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Rubio says US will find ‘another way’ if Iran talks fail

· 862 words · By Reuters Agency
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19 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“secretary of state Marco Rubio said on Monday, as Washington played down hopes for an imminent breakthrough in the three-month-old war”
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Multiple independent news sources (BBC, Nypost, Al Jazeera, SCMP, DW) and Wikipedia explicitly identify Marco Rubio as the US Secretary of State.
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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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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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“Rubio told reporters in New Delhi that the US would give diplomacy every chance to succeed before exploring “alternatives””
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Multiple web search results from Al Jazeera and other news outlets confirm Rubio spoke to reporters in New Delhi on Monday regarding diplomacy and alternatives concerning Iran.
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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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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynching_of_Dipu_Chandra_Das
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“President Donald Trump said on Sunday he had told his representatives not to rush into any Iran deal”
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Both EuroNews and France24 independently report that President Trump stated on Sunday he told representatives not to rush into a deal with Iran.
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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 — 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 religious views of Donald Trump, the 45th and 47th president of the United States, have been a matter for discussion among observers and the American public. Trump was raised in his Scottish-born …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump_and_religion
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“Trump wrote on Truth Social that the US blockade on Iranian ships in the Strait of Hormuz would “remain in full force and effect until an agreement is reached, certified, and signed””
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Al Jazeera and multiple web search results confirm Trump posted on Truth Social that the blockade in the Strait of Hormuz remains in effect until a signed agreement is reached.
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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 — Truth Social is an American alt-tech social media platform owned by Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG), an American company majority-owned by US president Donald Trump. It has been called a "Twitte…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truth_Social
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“the Tasnim news agency, linked to Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, said the US was still obstructing parts of a potential deal, including Tehran’s demand for the release of frozen funds”
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Multiple web search results confirm that Tasnim news agency (linked to the IRGC) reported US obstruction regarding the release of frozen Iranian funds.
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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 — Tasnim News Agency (Persian: خبرگزاری تسنیم) is a semi-official news agency in Iran associated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). Launched in 2012, its purpose is to cover a variety of…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tasnim_News_Agency
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, historically 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 t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran
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“Ebrahim Rezaei, the spokesperson of the Iranian parliament, said on Monday... Iran would not yield to pressure or threats”
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BBC News, Dailydispatch, and EuroNews all identify Ebrahim Rezaei as a spokesperson for the Iranian parliament's national security and foreign policy committee.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — the spokesperson of the Iranian parliament's national security and foreign policy commission, Ebrahim Rezaei, wrote on X that Iran "has its finger on the trigger"
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c626zyywxjno?at_medium=RSS…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Iranian lawmaker Ebrahim Rezaei, a spokesperson for parliament’s powerful foreign policy and national security committee
https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-05-07-trump-sees-s…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Ebrahim Rezaei, MP for Dashtestan and spokesperson for the Iranian parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Committee, posted the warning on X
https://www.euronews.com/2026/05/12/iran-threatens-weapons-g…
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“Oil prices fell 6% to two-week lows as optimism grew that the United States and Iran were moving closer to a peace deal”
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A Reuters report via web search explicitly states oil prices fell 6% to two-week lows on Monday due to optimism about a US-Iran peace deal.
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web search NEUTRAL — On May 21, 2010, the price of oil had dropped in two weeks from $88 to $70 mainly due to concerns over how European countries would reduce budget deficits; if the European economy slowed down, this wo…
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web search NEUTRAL — SINGAPORE, May 25 (Reuters) - Oil prices fell 6% to two-week lows on Monday, as optimism grew that the United States and Iran...The 52-week price range for Brent Oil futures spans from 58.72 to 126.41…
https://www.investing.com/commodities/brent-oil
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web search NEUTRAL — Over the past month, Crude Oil's price has fallen 2.50%, but it is still 56.38% higher than a year ago, according to trading on a contract for difference (CFD) that tracks the benchmark market for thi…
https://tradingeconomics.com/commodity/crude-oil
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“Trump raised expectations of an imminent deal on Saturday when he said Washington and Tehran had “largely negotiated” a memorandum of understanding on a peace agreement that would reopen the Strait of Hormuz”
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While other claims about the Iran deal are corroborated, the provided evidence for claim 7 consists of general Wikipedia/White House bios of Donald Trump and does not contain the specific quote or event regarding the Saturday announcement of a memorandum of understanding.
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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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web search NEUTRAL — After a landslide election victory in 2024, President Donald J. Trump is returning to the White House to build upon his previous successes and use his mandate to reject the extremist policies of ...
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“Before the conflict, the critical waterway had carried a fifth of global shipments of oil and liquefied natural gas”
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Wikipedia and BBC both confirm that approximately 20% of the world's oil and LNG shipments pass through the Strait of Hormuz.
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web search NEUTRAL — During 2023–2025, 20% of the world's liquefied natural gas (LNG) and 25% of seaborne oil trade passed through the strait annually. It is a major route of ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strait_of_Hormuz
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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 7, 2026 ... About 20% of the world's oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) usually passes through the strait and hostilities had sent global fuel prices ...
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c78n6p09pzno
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web search NEUTRAL — ... LNG exports from Qatar and the UAE, which together represent almost 20% of global LNG exports. Oil. 20 mb/d, around 25% world seaborne oil trade, transits ...
https://www.iea.org/about/oil-security-and-emergency-respons…
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“Iran had agreed “in principle” to open the Strait of Hormuz, in exchange for the United States lifting its naval blockade, and to dispose of Tehran’s highly enriched uranium”
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Two separate cross-references from Al Jazeera confirm that Iran agreed 'in principle' to open the Strait and dispose of enriched uranium in exchange for lifting the blockade.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Iran had agreed “in principle” to dispose of its highly enriched uranium and open the Strait of Hormuz in exchange for the US lifting its naval blockade
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/25/rubio-says-us-will-…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Iran had agreed “in principle” to open the Strait of Hormuz, in exchange for the US lifting its naval blockade, and to dispose of Tehran’s highly enriched uranium
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/25/iran-war-day-87-tru…
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“The US understood Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei had endorsed the broad template of the deal”
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“A second senior administration official said on Sunday the proposed framework would give negotiators 60 days to reach a final deal”
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“Iranian sources had told Reuters that in future stages, “feasible formulas” could be found to resolve the dispute over its highly enriched uranium stockpile, including diluting the material under the supervision of the UN nuclear watchdog”
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“Iran has long denied US and Israeli accusations that it is pursuing nuclear weapons”
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“the conflict started by the US and Israel on February 28”
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“A tenuous ceasefire has held since early April”
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“The US-Israeli bombing of Iran killed thousands of people in Iran before it was suspended in early April”
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“Israel has also killed thousands more and driven hundreds of thousands from their homes in Lebanon, which it invaded in pursuit of militant group Hezbollah”
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“Iranian strikes on Israel and neighbouring Gulf states have killed dozens”
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