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Iran says strait of Hormuz ‘completely open’ but sounds warning on US blockade

The Guardian · · 1395 words · By Jason Burke; William Christou
Energy Markets/Oil Flow Geopolitical Conflict/Tension
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27 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Iran’s foreign minister has said that the strait of Hormuz is now fully open to commercial vessels”
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Multiple web search results report that Iran's foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, stated that the Strait of Hormuz is 'completely open' to commercial vessels. The evidence cites The Guardian and other sources confirming this statement.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 19 March 2026, the United States began an aerial campaign against Iranian targets to reopen the Strait of Hormuz following its closure by Iran in response to the attacks by the United States and Is…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_campaign
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wikipedia 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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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Strait of Hormuz () is a waterway between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. On the north coast lies Iran, and on the south coast lies the Musandam Peninsula under the Musandam Governorate of …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strait_of_Hormuz
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“Donald Trump claimed on Friday that Iran had agreed never to close the strategic waterway again”
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Multiple web search results indicate that Donald Trump claimed on Friday that Iran had agreed to never close the Strait of Hormuz. Two sources specifically mention this claim from Truth Social.
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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 — 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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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This timeline of the 2026 Iran war covers the period since 28 February 2026. The war is ongoing.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war
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“Abbas Araghchi’s pledge was given only qualified support by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps”
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The evidence confirms that Abbas Araghchi made statements regarding the IRGC and the attacks, but the provided search results do not contain enough independent confirmation to corroborate the specific detail that his pledge received *only qualified support* from the IRGC. The sources discuss his statements generally.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 28 February 2026, the first day of the 2026 Iran war, the Shajareh Tayyebeh girls' elementary school of the Shahrak-e Al-Mahdi neighbourhood in Minab, Hormozgan province in southern Iran was destro…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Minab_school_attack
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Abbas Araghchi (Persian: عباس عراقچی [ʔæbˌbɒːse æɾɒːˈɢtʃi] ; also spelled Araqchi, born 5 December 1962) is an Iranian diplomat and politician who has served as the foreign minister of Iran since Augu…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbas_Araghchi
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The supreme leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran, also referred to as the supreme leader of the Islamic Revolution and officially as the Supreme Leadership Authority, or also called by government in…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supreme_Leader_of_Iran
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“Iran’s parliamentary speaker, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, later warned that if the US blockade continued, “the strait of Hormuz will not remain open””
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Multiple web search results directly quote or paraphrase the warning from Iran's Parliament Speaker, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, stating that the Strait of Hormuz will not remain open if the US blockade continues.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 8 April 2026, the United States and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire in the 2026 Iran war, mediated by Pakistan. Iran had rejected the draft proposal for a 45-day two-phased ceasefire framework …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war_ceasefire
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Islamabad Talks, also known as the Islamabad Peace Talks, were held in Islamabad, Pakistan, on 11 and 12 April 2026. Aimed at stabilizing the 2026 Iran war ceasefire and negotiating a potential re…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamabad_Talks
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This timeline of the 2026 Iran war covers the period since 28 February 2026. The war is ongoing.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war
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“Trump also said that Iran had agreed to indefinitely suspend its nuclear programme”
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Multiple sources, including a cross-reference from TASS and several web search results, report that Donald Trump claimed Iran agreed to suspend its nuclear program indefinitely.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — "Trump Always Chickens Out" (TACO) is a pejorative description of the perceived tendency of United States president Donald Trump to make threats, only to later delay or renege on them as a way to incr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump_Always_Chickens_Out
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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 — 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.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump
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“Trump also said that Iran... would not receive any frozen funds from the US”
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While the claim is specific to Trump's statements regarding frozen funds, the provided evidence only contains general links about Trump and Iran, and no specific source directly corroborates the claim that he stated Iran would *not* receive frozen funds from the US. The evidence is insufficient to corroborate this specific detail.
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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.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 — About our Donald Trump news Latest news on Donald Trump, the 45th and 47th US president, covering tariffs, trade wars, immigration, Iran, DOGE, executive orders, and America First policy.
https://www.newsnow.com/us/US/Politics/Donald+Trump?type=ln
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“In an interview with Bloomberg, he said that talks over a deal to end the war would “probably” be held this weekend”
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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.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 — About our Donald Trump news Latest news on Donald Trump, the 45th and 47th US president, covering tariffs, trade wars, immigration, Iran, DOGE, executive orders, and America First policy.
https://www.newsnow.com/us/US/Politics/Donald+Trump?type=ln
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“the US president told Reuters that Washington would work with Iran to recover its enriched uranium, which he referred to as “nuclear dust” that would be retrieved at “a nice leisurely pace” and moved to the US”
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Multiple web search results, citing Reuters reports, confirm that President Donald Trump told Reuters that the US would work with Iran to recover its enriched uranium and move it to the US at a leisurely pace.
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web search NEUTRAL — Iran insisted its uranium was "not going anywhere" despite Donald Trump claiming a deal had been struck for the US to remove the nuclear material. The US president told Reuters that he would ...
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/04/17/iran-war-l…
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web search NEUTRAL — By Steve Holland WASHINGTON, April 17 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump told Reuters on Friday that the U.S. will work with Iran to recover its enriched uranium and bring it back to the United ...
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/us-to-recover-uranium-f…
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web search NEUTRAL — By Steve Holland WASHINGTON, April 17 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump told Reuters on Friday that the U.S. will work with Iran to recover its enriched uranium and bring it back to the United States…
https://www.newsbreak.com/reuters-555486/4597681800489-us-to…
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“When asked about a report that the US was considering a $20bn cash for uranium deal, Trump said: “It’s totally false. No money is changing hands.””
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“Araghchi statement that the strait was “declared completely open” came as a new 10-day truce in Lebanon entered its first full day, partly pausing fighting between Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah Islamist militant movement”
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“Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, uploaded a video to his official YouTube page declaring that Israel was not done yet with Hezbollah.”
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“The Israeli defence minister, Israel Katz, insisted that the IDF was not withdrawing from the country and that military action could resume.”
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“Iranian state television quoted a senior military official saying commercial vessels would be allowed to travel through the strait of Hormuz but only along a determined route and with the permission of the IRGC navy.”
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“The US blockade of Iranian ports and shipping will remain in place for the moment, Trump said”
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“On Friday the US treasury department allowed further purchases of sanctioned Russian oil loaded on vessels until 16 May, extending an original 30-day waiver that expired on 11 April.”
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“The extension comes two days after the treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, said Washington would not be renewing the waiver that allowed countries to purchase Russian oil without facing US sanctions.”
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“In Paris, representatives of about 40 countries met at a conference chaired jointly by France and the UK for discussions on an international plan to secure the strait, which carried around a fifth of the world’s oil and gas supplies before the conflict.”
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“French president Emmanuel Macron said Araghchi’s statement was welcome, and urged the “full, unconditional reopening by all the parties””
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“Keir Starmer, the UK’s prime minister, said any proposal to reopen the strait needed to be “lasting and workable””
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“Australia’s prime minister, Anthony Albanese, welcomed Iran’s announcement on the strait but said the situation remained “fragile””
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“The current ceasefire with Iran declared by Donald Trump earlier this month is set to expire on Tuesday.”
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“Tahir Andrabi, Pakistan’s foreign ministry spokesperson, said at a news briefing on Thursday that “peace in Lebanon and cessation of armed attacks in Lebanon are essential for peace talks”.”
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“The mass return to the south came despite continued occupation of a swath of Lebanese territory by the Israeli army and warnings from the Israeli military spokesperson not to head south of the Litani river.”
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“The war in Iran spilled over into Lebanon when Hezbollah launched missile attacks on 2 March against Israel in solidarity with Tehran, triggering a ferocious Israeli response, including a ground invasion into southern Lebanon.”
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“The terms of the ceasefire return Lebanon to a status quo very similar to the period after the previous November 2024 ceasefire.”
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“The fighting has killed at least 3,000 people in Iran, more than 2,100 in Lebanon, 23 in Israel and more than a dozen in Gulf Arab states.”
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“Thirteen US service members have also been killed.”
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