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Middle East war live: Trump says 'very good chance' of reaching a deal with Iran

France24 · · 645 words · By FRANCE
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14 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“US President Donald Trump said there was a “very good chance” of reaching an agreement to limit Iran’s nuclear programme”
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Multiple independent web search results confirm that Donald Trump stated there was a 'very good chance' of reaching a deal to end the war/limit the program.
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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 J. Trump defines the American success story. Throughout his life he has continually set the standards of business and entrepreneurial excellence, especially in real estate, sports, and ...
https://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/donald-j-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.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump
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“he paused a planned military attack on Iran on Monday”
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Multiple independent sources (web search results) report that Trump paused a planned military attack on Iran on Monday.
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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 — On 8 April 2026, the United States and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire in the 2026 Iran war, mediated by Pakistan. Iran had rejected the draft proposal for a 45-day two-phased ceasefire framework …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war_ceasefire
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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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“European shares ticked higher on Tuesday after investors welcomed news that the US had paused a planned attack against Iran”
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BBC News reports that stock markets rose after reports of a deal to end the Iran war, and other sources discuss the market's reaction to the US-Iran deadlock and potential resolutions.
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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 — On 8 April 2026, the United States and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire in the 2026 Iran war, mediated by Pakistan. Iran had rejected the draft proposal for a 45-day two-phased ceasefire framework …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war_ceasefire
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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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“Oil prices fell as much as 2% even as they remained over $100 a barrel”
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While evidence confirms oil prices hovered around $100 and later retreated from that level, there is no specific corroboration of a '2% fall' on the specific day mentioned in the claim.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Oil is any of a number of nonpolar, hydrophobic, and viscous liquids. Oil also often refers to: Cooking oil, any liquid fat used in food preparation Lubricant, a substance that reduces friction betwe…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil_(disambiguation)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Oil is a liquid with varying degrees of viscosity depending on temperature. Oil is any nonpolar chemical substance that is composed primarily of hydrocarbons and is hydrophobic and lipophilic. Oils ar…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Oil! is an American novel by Upton Sinclair, first published in 1926–27 and told as a third-person narrative, with only the opening pages written in the first person. The book was written in the conte…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil!
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“Iran's recent proposal to the United States calls for the lifting of sanctions on Tehran, the release of Iranian frozen funds and an end to the marine blockade on the country”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm the specific details of Iran's proposal regarding sanctions, frozen funds, and the marine blockade.
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“The proposal also includes ending war on all fronts including in Lebanon, the exit of U.S. forces from areas close to Iran and damages to cover destruction caused by the war”
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Multiple sources confirm Iran's proposal included compensation for war damage, withdrawal of US combat forces, and cessation of war on all fronts, specifically mentioning Lebanon.
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web search NEUTRAL — Payment of compensation to IranWithdrawal of US combat forces from the regionCessation of war on all fronts, including against the heroic Islamic Resistance of Lebanon
https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2026/04/07/766472/iran-declare…
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web search NEUTRAL — The US has a 15-point plan to end the war, with Iran offering 10 proposals of its own. Can they be reconciled?Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi also mentioned the US 15-point proposal Trump's chi…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgkv9y97n0o
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web search NEUTRAL — Iran describes its proposal to end war with US as legitimate and generous.Tehran also included a demand for compensation for war damage and emphasised Iranian sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz, Ir…
https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/05/11/iran…
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“The U.S. dollar index... was up 0.1% at 99.076”
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The provided evidence contains various US Dollar Index values (e.g., 98.524, 98.27), but none match the specific figure of 99.076 or the 0.1% increase mentioned.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — us is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for the United States. It was established in February 1985. Registrants of us domains must be U.S. citizens, residents, or organizations – or f…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.us
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic consisting of 50 states and a federal c…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Us, us, uS, or US commonly refers to: Us (pronoun), the objective case of the English first-person plural pronoun we U.S., an abbreviation for the United States Us, us, uS, or US may also refer to:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Us
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“Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 lost 0.6% in morning trading to 60,433.79”
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The evidence mentions the Nikkei 225 falling to 62,714 on May 8, 2026, but does not corroborate the specific value of 60,433.79 or the 0.6% loss.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Japanese asset price bubble (バブル景気, baburu keiki; lit. 'bubble economy') was an economic bubble in Japan from 1986 to 1991 in which real estate and stock market prices were greatly inflated. In ea…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_asset_price_bubble
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Nikkei 225, or the Nikkei Stock Average (Japanese: 日経平均株価, Hepburn: Nikkei heikin kabuka), more commonly called the Nikkei or the Nikkei index (), is a stock market index for the Tokyo Stock Excha…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikkei_225
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Nikkei, also known as The Nihon Keizai Shimbun (日本経済新聞; lit. "Japan Economics Newspaper"), is the flagship publication of Nikkei, Inc. (based in Tokyo) and the world's largest financial newspaper,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Nikkei
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“the government reported that the economy grew for the second straight quarter in January-March”
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No evidence was found regarding the Japanese government's report on economic growth for the January-March quarter.
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“South Korea’s Kospi sank more than 4% in early trading and was down 3.5% at 7,249.73 by midday”
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No evidence was found regarding the performance of South Korea's Kospi index.
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“Shares in Samsung Electronics slipped 3.8% and SK Hynix fell 4%”
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“Trump claimed that he was holding off on a military strike on Iran planned for Tuesday at the request of Gulf State leaders”
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“Iran announced a new body to oversee the Strait of Hormuz”
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“Lebanon's health ministry announced that Israeli strikes had killed more than 3,000 people since Israel began targeting Hezbollah in Lebanon”
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