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Middle East crisis live: Trump rejects Iran response to US peace proposal as Tehran warns of new attacks

The Guardian · · 621 words · By Julian Borger
US-Iran Nuclear Diplomacy US-Israel Strategic Alliance Geopolitical Conflict in the Strait of Hormuz
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11 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“US president calls Iranian response ‘totally unacceptable’”
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Multiple independent news sources (Al Jazeera, and multiple web search results) explicitly state that Donald Trump rejected Iran's response as 'totally unacceptable'.
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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 — 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 — "Trump Always Chickens Out" (TACO) is a pejorative description of the perceived tendency of United States president Donald Trump to make threats, only to later delay or renege on them as a way to incr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump_Always_Chickens_Out
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“Tehran says it will retaliate against any new US strikes or foreign warships in strait of Hormuz”
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Both Wikipedia and web search results confirm that Iran has blocked the Strait of Hormuz and threatened retaliation against warships attempting to run the blockade.
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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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“The US parameters for nuclear talks reportedly included a moratorium on Iranian nuclear enrichment for up to 20 years; the transfer overseas, possibly to the US, of Iran’s stockpile of highly enriched uranium (HEU), which could be used to make nuclear warheads; and the dismantling of Iranian nuclear facilities.”
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While evidence confirms the existence of the 2026 Iran war and negotiations, the specific details of the US parameters (20-year moratorium, HEU transfer, dismantling) are not explicitly detailed in the provided evidence snippets.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Iran is not known to currently possess weapons of mass destruction and has signed treaties repudiating the development and possession of WMD including the Non-Proliferation Treaty, Biological Weapons …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran_and_weapons_of_mass_destr…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The nuclear program of Iran consists of an extensive infrastructure of research sites, uranium mines, research reactors, uranium processing facilities, enrichment sites, the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plan…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_program_of_Iran
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Numerous reasons have been given by different people for the 2026 Iran war, which began when the United States and Israel launched surprise airstrikes on Iran on 28 February 2026. The reasons are desc…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rationale_for_the_2026_Iran_wa…
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“According to the Wall Street Journal, the Iranian counter-proposal suggested a shorter moratorium, the export of part of the HEU stockpile and the dilution of the rest, and refusal to accept the dismantling of facilities.”
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The provided evidence mentions that Iran sent a response to Pakistani mediators, but does not detail the specific terms of the counter-proposal regarding the moratorium or HEU dilution.
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web search NEUTRAL — 3 days ago · Iran has sent its response to the latest U.S. ceasefire proposal to Pakistani mediators and wants negotiations to focus on permanently ending the war, Iran's state-run media said Sunday.
https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/iran-war-trump-us-attac…
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web search NEUTRAL — Iran, [c] officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, [d] also known as Persia, [e] is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian S…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran
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web search NEUTRAL — 1 day ago · Iran says it will play at 2026 World Cup if hosts address ‘concerns’ Iran’s presence at the tournament has been shrouded in uncertainty since the US and Israel launched war
https://www.aljazeera.com/where/iran/
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“the UN nuclear watchdog, the IAEA, says is buried deep under mountains in central Iran”
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A Guardian web search result explicitly states that the IAEA says the HEU stockpile is buried deep under mountains in central Iran.
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web search NEUTRAL — In a separate interview, Trump appeared to take a more relaxed view of the HEU stockpile, which the UN nuclear watchdog, the IAEA, says is buried deep under mountains in central Iran.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/10/iran-us-peace-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Iran enriched their uranium stockpiles to 60%, just a short step away from nuclear weapons grade.According to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Iran has 440.9 kg (close to 900 lbs) of 60%…
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/iran-20-nuclear-triggers-miss…
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web search NEUTRAL — Iran has produced highly enriched uranium at a rate equivalent to roughly one nuclear weapon per month over the past three months, the report found, during the ongoing nuclear negotiations between Teh…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1mg7kx2d45o
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“A ceasefire meant to facilitate peace talks came into effect in Apri.”
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Web search results confirm a ceasefire took effect in April (specifically April 8) as part of Pakistani mediation efforts.
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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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web search NEUTRAL — A ceasefire took effect in Iran on April 8 as part of efforts led by Pakistani mediation.The April 14 meeting was the first time representatives from the two countries had direct talks in decades and …
https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/iran-war-trump-us-attac…
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web search NEUTRAL — Peace talks will resume on Thursday in Washington DC. For the first time, diplomatic representatives from Israel and Lebanon will be joined by military representatives. They are expected to discuss a …
https://www.alexjoneslive.com/2026/05/10/israel-continues-le…
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“Iran has continued to effectively block [the strait of Hormuz] in response to being attacked by the US and Israel in February.”
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Both Wikipedia and multiple cross-references (Deutsche Welle, Timeslive) confirm that Iran blocked the Strait of Hormuz in response to US and Israeli attacks on February 28, 2026.
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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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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 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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“The US military in turn has blockaded Iranian ports since 13 April, claiming it has turned back 61 commercial vessels and disabled four.”
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The Guardian and CENTCOM (via web search) both report the US blockade starting April 13, with specific figures of 61 vessels turned back/redirected and 4 disabled.
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web search NEUTRAL — CENTCOM says US forces redirected 57 commercial vessels, disabled 4 others to prevent ships from entering or leaving Iranian ports under the blockade.
https://www.turkiyetoday.com/region/61-vessels-blocked-or-di…
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web search NEUTRAL — However, it is unlikely the US military is positioning its warships close to Iran's coast due to the risk of missile and drone attacks. Instead the focus of the blockade is likely to be around the Gul…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5yv6xr6me3o
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web search NEUTRAL — The US military has blockaded Iranian ports since 13 April, saying it has turned back 61 commercial vessels and disabled four.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/10/iran-us-peace-…
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“According to Iranian state media, Tehran’s proposal included demands that the US lift its sanctions, end its naval blockade and called for an immediate end to the war with guarantees against any renewed attack on the country.”
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Evidence confirms Iran sent a response to mediators and wants to end the war, but the specific demands for lifting sanctions and the naval blockade are not explicitly detailed in the provided snippets.
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web search NEUTRAL — 3 days ago · Iran has sent its response to the latest U.S. ceasefire proposal to Pakistani mediators and wants negotiations to focus on permanently ending the war, Iran's state-run media said Sunday.
https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/iran-war-trump-us-attac…
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web search NEUTRAL — Iran, [c] officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, [d] also known as Persia, [e] is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian S…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran
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web search NEUTRAL — 1 day ago · Iran says it will play at 2026 World Cup if hosts address ‘concerns’ Iran’s presence at the tournament has been shrouded in uncertainty since the US and Israel launched war
https://www.aljazeera.com/where/iran/
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“Posting on Truth Social, Trump said: “I have just read the response from Iran’s so-called ‘representatives’. I don’t like it – totally unacceptable.””
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While other sources confirm Trump called the response 'totally unacceptable', there is no specific evidence provided in the search results confirming the exact text of a Truth Social post.
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“The US had presented a peace proposal a week ago, which... was reported to consist of a one-page, 14-point memorandum of understanding that would reopen the strait while setting a framework for further talks on Iran’s nuclear programme.”
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