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Iran ‘reviewing new proposals’ put forward by U.S.; Trump says cannot ‘blackmail’ with Strait of Hormuz

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What to know about Iran ‘reviewing new proposals’ put forward by U.S.; Trump says cannot ‘blackmail’ with Strait of Hormuz

Iran on Saturday (April 18, 2026) said that it is reviewing new proposals put forward by the U.S.

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What happened

Iran on Saturday (April 18, 2026) said that it is reviewing new proposals put forward by the U.S.

Why it matters

Iran's Supreme National Security Council said in a statement that Pakistan's army chief Asim Munir, serving as an intermediary, presented the proposals to Iran when he recently visited Tehran, and they were still under review.

Common ground

The clearest point to anchor on is this: Iran on Saturday (April 18, 2026) said that it is reviewing new proposals put forward by the U.S.

Perspective signals

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

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 2 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 on Saturday (April 18, 2026) said that it is reviewing new proposals put forward by the U.S.”
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Multiple web search results from sources dated April 18, 2026, report that Iran stated it was reviewing 'new proposals' from the United States. The evidence comes from multiple web search snippets referencing this specific date and topic.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel launched airstrikes on Iran, targeting military and government sites, assassinating Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and other Iranian officials, and infli…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In early April 2026, a combat search and rescue (CSAR) operation was conducted by the United States Armed Forces to recover two crew members of an F-15E Strike Eagle of 494th Fighter Squadron that was…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States_F-15E_rescu…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Relations between Iran and the United States in 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 Pers…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran–United_States_relations
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Claim 2: “Iran's Supreme National Security Council said in a statement that Pakistan's army chief Asim Munir, serving as an intermediary, presented the proposals to Iran when he recently visited Tehran, and they were still under review.”
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The claim is directly supported by a web search result quoting Iran's Tasnim news agency, which states that 'new US proposals were presented, which Iran is studying' during the visit of Pakistan’s army commander [Asim Munir] to Tehran acting as a mediator. This is corroborated by another web search result mentioning the visit of Pakistan’s army chief in a bid to broker talks.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 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
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The secretary of the Supreme National Security Council (SSNSC) is an official in the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran, responsible for coordinating the country's highest decision-making body…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Supreme National Security Council (SNSC; Persian: شورای عالی امنیت ملی, romanized: Showrā-ye Āli-ye Amniyat-e Mellī), also known as the Supreme Council for National Security, is the national secur…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supreme_National_Security_Coun…
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