Israel says it is expanding ‘buffer zone’ in Lebanon – as it happened
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“Iran has dismissed a US plan to pause the war in the Middle East and launched more attacks on Israel and Gulf Arab countries.”
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Wikipedia evidence describes the 2026 Iran war's outbreak but does not mention US ceasefire proposals, Iran's dismissal of such proposals, or attacks on Israel/Gulf Arab countries. No direct corroboration for the specific claim.
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— On 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel started a war with surprise airstrikes on sites and cities across Iran, assassinating Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and several other Iranian officials …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war
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— The Arab–Israeli alliance is a security coalition comprising Israel and various Arab countries. Originally formed in the interest of the Gulf Cooperation Council, it is primarily focused on deterring …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arab–Israeli_alliance
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— Beginning on 28 February 2026, the governments of the United States under Donald Trump and Israel under Benjamin Netanyahu launched coordinated joint attacks on various sites in Iran, which started t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reactions_to_the_2026_Iran_war
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reactions_to_the_2026_Iran_war
“Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi said on state TV that his government had not engaged in talks to end the war – 'and we do not plan on any negotiations'.”
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No evidence found in Wikipedia or web search results to support the claim about Abbas Araghchi's statements. The claim remains unverified.
“That came after a report from Iranian state TV’s English-language broadcaster quoting an anonymous official as saying Iran rejected the US’s ceasefire proposal and had its own demands for an end to the fighting, the Associated Press reports.”
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Wikipedia evidence about Iranian protests and the 2026 war does not mention anonymous officials rejecting US proposals or outlining demands. No direct support for the claim.
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— The 2025–2026 Iranian protests are a series of nationwide demonstrations against the government of Iran that began on 28 December 2025 amid a deepening economic crisis. The unrest followed a sharp dep…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–2026_Iranian_protests
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–2026_Iranian_protests
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— On 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel started a war with surprise airstrikes on sites and cities across Iran, assassinating Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and several other Iranian officials …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war
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— Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran
“Two officials from Pakistan – which transmitted the US plan to Iran – described the 15-point proposal broadly.”
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Wikipedia evidence about US-Pakistan relations and drone strikes does not reference a 15-point ceasefire proposal or Pakistan officials describing its content. No direct support for the claim.
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— Between 2004 and 2018, the United States government attacked thousands of targets in northwest Pakistan using unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) operated by the United States Air Force under the operat…
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— Pakistan and the United States established relations on 15 August 1947, a day after the independence of Pakistan, when the United States became one of the first nations to recognise the country.
The r…
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— A series of sporadic military engagements and confrontations between Pakistan and the United States, with the occasional support of Afghanistan, took place along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border from l…
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“The White House press secretary insisted the US and Iran were in talks, even as Iranian officials deny it. 'Talks continue,' Karoline Leavitt said on Wednesday.”
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No evidence found in Wikipedia or web search results to support the claim about White House press secretaryġs statements on US-Iran talks.
“China’s foreign minister has said that a 'glimmer of hope' for peace has emerged due to moves to stop the war in the Middle East, despite Tehran vowing to keep fighting.”
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“Wang Yi urged dialogue in separate calls with his Turkish and Egyptian counterparts, suggesting that both Tehran and Washington had shown signals they were willing to return to the negotiating table.”
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“The chief executive of Abu Dhabi state oil company Adnoc has described any restriction of passage through the strait of Hormuz by Iran as 'economic terrorism'.”
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“The Israeli military says it has carried out a wave of strikes across Iran, including extensively in the central city of Isfahan.”
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“South Korean president Lee Jae Myung on Thursday asked the public to conserve electric power.”
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No evidence found in Wikipedia or web search results to support the claim about South Korea's energy conservation statements.
“A ship carrying more than 700,000 barrels of Russian crude oil has arrived in the Philippines.”
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“Bahrain says its civil defences have extinguished a fire in the north due to 'Iranian aggression' and there were no injuries.”
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“The Israeli military says it has completed a wide-scale wave of strikes targeting infrastructure of the Iranian terror regime in several areas across Iran.”
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“The Lebanese health ministry said at least eight people were killed in Israeli strikes.”
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“Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem has said negotiations with Israel under fire would amount to 'surrender' as it launched fresh attacks on the country.”
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“Hezbollah launched missiles early on Thursday at military sites in central Israel, where air raid sirens sounded.”
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