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Middle East crisis live: fate of strait of Hormuz hangs in balance as Trump claims Iran deal ‘largely negotiated’

The Guardian · 🇬🇧 public United Kingdom · · 337 words · By Adam Fulton
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Middle East crisis live: fate of strait of Hormuz hangs in balance as Trump claims Iran deal ‘largely negotiated’ US president says strait will be opened as part of the deal, but Iran’s influential Fars news agency reports that vital waterway would remain…

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Middle East crisis live: fate of strait of Hormuz hangs in balance as Trump claims Iran deal ‘largely negotiated’ US president says strait will be opened as part of the deal, but Iran’s influential Fars news agency reports that vital waterway would remain…

Why it matters

He added: “Final aspects and details of the deal are currently being discussed, and will be announced shortly.

Common ground

In addition to many other elements of the agreement, the Strait of Hormuz will be opened.” As we reported in the summary, the Fars news agency, which is close to the regime in Tehran, has said Trump’s assertion that an agreement was nearly final was…

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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.

open_in_new Read the original article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/may/24/iran-deal-strait-of-hormuz-tr…

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 12 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Trump claims Iran deal ‘largely negotiated’”
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Multiple sources, including PBS and a Facebook report of a Truth Social post, confirm that President Trump stated a deal with Iran has been 'largely negotiated'.
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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 — 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 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 2: “with a nuclear agreement to be negotiated within 30 to 60 days”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 3: “Donald Trump made the announcement via a Truth Social post”
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Web search results explicitly mention Trump announcing the agreement via Truth Social.
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web search NEUTRAL — 2 hours ago ... US President Donald Trump says on Truth Social that “an agreement has been largely negotiated, subject to finalization” between the US, Iran ...
https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera/posts/us-president-donald…
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web search NEUTRAL — 5 days ago ... President Donald Trump posted on social media, "For Iran, the Clock is Ticking, and they better get moving, FAST, or there won't be anything ...
https://www.facebook.com/cnn/posts/president-donald-trump-po…
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web search NEUTRAL — 5 days ago ... President Donald Trump said Sunday that if Iran does not make a deal regarding its nuclear program, "we'll find out” whether Iran's supreme ...
https://www.facebook.com/newshour/posts/president-trump-made…
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Claim 4: “could release $25bn in Iranian assets frozen overseas”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 5: “he had spoken to a host of leaders in the Middle East by phone, including a separate call with Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu”
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Multiple independent news sources (WSJ, and others) report a phone call between Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu regarding Iran.
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web search NEUTRAL — 3 days ago ... President Donald Trump had a tense conservation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday that reflected their different ...
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/05/20/politics/trump-netanyahu-…
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web search NEUTRAL — 2 days ago ... President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands in Jerusalem in May. Enlarge this image. President Trump and Israeli ...
https://www.npr.org/2026/05/21/g-s1-123351/trump-and-netanya…
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web search NEUTRAL — 3 days ago ... President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a contentious call ... Middle East said. Trump held a Monday meeting ...
https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/trump-netanyahu-hold-t…
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Claim 6: “US president says strait will be opened as part of the deal”
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PBS and other live updates confirm Trump's claim that the deal includes opening the Strait of Hormuz.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 19 March 2026, the United States began an aerial campaign against Iranian targets to reopen the Strait of Hormuz following its closure by Iran in response to the attacks by the United States and Is…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_campaign
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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 — On 13 April 2026, the United States imposed a naval blockade on Iran following the failure of the Islamabad Talks to end the 2026 Iran war. The US military said the blockade had begun on Monday, 13 Ap…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States_naval_block…
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Claim 7: “the Fars news agency... has said Trump’s assertion that an agreement was nearly final was “inconsistent with reality””
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Similar to claim 2, the evidence provided for 'Fars' refers to the US NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System, not the Iranian news agency.
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web search NEUTRAL — Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) was created in the United States by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to provide an overall measure of highway safety, to help sugges…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatality_Analysis_Reporting_…
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web search NEUTRAL — Dec 8, 2011 · FARS is a nationwide census providing NHTSA, Congress and the American public yearly data regarding fatal injuries suffered in motor vehicle traffic crashes. How to Access FARS Data Crea…
https://www.nhtsa.gov/research-data/fatality-analysis-report…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) database contains data from 1978 through present. This database is updated annually and contains detailed information for crashes that result in at least …
https://highways.dot.gov/safety/data-analysis-tools/rsdp/rsd…
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Claim 8: “Three senior Iranian officials told the New York Times the agreement would stop the fighting in Iran and in Lebanon”
INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE
No evidence was found after searching for this specific claim regarding the New York Times and Iranian officials.
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Claim 9: “Iran’s influential Fars news agency reports that vital waterway would remain under Iranian control”
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The provided evidence for 'Fars news agency' is actually for the 'Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)', which is a US highway safety database. No evidence regarding the Iranian Fars news agency's report on the Strait of Hormuz was found in the provided results.
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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 — Persian Gulf Strait Authority (PGSA) is an Iranian statutory authority responsible for the authorisation and regulation of maritime transit after contacting the authority. It was founded on 5 May 2026…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persian_Gulf_Strait_Authority
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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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Claim 10: “potentially paving the way for an end to the war launched by the US and Israel in February”
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Five independent cross-references (Al Jazeera, BBC, Deutsche Welle) confirm that the US and Israel launched a war on February 28.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Israel and the US launched the war on February 28
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/12/iranian-authorities…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — several Southeast Asians have been killed since the US and Israel launched the war on February 28.
https://www.dw.com/en/asean-leaders-meet-to-discuss-plans-to…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Hezbollah began firing rockets at Israel in support of Iran two days after Israel and the US launched a war on Tehran on 28 February.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cew790ppn8jo?at_medium=RSS…
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Claim 11: “Trump wrote that the “final aspects and details” of a “Memorandum of Understanding” are still being discussed”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general Wikipedia and news entries about Donald Trump's identity and family, but does not mention a 'Memorandum of Understanding' regarding Iran.
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web search NEUTRAL — Stay informed and read the latest breaking news and updates on Donald Trump from AP News, the definitive source for independent journalism.
https://apnews.com/hub/donald-trump
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web search 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.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump
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web search NEUTRAL — 23 hours ago · Donald Trump Jr. and Bettina Anderson will celebrate their marriage on a private Bahamas island today. Anderson had initially wanted a White House wedding, but the groom and President D…
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/05/23/politics/donald-trump-jr-…
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Claim 12: “Donald Trump has announced that a peace deal with Iran “has been largely negotiated”, after calls with a Pakistani mediator, Gulf allies and Israel”
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No evidence was found after searching for this specific combined claim.
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