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🇮🇷 public Iran · Mar 18, 2018 · 182 words

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Trump extends pause on striking Iranian energy plants by 10 days and says 'talks are ongoing' The US president has said for days that negotiations between the US and Iran are under way, but Tehran has denied they are taking place.

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Claim 1: “Trump extends pause on striking Iranian energy plants by 10 days and says 'talks are ongoing'”

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Multiple web search results from different sources (CNBC, MSN, and a general news report) independently state that Donald Trump extended a pause on striking Iranian energy facilities by 10 days, setting a new deadline of April 6. The sources also mention the context of ongoing talks.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel launched airstrikes on Iran, targeting military and government sites, assassinating Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and other Iranian officials, and infli…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 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

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Relations between Iran and the United States in modern-day are unsettled and have a troubled history. They began in the mid-to-late 19th century, when Iran was known to the Western world as Qajar Pers…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran–United_States_relations

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