Trump’s claim that Iran’s 'new regime president' has asked for a ceasefire”
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Ուղեկցող տեղեկությունների բացակայությունը և առանց համապատասխան աղբյուրների հաստատումը հանրահայտ է ապահովում, որ այն անհնար է հաստատել այս հայտարարությունը:
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— 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
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–2026_Iranian_protests
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— 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 U.S. president Donald Trump to Iranian supreme leader …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–2026_Iran–United_States_n…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–2026_Iran–United_States_n…
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— On 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel started an armed conflict with surprise airstrikes on sites and cities across Iran, assassinating Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and several other Irania…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war
Claim 6: “In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump earlier on Wednesday had said his administration would consider the purported ceasefire request when the Strait of Hormuz 'is open, free, and clear'”
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Ուղեկցող տեղեկությունների բացակայությունը և առանց համապատասխան աղբյուրների հաստատումը հանրահայտ է ապահովում, որ այն անհնար է հաստատել այս հայտարարությունը:
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— On 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel started an armed conflict with surprise airstrikes on sites and cities across Iran, assassinating Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and several other Irania…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war
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— 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 2026 Iran war. The operation was an…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_campaign
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_campaign
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— The Strait of Hormuz, a major maritime choke point for global energy trade, has experienced ongoing geopolitical and economic disruption since 28 February 2026, following joint military strikes by the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis
Claim 7: “Donald Trump says US will continue ‘blasting Iran into oblivion’ until Strait of Hormuz is reopened”
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Ուղեկցող տեղեկությունների բացակայությունը և առանց համապատասխան աղբյուրների հաստատումը հանրահայտ է ապահովում, որ այն անհնար է հաստատել այս հայտարարությունը:
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— 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 …
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— 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
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_cabinet_of_Donald_Trump
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— Trump Always Chickens Out (TACO) is a term that gained prominence in May 2025 after many threats and reversals during the trade war US president Donald Trump initiated with his administration's "Liber…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump_Always_Chickens_Out
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump_Always_Chickens_Out
Claim 8: “The strait – a critical Gulf waterway through which about one-fifth of the world’s oil and liquified natural gas supplies transit – has been effectively shuttered as a result of the war”
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Ուղեկցող տեղեկությունների բացակայությունը և առանց համապատասխան աղբյուրների հաստատումը հանրահայտ է ապահովում, որ այն անհնար է հաստատել այս հայտարարությունը:
Claim 9: “Iran denies Trump’s claim Iranian president requested ceasefire”
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Ուղեկցող տեղեկությունների բացակայությունը և առանց համապատասխան աղբյուրների հաստատումը հանրահայտ է ապահովում, որ այն անհնար է հաստատել այս հայտարարությունը:
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