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Iran war: US says ceasefire still holds despite clashes

Deutsche Welle · · 2044 words · By Wesley Rahn; Dmytro Hubenko; Matt Ford
UAE National Security Strait of Hormuz Maritime Security US-Iran conflict
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23 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“US says ceasefire still holds despite clashes”
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Multiple sources confirm the US position on the ceasefire. NewsRadio 740 KTRH explicitly quotes President Trump stating the ceasefire remains in effect despite exchanges of fire.
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web search NEUTRAL — Iranian state media said on Sunday that the US had conveyed its response to the proposal via Pakistan, and Iran was reviewing it. Neither side gave details. A senior Pakistani official involved in the…
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/05/us-iran-truce-…
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web search NEUTRAL — President Donald Trump said the ceasefire between the United States and Iran remains in effect after both sides exchanged fire near the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday (May 7), marking a tense moment in …
https://ktrh.iheart.com/content/2026-05-08-ceasefire-still-h…
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web search NEUTRAL — Iran and the US have agreed to a conditional two-week ceasefire, during which shipping traffic will be allowed through the Strait of Hormuz.According to Sharif, the ceasefire will also take effect in …
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce84z6y3ke4o
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“World leaders criticized an Iranian attack on the Fujairah oil hub in the UAE on Monday”
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UN News reports that the UAE stated Iran was responsible for attacks, and other sources mention the US targeting Iranian sites in response to such activities. While the specific 'Fujairah oil hub' detail is implicit in the context of UAE attacks, the occurrence of attacks on the UAE is corroborated.
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web search NEUTRAL — Iran, [c] officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, [d] historically known as Persia, [e] is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the C…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran
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web search NEUTRAL — 2 days ago · Follow the latest Iran news, stories and updates from the The Jerusalem Post. Breaking news about Iranian politics, culture and foreign affairs.
https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news
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web search NEUTRAL — 2 days ago · The US says it targeted Iranian "missile and drone launch sites; command and control locations; and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance nodes".
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c2021zg819lt
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“Iran on Tuesday denied attacking the UAE in recent days”
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Three independent sources confirm Iran's denial. One source specifically mentions spokesman Ebrahim Zolfaghari's statement on Tuesday, and UN News confirms Tehran denied involvement on Tuesday.
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web search NEUTRAL — Iran denied striking the UAE “in recent days,” according to a statement by Ebrahim Zolfaghari, a spokesman for Iran’s joint military command, that was read Tuesday on state TV.
https://toronto.citynews.ca/2026/05/05/us-attempt-to-open-th…
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web search NEUTRAL — A senior Iranian military official said that the country had no plans to launch attacks on the United Arab Emirates (UAE). This was announced on May 4 by the IRIB agency in its Telegram channel. "Iran…
https://en.iz.ru/en/2090935/2026-05-04/iran-denied-informati…
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web search NEUTRAL — UAE said that Iran had been responsible for the attacks but Tehran on Tuesday denied involvement.They also marked a “clear violation” of resolution 2817 (2026) “and further demonstrate continued non-c…
https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/05/1167453
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“The strikes were the first attacks on the UAE since a fragile ceasefire came into effect last month”
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Britannica and other search results confirm a ceasefire was agreed upon in April 2026 following the initiation of the 2026 Iran war in February.
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web search NEUTRAL — The 2026 Iran war is a conflict that is centered on Iran and was initiated by the United States and Israel on February 28, 2026, embroiling the entire Middle East region.After more than five weeks of …
https://www.britannica.com/event/2026-Iran-war
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web search NEUTRAL — Following those meetings, Washington announced a ceasefire, theoretically in force since April 17. The two states have technically remained at war since 1948; the April meetings were the first in 33 y…
https://en.protothema.gr/2026/05/08/fragile-ceasefire-with-e…
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web search NEUTRAL — A ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon has just come into effect, now bringing a lull to the conflict that has left a dire humanitarian toll. US, Israeli and Lebanese officials welcomed the truce's an…
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c20dd5ynxz9t
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“Pakistani Foreign Minister Muhammad Ishaq Dar said Tuesday that progress is being made in negotiations between Iran and the US on a ceasefire”
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Multiple sources confirm Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar's statements on Tuesday regarding hope for progress in US-Iran negotiations and Pakistan's role as a mediator.
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web search NEUTRAL — Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Tuesday expressed hope that Pakistan’s mediation efforts in talks between the United States and Iran to end the Middle East conflict would reach…
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2606511/fm-dar-hopeful-of-progr…
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web search NEUTRAL — "Pakistan remains optimistic about the progress of negotiations between Iran and the U.S. and reaching a final agreement.Previously, the Pakistani Foreign Minister had stated that the country is worki…
https://en.isna.ir/news/1405021709886/Pakistan-We-are-ready-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Reaffirming Pakistan’s stance, Dar stated that the unresolved Jammu and Kashmir dispute remains a threat to South Asian peace, calling for renewed UN-backed efforts.
https://centreline.com.pk/2026/05/05/ishaq-dar-warns-india-w…
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“The US and Iran have only held one round of direct negotiations, with Vice President JD Vance traveling to Islamabad for talks in April”
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Multiple sources confirm VP JD Vance traveled to Islamabad in April 2026 for negotiations, including a specific date of April 20, 2026.
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web search NEUTRAL — US Vice President J.D. Vance and an American delegation are already en route to Islamabad for a new round of peace talks with Iran. This was stated by US President Donald Trump in an interview with th…
https://unn.ua/en/news/jd-vance-and-us-delegation-head-to-is…
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web search NEUTRAL — Vice President JD Vance in Islamabad, Pakistan, this month during a previous round of negotiations between the United States and Iran.Credit...Pool photo by Jacquelyn Martin.April 20, 2026.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/20/world/middleeast/iran-us-…
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web search NEUTRAL — The US sent JD Vance and nearly 300 other officials to the talks in Islamabad.But it was probably unrealistic to expect issues that took up two years of negotiations in Vienna between 2013 and 2015 ov…
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/12/us-iran-21-hou…
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“the US reportedly destroyed several Iranian small boats”
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The provided web search results for this claim are generic (Wikipedia page for US, Reuters general news) and do not contain any information regarding the destruction of Iranian small boats.
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web search NEUTRAL — The three largest airlines in the world, by total number of passengers carried, are U.S.-based; American Airlines became the global leader after its 2013 merger with US Airways. [405]
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States
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web search NEUTRAL — 18 hours ago · Reuters.com is your online source for the latest US news stories and current events, ensuring our readers up to date with any breaking news developments
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/
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web search NEUTRAL — Get facts about the U.S., its laws, history, and statistics. Buy government property. Learn about the president and how to contact elected officials and federal agencies.
https://www.usa.gov/about-the-us
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“The German minesweeper Fulda has set course for the Mediterranean”
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Two independent reports confirm that the German minesweeper Fulda has set course/sail for the Mediterranean/Strait of Hormuz mission.
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web search NEUTRAL — The M class were the standard minesweeper (German: Minensuchboot) of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. The vessels were the primary force in Germany's harbor defense command and were or…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M-class_minesweeper_(Germany)
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web search NEUTRAL — The German minesweeper Fulda has set course for the Mediterranean.The German navy has extensive experience in clearing mines. Since the end of World War II , it has continued to remove old munitions, …
https://www.dw.com/en/germany-prepares-for-mission-in-the-st…
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web search NEUTRAL — The minesweeper Fulda has set sail from Kiel. In addition, the supply ship Mosel, which is currently operating in the Aegean Sea, is being prepared for a possible deployment.The minehunter Fulda depar…
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/german-navy-prepares-ves…
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“the UAE reported the heaviest Iranian missile and drone assault since a ceasefire was announced earlier in April”
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“French President Emmanuel Macron said he would speak with his Iranian counterpart, Masoud Pezeshkian, about reopening the Strait of Hormuz”
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“about 20% of the world's oil supplies pass through [the Strait of Hormuz] in normal circumstances”
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“US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday that the ceasefire with Iran was still in place”
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“General Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said Tuesday that Iran had fired at commercial vessels nine times and seized two container ships, along with attacking US forces, since the ceasefire”
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“the US military said it sank six small Iranian boats and intercepted Iranian cruise missiles”
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“the strikes were the largest reported since a ceasefire was called on April 7”
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“US President Donald Trump has said the US Navy would escort tankers through the Strait of Hormuz in what he has dubbed 'Project Freedom'”
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“Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi will travel to China on Tuesday for talks”
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“two American-flagged merchant ships successfully passed through the Strait of Hormuz on Monday with the support of Navy guided-missile destroyers”
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“Iran imposed a blockade on foreign shipping using the strait soon after the war began with a US-Israeli attack on Iran at the end of February”
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“The US then imposed a blockade on all traffic entering and leaving Iranian ports”
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“Maersk said its Alliance Fairfax, a US-flagged ship, exited the Gulf via the Strait of Hormuz on Monday with the help of US military”
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“Iranian media quoted a military commander as saying that US forces had targeted civilian boats, killing five people”
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“Iran also claimed to have fired on a US warship approaching the Strait of Hormuz, forcing it to turn around”
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