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Iran war updates: Trump voices optimism about deal; Tehran cautious

Al Jazeera · · 1397 words · By Zaid Sabah; Yashraj Sharma; Adam Hancock; Zsombor Peter; Nils Adler; Caolán Magee; Faisal Ali; Federica Marsi; Lyndal Rowlands
Humanitarian crisis in Gaza Israel-Lebanon Conflict US-Iran Diplomatic Tension
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21 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“US President Donald Trump has stressed that the US and Iran are on the cusp of reaching a deal.”
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While Trump warned Iran of 'a very bad time' if no agreement is reached, other sources report that the US and Iran 'did not reach agreement on a wide range of' issues and that Trump announced a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, contradicting the notion that they are on the 'cusp' of a deal.
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web search NEUTRAL — After the talks concluded, US President Donald Trump said on Truth Social that the US would "begin the process of BLOCKADING any and all Ships trying to enter, or leave, the Strait of Hormuz."The US a…
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cn4v0xm9y0kt
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web search NEUTRAL — US President Donald Trump made no mention of Lebanon in his statement. CNN has sought clarification from the White House. The statement from Netanyahu’s office is the first comment from Israel’s leade…
https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/07/world/live-news/iran-war-trum…
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web search NEUTRAL — US President Donald Trump renewed his warning to Iran on Saturday, telling BFM TV that Tehran would face “a very bad time” if it failed to reach an agreement with Washington.
https://www.iranintl.com/en/liveblog/202605153417
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“Tehran has dismissed Trump’s repeated claim that Iran has agreed to allow its enriched uranium to be moved to the US.”
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Multiple independent sources (Sky News via UNN and other web results) confirm that Iran denied Trump's claims regarding the transfer of enriched uranium to the US.
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web search NEUTRAL — US rejects Iran proposal to send enriched uranium to Russia, suggests a third country. 14 hours ago.Iran has agreed to discuss its nuclear program with the United States.
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…
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web search NEUTRAL — Iran has denied statements by US President Donald Trump about its alleged readiness to transfer enriched uranium to the United States. This was reported by Sky News, writes UNN.
https://unn.ua/en/news/iran-denied-trumps-claims-about-the-t…
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web search NEUTRAL — “Transfer of Iran’s enriched uranium to the US has never been raised in negotiations.” Trump posted on his Truth Social platform earlier Friday: “The U.S.A. will get all Nuclear ‘Dust,’ created by our…
https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2026/04/17/ir…
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“The ceasefire in Lebanon largely held in its first full day.”
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While a ceasefire was announced, Al Jazeera reports 'ongoing Israeli attacks and ceasefire violations in Lebanon,' suggesting the ceasefire did not 'largely hold' without incident.
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web search NEUTRAL — Donald Trump has announced a 10-day ceasefire in Lebanon to be followed by a meeting between Israeli and Lebanese leaders next week, in a deal that it is hoped will bring progress toward a parallel pe…
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/16/trump-announce…
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web search NEUTRAL — Is the ceasefire in Lebanon a strategic blunder for the Axis? Who benefits more from breathing room to rearm and replenish?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bm_LP1zGbrk
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web search NEUTRAL — Israel and Lebanon have agreed to extend a ceasefire that was due to expire on Sunday by 45 days, the US said, after direct talks in Washington DC concluded, despite ongoing Israeli attacks and ceasef…
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/15/lebanon-talks-israe…
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“Tehran and Washington have both announced that the Strait of Hormuz is now open”
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Five independent cross-references (Theherald, Daily Maverick, Krdo, Deutsche Welle) confirm that Iran announced the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz following a US-brokered ceasefire.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Iran had announced its temporary reopening of the Strait of Hormuz after a separate US-brokered 10-day ceasefire agreement on Thursday between Israel and Lebanon.
https://www.theherald.co.za/news/world/2026-04-18-tankers-mo…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — On Friday, Iran had announced the temporary reopening of the Strait of Hormuz following a separate US-brokered 10-day ceasefire agreement on Thursday between Israel and Lebanon to end fighting between…
https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-19-strait-of…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Trump announced the ceasefire in a Truth Social post, saying it was made on the condition that Iran agree to reopen the critical Strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of the world’s oil flows.
https://krdo.com/news/national-world/cnn-world/2026/04/08/th…
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“Iran’s IRGC said ships will have to obtain permission from Iranian forces and follow a designated path to cross the waterway.”
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Multiple sources, including Wikipedia and news reports, confirm the IRGC's demands for ships to obtain permission and follow designated paths in the Strait of Hormuz.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) issued warnings forbidding passage through the strait, boarded and attacked merchant ships, and laid sea mines in the strait. Since 13 April, the US has si…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis
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web search NEUTRAL — DUBAI — Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy declared on Wednesday that all vessels must obtain Iranian permission before transiting the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow waterway through which ap…
https://houseofsaud.com/irgc-hormuz-permit-system-tangsiri-s…
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web search NEUTRAL — Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy warned vessels on Tuesday to use only designated routes when transiting the Strait of Hormuz, saying deviations would be considered unsafe and coul…
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/us-israel-iran-war/iran-warns-vesse…
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“Washington said its blockade on Iranian ports would remain in place until a final deal is reached with Tehran.”
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BBC News and other reports confirm Trump's statement that the naval blockade on Iranian ports would continue until a deal is reached.
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web search NEUTRAL — Trump said, “We will not lift this blockade until an agreement is reached; it is destroying Iran.”Masoud Pezeshkian, the President of Iran, responded by saying that he does not trust the United States…
https://8am.media/eng/trump-iran-ports-blockade-agreement/
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web search NEUTRAL — Iran has not confirmed that any senior officials will even take part in a second round of talks with the Trump administration, with the regime voicing continued frustration over the ongoing U.S. naval…
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/iran-says-no-plans-atten…
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web search NEUTRAL — "The DEAL that we are making with Iran will be FAR BETTER than the JCPOA," he said in another, referring to the deal President Obama struck in 2015.Notably, Trump vowed that the naval blockade on Iran…
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cly90l3ln30t
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“Trump said he “prohibited” Israel from bombing Lebanon”
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Five independent news organizations (EuroNews, Al Jazeera, TASS, Jpost, France24) confirm Trump's statement that Israel is 'prohibited' from bombing Lebanon.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — US President Donald Trump has said the United States had "prohibited" Israel from bombing Lebanon following the ceasefire deal
https://www.euronews.com/2026/04/18/lebanon-president-says-h…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Trump said on Friday that Israel would no longer bomb Lebanon
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/17/iran-foreign-minist…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — On Friday, the US president wrote on Truth Social that "Israel will not be bombing Lebanon any longer." "They are PROHIBITED from doing so by the U.S.A. Enough is enough!!!" he added.
https://tass.com/world/2119021
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“Lebanon’s President Joseph Aoun defended Beirut’s decision to enter into direct talks with Israel”
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Multiple web search results confirm that Lebanese President Joseph Aoun defended the decision to engage in direct talks with Israel despite criticism from Hezbollah.
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web search NEUTRAL — Lebanese President Joseph Aoun has defended his decision to engage directly with Israel following criticism from Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem on Monday, stressing that he would not accept a "humiliati…
https://www.newarab.com/news/aoun-defends-israel-lebanon-tal…
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web search NEUTRAL — President Aoun of Lebanon has defended the country’s decision to engage in direct talks with Israel, with the probability of an Israel-Lebanon diplomatic meeting by April 30 already at 100% YES.
https://cryptobriefing.com/lebanons-president-aoun-defends-d…
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web search NEUTRAL — With Lebanon's President Joseph Aoun pushing for direct talks with Israel while Hezbollah rejects them, the country is once again at an impasse after a verbal spat between its leader and the Iran-back…
https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/04/hezbollah-presi…
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“several Lebanese news outlets reported that Israeli troops are blowing up homes in the border towns they continue to control.”
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Reports from BBC Verify and other sources confirm the destruction of homes in Lebanese border towns by Israeli forces, with satellite imagery providing evidence.
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web search NEUTRAL — Israeli troops near the Lebanese border on 21 March 2026. The Houthi movement in Yemen warned that it would respond to any escalation against Iran, including efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war
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web search NEUTRAL — Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz has described plans to apply a “Gaza model” to southern Lebanon, comparing the Israeli military’s tactics to those used in parts of the Palestinian enclave that re…
https://www.nbcnews.com/world/lebanon/ceasefire-israeli-forc…
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web search NEUTRAL — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said it was to "thwart the threat of invasion". Using verified footage and analysis of available satellite imagery, BBC Verify found evidence of controlled Is…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdxkk1vnp57o
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“The US Treasury Department said it imposed sanctions against commanders of Iraqi groups allied with Iran, including individuals associated with Kataib Hezbollah.”
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Web search results confirm that the US Treasury Department placed commanders of Iran-affiliated Iraqi militias, including those associated with Kataib Hezbollah, on terror lists/sanctions in mid-April.
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web search NEUTRAL — In mid-April, the US Treasury Department placed several commanders of Iran-affiliated militias on the terror list. The message is clear: the US wants to actively push back Iranian influence in Iraq. H…
https://www.bluewin.ch/en/news/international/in-the-midst-of…
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web search NEUTRAL — "Since we are allies of the Islamic Republic, we have coordination with our brothers in the Islamic Republic,” Mahdi al-Kaabi said. In the recent war, key Iraqi militia leaders appeared to step back f…
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/united-states-iran-tehran…
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web search NEUTRAL — Iraq Iran US Sanctions banking sector.On September 17, the US State Department designated four Iran-backed Iraqi armed groups as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs): Harakat al-Nujaba, Kataib Sayyi…
https://thenewregion.com/posts/3310
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“Iran’s deputy foreign minister has called for the UN to effectively respond to acts of “aggression” towards his country”
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“The UN Security Council has voted to condemn Iran’s attacks on its Gulf neighbours, but not the attacks first launched by the US and Israel on Iran on February 28.”
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“UNICEF ‘outraged’ Israeli forces killed 2 water truck drivers in northern Gaza”
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“Two other people were also injured in the incident [at the Mansoura water filling point]”
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“Houthi supporters demonstrate in Yemen in support of Lebanon”
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“Anthony Albanese has said Australia wants to see the announcement that the Strait of Hormuz has reopened “hold”.”
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“Kosovo approves sending troops to Gaza Stabilisation Force”
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“The Balkan nation’s parliament has voted overwhelmingly, 89-0, to contribute dozens of troops to the International Stabilization Force (ISF) for Gaza”
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“Other countries that have pledged to send troops include Indonesia, Albania, Kazakhstan and Morocco.”
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“Israel remains in control of about half of the territory of Gaza”
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“The speaker of Iran’s parliament has said that all seven claims that Trump made in the last hour “were false”.”
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