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Marco Rubio says ‘significant progress’ made in US-Iran talks to end war

Al Jazeera · 🇶🇦 public Qatar · · 672 words · By Al Jazeera Staff
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Marco Rubio says ‘significant progress’ made in US-Iran talks to end war Iranian news agency Tasnim says deal could see shipping levels through Strait of Hormuz return to pre-war levels within 30 days.

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What happened

Marco Rubio says ‘significant progress’ made in US-Iran talks to end war Iranian news agency Tasnim says deal could see shipping levels through Strait of Hormuz return to pre-war levels within 30 days.

Why it matters

United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio says “significant progress” has been made in talks to end the US-Israeli war on Iran, hours after President Donald Trump claimed that a memorandum of understanding to end the fighting was “largely negotiated”.

Common ground

Rubio, who is on his first official visit to India, said on Sunday that the emerging deal would address Trump’s concerns about the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran has largely blocked since the US and Israel launched their war on February 28.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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Claim 1: “the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran has largely blocked since the US and Israel launched their war on February 28”
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Wikipedia entries for '2026 Iran war' and '2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis' explicitly state that the US and Israel launched a war on February 28, 2026, and that Iran has largely blocked the Strait of Hormuz since then.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In 2024, the Iran–Israel proxy conflict escalated to a series of direct confrontations between the two countries in April, July, and October that year. On 1 April, Israel bombed an Iranian consulate c…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Iran–Israel_conflict
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel have been engaged in a war with Iran and its regional allies. The conflict began when the US and Israel launched airstrikes on Iran, targeting mili…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war
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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: “United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio says “significant progress” has been made in talks to end the US-Israeli war on Iran”
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Multiple web search results confirm Marco Rubio's statements regarding progress in talks with Iran, though the specific wording varies between 'significant' and 'slight' progress across different reports.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of international visits undertaken by Marco Rubio (in office since 2025) while serving as the 72nd and current United States secretary of state. The list includes both private travel an…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_international_trips_ma…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Marco Antonio Rubio (, ROO-bee-oh; born May 28, 1971) is an American politician, attorney, and diplomat serving since 2025 as the 72nd United States secretary of state. He is also the acting national …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marco_Rubio
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jeanette Christina Dousdebes Rubio (née Dousdebes; born December 5, 1973) is an American former professional cheerleader. She is married to United States secretary of state and former senator Marco Ru…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeanette_Dousdebes_Rubio
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Claim 3: “management of the Strait of Hormuz will be an Iranian-Omani issue and is being negotiated with Muscat”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to support or refute the claim that management of the Strait is being negotiated with Muscat.
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Claim 4: “The US naval blockade on Iranian ports must be completely lifted within 30 days, according to the potential memorandum of understanding, Tasnim said”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of dictionary definitions for the word 'according' and general timelines of the war, but no specific report confirming the 30-day deadline for lifting the naval blockade was found in the provided evidence snippets.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This timeline of the 2026 Iran war covers the period since 28 February 2026. The war is ongoing.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 13 April 2024, the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), a branch of the Iranian Armed Forces, in collaboration with the Islamic Resistance in Iraq, Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, and the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_2024_Iranian_strikes_on_…
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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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Claim 5: ““In addition to many other elements of the Agreement, the Strait of Hormuz will be opened,” Trump said on his Truth Social platform”
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Claim 6: “Rubio, who is on his first official visit to India”
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Two independent news organizations (The Hindu and Deutsche Welle) explicitly confirm that this is Marco Rubio's first official visit to India.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Rubio arrived Saturday on his first official visit to India
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/marco-rubio-india-vis…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — This is Rubio’s first official trip to India since becoming Washington’s top diplomat.
https://www.dw.com/en/india-news-marco-rubio-visits-to-repai…
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Claim 7: “The measures on the Strait of Hormuz would take effect over a 30-day period while negotiations over Iran’s nuclear programme would continue over a 60-day period after the potential agreement is signed, Tasnim said”
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While Tasnim is identified as a semi-official agency, the specific details regarding the 30-day period for the Strait and 60-day period for nuclear negotiations are not corroborated by other independent news sources in the provided evidence.
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web search NEUTRAL — Aug 25, 2013 · Tasnim News Agency (@Tasnimnews_EN) - Posts - Official twitter account of the Tasnim News Agency English website | X (formerly Twitter)
https://x.com/Tasnimnews_EN
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web search NEUTRAL — TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi held a series of telephone conversations with his counterparts from Oman, Turkey, Qatar, Iraq, and Japan to discuss the latest regional develop…
https://www.tasnimnews.ir/en
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web search NEUTRAL — Tasnim News Agency (Persian: خبرگزاری تسنیم) is a semi-official news agency in Iran [2] associated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). [3] Launched in 2012, its purpose is to cover a va…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tasnim_News_Agency
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Claim 8: “Iranian news agency Tasnim says deal could see shipping levels through Strait of Hormuz return to pre-war levels within 30 days”
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Multiple web search results confirm that the Tasnim news agency reported shipping levels could return to pre-war levels within 30 days under a potential deal.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, a major maritime choke point for world energy trade, has been largely blocked by Iran since 28 February 2026, when the United States and Israel launched …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Strait of Hormuz () is a waterway between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. On the north coast lies Iran, and on the south coast lies the Musandam Peninsula under the Musandam Governorate of …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strait_of_Hormuz
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This timeline of the 2026 Iran war covers the period since 28 February 2026. The war is ongoing.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war
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Claim 9: “President Donald Trump claimed that a memorandum of understanding to end the fighting was “largely negotiated””
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Multiple independent news sources (Reuters and others) report that President Trump claimed a memorandum of understanding was 'largely negotiated'.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — From 13 to 15 May 2026, the president of the United States, Donald Trump, made a state visit to China. This visit was Trump's second state visit to China, and the first to occur during his second pres…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_state_visit_by_Donald_Tru…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who is the 47th president of the United States. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump has been the target of numerous assassination attempts and death threats during his presidential campaigning and his presidencies of the United States of America. The earliest known attem…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Security_incidents_involving_D…
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Claim 10: “part of Iran’s frozen funds must be released in the first phase of the agreement”
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Web search results from Axios and other sources confirm that the US is considering the release of frozen Iranian funds (specifically $20 billion) as part of a deal.
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web search 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 ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–2026_Iran–United_States_n…
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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 17, 2026 ... at 1 mil/tanker that prepays 20k tankers through the strait or 5 years worth of shipping. All involved this is a good deal for Iran and they ...
https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera/posts/breaking-the-us-is-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 17, 2026 ... ... U.S. would release $20 billion in frozen Iranian funds in return for Iran giving up its stockpile of enriched uranium, according to two U.S. ...
https://www.axios.com/2026/04/17/iran-us-deal-20-billion-fro…
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Claim 11: “The potential deal also includes an end to the war on all fronts, including in Lebanon, Tasnim reported”
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Multiple web search results confirm that Tasnim reported the potential MoU includes an end to the war on all fronts, specifically mentioning Lebanon/Hezbollah.
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web search NEUTRAL — 2 hours ago ... A potential memorandum of understanding (MoU) between Iran and the US includes an end of the war on all fronts, Tasnim news agency reported ...
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/us-israel-iran-war/iran-says-potent…
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web search NEUTRAL — 2 hours ago ... The agreement aims to end clashes between Hezbollah and Israel after more than a year of escalation. Top items announced: - All combat ...
https://www.facebook.com/WIONews/posts/report-trump-close-to…
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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 8, 2026 ... Tehran has warned it could pull out of the 10-point ceasefire agreement with the U.S. if Israel continues to attack Lebanon, according to Iran's ...
https://www.facebook.com/CBSNews/posts/tehran-has-warned-it-…
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