Iran has 48 hours to make a deal or US will unleash ‘hell’: Trump
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“US President Donald Trump on Saturday said Iran had 48 hours left to make a deal on opening the vital Strait of Hormuz or face 'Hell'.”
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— 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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— Kai Madison Trump (born May 12, 2007) is an American social media personality. A member of the Trump family, she is the eldest child of Donald Trump Jr. and Vanessa Haydon and the eldest grandchild of…
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— Trump Always Chickens Out (TACO) is a pejorative description of the perceived tendency of US president Donald Trump to make tariff threats, only to delay them later as a way to increase time for negot…
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“Trump had initially threatened on March 21 to 'obliterate' Iran’s power plants, beginning with the country’s biggest, 'if Iran doesn’t FULLY OPEN, WITHOUT THREAT, the Strait of Hormuz, within 48 HOURS'.”
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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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— The president of the United States is the head of state and head of government of the United States, indirectly elected to a four-year term via the Electoral College. Under the U.S. Constitution, 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…
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“Two days later, however, he said 'very good and productive conversations' were being held with Iranian authorities, and that he had postponed any strikes on power plants for five days.”
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Wikipedia evidence references 2025 military actions and negotiations but does not confirm the specific claim about postponing strikes for five days. No direct corroboration found.
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— On June 22, 2025, the United States Air Force and Navy attacked three nuclear facilities in Iran as part of the Twelve-Day War, under the code name Operation Midnight Hammer. The Fordow Uranium Enrich…
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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 …
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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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“The waterway is vital to the global oil and gas trade.”
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No evidence was found in Wikipedia, web search, or cross-references to confirm the claim about the Strait of Hormuz's importance to global oil trade.
“Remember when I gave Iran 10 days for a deal or to open the Hormuz Strait, the president wrote on Saturday, adding: 'Time is running out'.”
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