Iran war updates: US, Iran reach MoU on 60-day truce, Trump yet to approve

Al Jazeera · 🇶🇦 public Qatar · May 28, 2026 · 53 words · By Lyndal Rowlands; Zaid Sabah; Adam Hancock; Stephen Quillen; Mariamne Everett; Yashraj Sharma; Jillian Kestler-D'Amours; Fiona Kelliher

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Iran war updates: US, Iran reach MoU on 60-day truce, Trump yet to approve These were the updates on the US-Israel war on Iran and Israel’s attacks on Lebanon for Thursday, May 28, 2026.

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Iran war updates: US, Iran reach MoU on 60-day truce, Trump yet to approve These were the updates on the US-Israel war on Iran and Israel’s attacks on Lebanon for Thursday, May 28, 2026.

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Claim 1: “updates on the US-Israel war on Iran and Israel’s attacks on Lebanon for Thursday, May 28, 2026”

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Wikipedia entries confirm the existence of the '2026 Iran war' involving the US and Israel starting February 28, 2026, and the '2026 Lebanon war' involving Israel and Lebanon, which was ongoing around May 2026 (with a ceasefire agreed upon on April 16, 2026, but the context of the wider regional conflict remains).

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Israeli–Lebanese conflict, or the South Lebanon conflict, is a long-running conflict involving Israel, Lebanon-based paramilitary groups, and sometimes Syria. The conflict peaked during the Lebane…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli–Lebanese_conflict

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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 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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Claim 2: “Trump yet to approve”

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Multiple sources indicate that while the MoU was reached, final approval from Donald Trump was still pending. Specifically, one source mentions JD Vance stating approval from Trump was still needed.

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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 in a war with Iran and its regional allies. The conflict began when the US and Israel launched airstrikes on Iran, targeting military and…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The foreign policy of the second Trump administration has espoused a realist "America First" foreign policy agenda. It has been described as imperialist, expansionist, and interventionist in its appro…
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Claim 3: “US, Iran reach MoU on 60-day truce”

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Multiple independent web search results confirm that the US and Iran reached a preliminary Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for a 60-day truce/ceasefire extension to enable nuclear talks and unrestricted shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Relations between Iran and the United States during Donald Trump's second term as the president of the United States (2025–present) were shaped by diplomatic pressure and military conflict. In Februar…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran–United_States_relations_d…

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