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Iran says no 'tangible progress' in war talks, Trump says deal close

France24 · 🇫🇷 public France · · 934 words
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Iran says no 'tangible progress' in war talks, Trump says deal close Iran's foreign minister said on Wednesday that negotiations to end the Middle East war had made "no tangible progress" after fresh US and Iranian strikes tested a fragile ceasefire.

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What happened

Iran says no 'tangible progress' in war talks, Trump says deal close Iran's foreign minister said on Wednesday that negotiations to end the Middle East war had made "no tangible progress" after fresh US and Iranian strikes tested a fragile ceasefire.

Why it matters

Kuwaiti officials said an Iranian drone strike on Kuwait International Airport killed one person and wounded 63, while President Donald Trump said talks could produce a breakthrough "over the weekend." Iran's foreign minister said Wednesday that "no tangible…

Common ground

Kuwaiti officials said the renewed hostilities included an Iranian drone strike on a passenger terminal at Kuwait international airport that killed one person and wounded 63.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 16 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's foreign minister said on Wednesday that negotiations to end the Middle East war had made "no tangible progress"”
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Multiple independent web search results (France 24 and another source) confirm that Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi stated on Wednesday that negotiations had made 'no tangible progress'.
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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. Hostilities broke out after US–Israeli airstrikes killed Iranian officials and Supreme Leader A…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — As of the April ceasefire, the 2026 Iran war has resulted in thousands of deaths and tens of thousands of injuries, mostly in Iran and Lebanon but also in Iraq, Israel, Palestine, countries around the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casualties_of_the_2026_Iran_wa…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Iran and Saudi Arabia are engaged in a proxy war over influence in the Middle East and other regions of the Muslim world. The two countries have provided varying degrees of support to opposing sides i…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran–Saudi_Arabia_proxy_war
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Claim 2: “The Lebanese embassy in Washington said a US proposal to stop attacks would at first only cover Israeli strikes on Beirut and Hezbollah attacks on Israeli territory”
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Claim 3: “The Revolutionary Guards also accused US forces of provoking a response by targeting a tanker and a communications tower on the country's Qeshm Island”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding accusations of targeting a tanker or communications tower on Qeshm Island.
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Claim 4: “Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said lines of communication with the United States were still open”
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The provided evidence for claim 5 contains only general Wikipedia entries about Iran and Al Jazeera's general news feed, with no specific mention of Abbas Araghchi stating communication lines remain open.
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web search NEUTRAL — Iran, [c] officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, [d] historically known as Persia, [e] is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the C…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran
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web search NEUTRAL — The history of Iran (also known as Persia) is intertwined with Greater Iran, a region encompassing all areas that have witnessed significant settlement or influence by the Iranian peoples and Iranian …
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Iran
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web search NEUTRAL — 1 day ago · Stay on top of Iran latest developments on the ground with Al Jazeera’s fact-based news, exclusive video footage, photos and updated maps.
https://www.aljazeera.com/where/iran/
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Claim 5: “Israeli troops are staging their deepest ground offensive into Lebanon in two decades”
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Claim 6: “A truce to halt the fighting in Lebanon was meant to take hold on April 17 but has never been observed”
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Claim 7: “Kuwait suspended air traffic and diverted arriving planes to other destinations following the drone attack on the airport”
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Claim 8: “US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Iran's highly enriched uranium stockpiles were at the center of discussions with Tehran”
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Multiple web search results from June 25, 2026, confirm Secretary of State Marco Rubio emphasized that Iran must commit to limits on uranium enrichment as a central part of discussions.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jeanette Christina Dousdebes Rubio (née Dousdebes; born December 5, 1973) is an American former professional cheerleader. She is married to United States Secretary of State and former senator Marco Ru…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeanette_Dousdebes_Rubio
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of international visits undertaken by Marco Rubio (in office since 2025) while serving as the 72nd and current United States secretary of state. The list includes both private travel an…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_international_trips_ma…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Marco Antonio Rubio (, ROO-bee-oh; born May 28, 1971) is an American politician, attorney, and diplomat serving as the 72nd United States secretary of state since 2025. He is also the acting national …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marco_Rubio
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Claim 9: “Kuwaiti officials said an Iranian drone strike on Kuwait International Airport killed one person and wounded 63”
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Three independent news sources (The Guardian, Philstar.com, and another web result) all report that Kuwaiti officials stated an Iranian drone strike on Kuwait International Airport killed one person and wounded 63.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kuwait International Airport (Arabic: مطار الكويت الدولي, IATA: KWI, ICAO: OKKK) is an international airport located in the Farwaniya Governorate, Kuwait, 15.5 kilometers (9.6 mi) south of the centre …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuwait_International_Airport
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kuwait City ( ; Arabic: مدينة الكويت, romanised: Madinat al-Kuwayt) is the capital and largest city of Kuwait. Located at the heart of the country on the south shore of Kuwait Bay on the Persian Gulf,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuwait_City
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 28 February 2026, during the 2026 Iran war, Iran began launching a series of retaliatory strikes on American and Kuwaiti targets within Kuwait.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuwait_in_the_2026_Iran_war
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Claim 10: “Hezbollah claimed a rocket attack on Wednesday that targeted troops in northern Israel”
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Claim 11: “Lebanon said Israeli strikes on Wednesday killed at least nine people in the country's south”
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Claim 12: “The fresh attacks constitute one of the more severe tests yet of the April 8 ceasefire”
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Three independent cross-references, including Al Jazeera, confirm that a ceasefire between the US and Iran was reached on April 8.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Tehran denounced the attacks as a gross violation of the ceasefire reached on April 8
https://www.rt.com/news/640673-iran-targeted-us-base/
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cross reference SUPPORTS — The US operation, dubbed “Project Freedom”, has shaken a fragile ceasefire reached between Iran and the US on April 8
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/5/iran-says-us-militar…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — A ceasefire between Tehran and Washington on April 8 has halted attacks in Iran and the Gulf
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/16/hopes-grow-for-a-br…
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Claim 13: “Iran's Revolutionary Guards denied attacking the airport and said it was "an error in the American Patriot systems"”
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Multiple sources (FMT and another web result) report that Iran's Revolutionary Guards denied the attack and blamed an error in American Patriot systems.
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web search NEUTRAL — Iran's Revolutionary Guards denied responsibility on Wednesday for an attack on Kuwait's international airport that officials said left an Indian national dead and 63 people wounded.
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/irans-guar…
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web search NEUTRAL — Iran’s Revolutionary Guards denied responsibility on Wednesday for an attack on Kuwait’s international airport that officials said left an Indian national dead and 63 people wounded.
https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/highlight/2026/06…
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web search NEUTRAL — US denies Iran’s claims of patriot missile hitting Kuwait airport."Any attack on Beirut will have grave consequences and will lead to a full-scale resumption of the war," the Tasnim news agency quoted…
https://en.royanews.tv/news/70413
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Claim 14: “India's foreign ministry said the one fatality was an Indian national”
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Two independent news sources (FMT and another web result) report that the one fatality in the Kuwait airport strike was an Indian national.
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web search NEUTRAL — Policies of company rule in India led to the Indian Rebellion of 1857. India was afterwards ruled directly by the British Crown, in the British Raj. After World War I, a nationwide struggle for indepe…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_India
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web search NEUTRAL — 4 days ago · India is a country that occupies the greater part of South Asia. It is a constitutional republic that represents a highly diverse population consisting of thousands of ethnic groups. It i…
https://www.britannica.com/place/India
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web search NEUTRAL — India, officially the Republic of India, [j][19] is a country in South Asia.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India
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Claim 15: “President Donald Trump said talks could produce a breakthrough "over the weekend."”
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Reported by News18 and France 24 that President Trump expressed optimism that a breakthrough could happen 'over the weekend'.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This bibliography of Donald Trump is a list of written and published works, by and about Donald Trump, the 45th and 47th president of the United States. Due to the sheer volume of books about Trump, t…
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wikipedia 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 …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 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
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Claim 16: “Trump also said he wants to separate talks on the conflict in Lebanon between Israel and Iranian-backed Hezbollah and those on the war between the United States and Iran”
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France 24 explicitly reports that Trump stated he wants to separate talks on the Lebanon conflict from those on the war between the US and Iran.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 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…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_United_States_strikes_on_…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Israel–Lebanon ceasefire is a cessation of hostilities agreed between Israel and Lebanon on 16 April 2026, amid the ongoing 2026 Lebanon war and wider regional conflict linked to the 2026 Ira…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Israel–Lebanon_ceasefire
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Middle East is experiencing an ongoing series of interrelated wars, conflicts, and heightened instability as a result of the Gaza war and genocide. These have primarily consisted of conflicts betw…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_Eastern_crisis_(2023–pr…
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