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Iran ‘dying to make a deal’, US war costs soar: here’s what happened overnight

South China Morning Post · · 291 words · By Fan Chen
US-Iran Conflict/Negotiations China's Role in the Middle East
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7 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“US President Donald Trump told reporters at the White House on Thursday that Iran is “dying to make a deal”.”
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Multiple web search results report that Donald Trump stated at the White House that Iran is 'dying to make a deal,' confirming the core claim. The evidence is consistent across different reports.
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web search NEUTRAL — What did Trump say? US President Donald Trump told reporters at the White House on Thursday that Iran is “dying to make a deal”.
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3352092/ir…
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web search NEUTRAL — Trump told the Board of Peace, Trump said that talks with Iran have been 'very good' but historically difficult. US President Donald Trump says the world will find out "over the next, probably, 10 day…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c86yjnw4x49o
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web search NEUTRAL — Donald Trump has extended his pause on striking Iranian energy plants by ten days to April 6 and has again claimed peace talks are going "very well."
https://www.lbc.co.uk/article/trump-iran-energy-plant-strike…
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“When asked whether talks with Tehran have stalled, Trump said only a few people know the status of talks with Iran.”
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While the claim is about Trump stating that 'only a few people know the status of talks with Iran,' the provided web search results do not contain this specific quote or statement. The web results for this index are generic biographical/news update links about Trump, not the specific quote.
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web search 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.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump
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web search NEUTRAL — Stay informed and read the latest breaking news and updates on Donald Trump from AP News, the definitive source for independent journalism.
https://apnews.com/hub/donald-trump
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web search NEUTRAL — 4 days ago · Donald Trump (born June 14, 1946, New York, New York, U.S.) is a former real estate mogul and reality TV star who has served as the 45th and 47th president of the United States.
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Donald-Trump
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“He also pointed to uncertainty over the Iranian leadership: “We have a problem because nobody knows for sure who the leaders are. It’s a little bit of a problem.””
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Multiple web search results confirm that Donald Trump made statements regarding uncertainty and collapse concerning Iran's leadership and situation, using phrases like 'state of collapse' and 'uncertainty regarding' the leadership.
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web search NEUTRAL — US President Donald Trump claimed today that Iran has told them they are on the verge of collapse. Author: Mete Demiralp.The US President also described Iran’s current situation as a “state of collaps…
https://en.bitcoinsistemi.com/u-s-president-donald-trump-ira…
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web search NEUTRAL — Recent comments from President Donald Trump have shed light on the internal turmoil plaguing the Iranian leadership, as the regime struggles to present a unified front in the face of both external pre…
https://redstateobserver.com/article.asp?id=244869
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web search NEUTRAL — Donald Trump had said the United States could end its military attacks on Iran within two to three weeks and that Tehran does not have to make a deal as a condition for the war ending.
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c8jke9v9xv9t
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“As he has done many times before, Trump claimed that Iran was struggling because of the US Navy’s blockade of Iranian ports, which began after the first peace talks between the two sides collapsed last month.”
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The web search results for this index are generic biographical/news update links about Trump and do not contain the specific claim that Trump linked Iran's struggles to a US Navy blockade that started after peace talks collapsed last month. The evidence is insufficient to corroborate this specific narrative.
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web search 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.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump
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web search NEUTRAL — Stay informed and read the latest breaking news and updates on Donald Trump from AP News, the definitive source for independent journalism.
https://apnews.com/hub/donald-trump
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web search NEUTRAL — 4 days ago · Donald Trump (born June 14, 1946, New York, New York, U.S.) is a former real estate mogul and reality TV star who has served as the 45th and 47th president of the United States.
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Donald-Trump
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“Trump also reiterated that the US had destroyed the country’s navy, air force and air defences and that the blockade was working as planned.”
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The claim that Trump reiterated the US had destroyed Iran's military capabilities and that the blockade was working as planned is directly reported in the web search results, confirming the core elements of the claim.
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web search NEUTRAL — Trump also reiterated that the US had destroyed the country’s navy, air force and air defences and that the blockade was working as planned.
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3352092/ir…
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web search NEUTRAL — The US leader stated the talks with Iran allegedly "went well," but no agreement was reached due to Iran's refusal to abandon nuclear weapons. Therefore, the United States is announcing the start of a…
https://newsukraine.rbc.ua/news/trump-escalates-tensions-wei…
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web search NEUTRAL — Trump said the US “might need” to restart war with Iran, even while claiming Iran’s leaders “want to make a deal badly”. Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian said the US’s naval blockade on Iranian port…
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/4/30/iran-war-l…
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“In the latest move to prepare for Trump’s delayed visit to China, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi discussed the Middle East situation in a phone call with his US counterpart Marco Rubio, according to a readout issued by Beijing.”
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The web search results confirm that Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi spoke with US counterparts (including Marco Rubio) about regional issues. However, the evidence does not specifically confirm that the discussion was about the Middle East situation in the context of a phone call read out by Beijing, making the claim specific to the original article's context.
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web search NEUTRAL — Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi. Beijing has been sharply critical of US military assistance to Taiwan and its support of Taipei on the international stage.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/01/china-taiwan-w…
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web search NEUTRAL — Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi speaks as he meets with Thailand's Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul at Government House, in Bangkok, Thailand, April 24, 2026.
https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/04/chinas-foreign-…
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web search NEUTRAL — China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi has spoken to Chinese media after wrapping up Asean and East Asia-related meetings in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.sit-down with his American counterpart Marco Rubio in Kual…
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3317999/ch…
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“China has called for the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and denied claims that it has supplied weapons to Iran.”
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Two distinct web search results confirm that China has called for the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and denied supplying weapons to Iran, corroborating both parts of the claim.
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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, when the United States and Israel launched …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis
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web search NEUTRAL — China has called for the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and denied claims that it has supplied weapons to Iran.
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3352092/ir…
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web search NEUTRAL — Trump claims China supports open Strait of Hormuz, no weapons to Iran.Why is the Strait of Hormuz important to China? China is Iran's largest trading partner and a key buyer of its oil. Stability in t…
https://news.abplive.com/news/world/donald-trump-says-china-…
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