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Iran says progress on many issues with US but agreement not imminent

EuroNews · · 619 words · By Gavin Blackburn; Jerry Fisayo-Bambi
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“US President Donald Trump said "constructive" talks were underway”
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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 …
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“Iran said on Monday that Tehran and Washington had reached understandings on many issues in exchanges over a deal for ending the war”
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Multiple web search results and Wikipedia entries confirm that Iran and the US signaled they were close to a deal to end the war, with specific mentions of indirect talks focusing on ending aggression.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 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 US president Donald Trump to Iranian supreme leader Al…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–2026_Iran–United_States_n…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel have been engaged in a war with Iran and its regional allies. The conflict began when the US and Israel launched airstrikes on Iran, targeting mili…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 13 April 2026, the United States imposed a naval blockade on Iran following the failure of the Islamabad Talks to end the 2026 Iran war. The US military said the blockade had begun on Monday, 13 Ap…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States_naval_block…
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“Secretary of State Marco Rubio said negotiators had "a pretty solid thing on the table" and indicated that a peace deal could be reached on Monday”
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The evidence provided for this claim consists of general definitions of 'Secretary' and biographical info on Marco Rubio, but no source confirms the specific quote or the claim that a deal could be reached on Monday.
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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…
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“US President Donald Trump said on Sunday he had told representatives "not to rush into a deal with Iran"”
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The claim is explicitly corroborated by a cross-reference from France24 and supported by Wikipedia entries regarding the 2025-2026 negotiations and the 2026 Iran war.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 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 US president Donald Trump to Iranian supreme leader Al…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–2026_Iran–United_States_n…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel have been engaged in a war with Iran and its regional allies. The conflict began when the US and Israel launched airstrikes on Iran, targeting mili…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war
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“Trump said an agreement had been "largely negotiated"”
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Multiple independent news sources (TASS, Krdo, RT News, CNBC) all report that President Trump stated the agreement had been 'largely negotiated'.
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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 — 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 US president Donald Trump to Iranian supreme leader Al…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–2026_Iran–United_States_n…
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“The strait's reopening would ease a worldwide energy crisis sparked by the US and Israeli bombardment of Iran on 28 February, which led Tehran to effectively close the waterway”
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Wikipedia explicitly confirms that the 2026 Iran war began on 28 February 2026 with US and Israeli airstrikes on Iran.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Twelve-Day War was an armed conflict between Iran and Israel which lasted from 13 to 24 June 2025. It began when Israel bombed military and nuclear facilities in Iran in a surprise attack, assassi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelve-Day_War
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Iran–Israel conflict is a long-standing geopolitical and military confrontation between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the State of Israel, involving proxy hostilities since 1985 and direct clas…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran–Israel_conflict
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel have been engaged in a war with Iran and its regional allies. The conflict began when the US and Israel launched airstrikes on Iran, targeting mili…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war
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“Washington has blockaded Iranian ports for over a month”
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Wikipedia confirms that the United States imposed a naval blockade on Iran starting on 13 April 2026. Given the context of the other claims (which appear to be set in May 2026), this aligns with the 'over a month' timeframe.
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“Tehran would agree to give up its stockpile of highly enriched uranium under the potential deal”
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web search NEUTRAL — 4 days ago · potential applies to what does not yet have existence or effect but is likely soon to have.
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web search NEUTRAL — POTENTIAL definition: 1. possible when the necessary conditions exist: 2. someone's or something's ability to develop…. Learn more.
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/potentia…
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“Russia has offered to take [Iran's uranium stockpile]”
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The claim is reported by The Guardian, but no other independent source in the provided evidence corroborates that Russia offered to take the uranium stockpile.
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web search NEUTRAL — Russia - Wikipedia
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web search NEUTRAL — 1 day ago · Russia is a land of superlatives. By far the world’s largest country, it covers nearly twice the territory of Canada, the second largest. It extends across the whole of northern Asia and t…
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“A US official confirmed the 60-day ceasefire period”
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“Iran has 440.9 kilogrammes of uranium that is enriched up to 60% purity, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency”
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“President Masoud Pezeshkian told state TV they were ready “to assure the world that we are not after a nuclear weapon"”
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“Twelve weeks have passed since the US and Israel attacked Iran, killing its supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei and dozens of other top officials”
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“A ceasefire has held since 7 April”
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