Claim 2: “Tehran said negotiations with Oman over a new shipping arrangement in the Strait of Hormuz... have made progress and are in their “final stages”, according to Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi”

Claim 6: “a 12-day war with Israel in June 2025, which the US also joined”

Claim 7: “Araghchi reiterated the Iranian position that there are no direct talks with the US”

Claim 8: “Iran says reopening Hormuz, which it essentially closed to shipping shortly after the start of the war, depends on Washington taking several steps”

Claim 12: “Six new conditions announced by Iran’s Supreme National Security Council on Saturday were: An end to US threats and insults against Iran; A permanent end to attacks against Iran and its allies in Lebanon, Palestine, Yemen and Iraq; The lifting of the US naval blockade on Iranian ports and the withdrawal of US naval and air forces from around Iran; Compensation for damage from what it called two “imposed wars”, referring to the war begun on February 28 and the 12-day war with Israel in June 2025, which the US also joined; The lifting of sanctions; The unconditional release of frozen Iranian assets”

Claim 16: “Tehran has previously indicated that it has lost trust in US negotiators because the US has commenced attacks three times on Iran while previous talks had been going on”