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Trump accuses Iran of ‘total violation’ of ceasefire and threatens new attacks

Theherald · 🇮🇷 public Iran · · 847 words · By Reuters
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Washington/Islamabad — US President Donald Trump accused Iran on Sunday of a “total violation” of the two countries’ ceasefire for firing on ships near the Strait of Hormuz, and renewed a threat to wipe out Iran’s bridges and power plants unless it accepted…

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Washington/Islamabad — US President Donald Trump accused Iran on Sunday of a “total violation” of the two countries’ ceasefire for firing on ships near the Strait of Hormuz, and renewed a threat to wipe out Iran’s bridges and power plants unless it accepted…

Why it matters

Trump said his envoys will arrive in Pakistan on Monday evening, prepared to hold more talks.

Common ground

“We’re offering a very fair and reasonable DEAL, and I hope they take it because, if they don’t, the United States is going to knock out every single Power Plant, and every single Bridge, in Iran,” he posted on social media.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Name Calling / Labeling: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 16 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Now in its eighth week, the war has created the most severe shock to global energy supplies yet, sending oil prices surging because of the de facto closure of the strait, which before the war carried one-fifth of the world’s oil shipments.”
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Multiple web search results independently report that the conflict caused a severe shock to global energy supplies and that oil prices surged due to the de facto closure of the Strait of Hormuz, which is noted as handling a significant portion of world oil shipments.
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web search NEUTRAL — The surge in oil prices since the war began has been feeding through to pump prices in the US and the UK.Oil trading will "remain incredibly twitchy", he said, and prices are likely to spike if the co…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2jxe382pwo
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web search NEUTRAL — The price of oil is expected to soar on Monday as the US-Israel war on Iran and the effective closure of the crucial strait of Hormuz rattles investors despite major producers’ pledges to increase its…
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/mar/01/oil-price-s…
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web search NEUTRAL — US crude oil prices surged nearly 8%, reaching US$104 per barrel, as concerns grow over a potential US blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OoZoANZx0NI
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Claim 2: “Friday’s announcement that the strait will reopen caused one of the sharpest one-day drops in oil prices yet, and stock markets hit fresh record highs on the expectation that the disruption would soon end.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results or cross-references detailing the specific market reaction (sharp drop in oil prices and record highs in stock markets) immediately following the announcement that the strait would reopen on Friday.
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Claim 3: “Thousands of people have been killed by US-Israeli strikes on Iran and in an Israeli invasion of Lebanon conducted in parallel.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results or cross-references detailing the casualty figures or the specific sequence of US-Israeli strikes on Iran alongside an Israeli invasion of Lebanon.
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Claim 4: “More than a million Lebanese were displaced by the Israeli invasion, which Israel said was in pursuit of Hezbollah, a powerful Shia armed group allied with Iran that fired across the border in support of Tehran.”
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Claim 5: “But it reversed that decision a day later after Trump refused to halt a US blockade of Iranian shipping.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that Iran reversed its decision to reopen the Strait of Hormuz the day after, citing the ongoing US 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 — The United States imposed a naval blockade on Iran in April 2026 following the failure of the Islamabad Talks to end the 2026 Iran war. The US military said the blockade had begun on Monday, 13 April …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval_blockade_of_Iran
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Claim 6: “A French soldier serving in a UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon was killed, and three personnel from the mission were wounded, two of them severely, in an incident UN officials said was probably caused by Hezbollah fire.”
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Claim 7: “US President Donald Trump accused Iran on Sunday of a “total violation” of the two countries’ ceasefire for firing on ships near the Strait of Hormuz, and renewed a threat to wipe out Iran’s bridges and power plants unless it accepted his terms.”
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The evidence provided details multiple events related to Trump's statements and Iran's actions regarding the Strait of Hormuz, including accusations of violations and threats. However, none of the retrieved evidence explicitly combines all elements—Trump accusing Iran of a 'total violation' *and* renewing the threat to wipe out bridges/power plants—into a single, corroborated report. The claims are drawn from multiple related reports, but the specific combination of accusations and threats is not independently verified by multiple sources.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States imposed a naval blockade on Iran in April 2026 following the failure of the Islamabad Talks to end the 2026 Iran war. The US military said the blockade had begun on Monday, 13 April …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval_blockade_of_Iran
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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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Claim 8: “Iran, which has blocked off the strait to ships apart from its own since the US and Israel attacked on February 28, announced on Friday it will reopen the strait.”
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Multiple sources confirm that the US and Israel launched strikes on Iran on February 28, 2026, and that Iran subsequently blocked the Strait of Hormuz. The evidence also indicates Iran announced reopening the strait on Friday, which is corroborated across several web search results.
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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 — 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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Claim 9: “Iran responded to attacks with missiles and drones against its Arab neighbours that host US bases.”
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Claim 10: “Trump said his envoys will arrive in Pakistan on Monday evening, prepared to hold more talks.”
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Multiple web search results independently state that Trump announced his envoys would arrive in Pakistan on Monday evening for talks, matching the claim's core assertion.
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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 is a list of presidential trips made by Donald Trump during 2026, the second year of his second presidency as the 47th president of the United States. This list excludes trips made within Washing…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_presidential_trips_mad…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is a timeline of the second presidency of Donald Trump during the second quarter of 2026, from April 1, 2026, to June 30, 2026. To navigate between quarters, see timeline of the Donald T…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_second_Trump_p…
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Claim 11: “An Israeli soldier was also killed in a separate incident, the Israeli military said.”
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Claim 12: “A two-week ceasefire in the Iran war is set to expire early on Wednesday.”
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Claim 13: “Iran’s chief negotiator, Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, said the two sides remain far apart on nuclear issues and the strait, the two main sticking points.”
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While the evidence confirms general tensions regarding the Strait of Hormuz and Iran's actions, none of the retrieved sources contain a direct quote or statement from Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf specifically stating that the two sides remain far apart on *both* nuclear issues and the Strait of Hormuz.
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web search NEUTRAL — With a population of over 92 million, Iran ranks 17th globally in both geographic size and population. It is divided into five regions with 31 provinces. Tehran is the nation's capital, largest city, …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran
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web search NEUTRAL — 1 day ago · Iran fires on ships in Strait of Hormuz as Tehran imposes restrictions again Confusion over the critical chokepoint threatened to deepen the energy crisis roiling the global economy and pu…
https://apnews.com/live/iran-war-israel-trump-04-18-2026
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web search NEUTRAL — 2 days ago · Stay on top of Iran latest developments on the ground with Al Jazeera’s fact-based news, exclusive video footage, photos and updated maps.
https://www.aljazeera.com/where/iran/
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Claim 14: “Two liquefied petroleum gas tankers were seen on ship tracking sites moving eastbound towards the Strait early on Sunday morning but the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported that Iran’s armed forces turned them back.”
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Both a cross-reference source and multiple web search results independently report the specific sequence: two LNG tankers tracked eastbound early Sunday morning, followed by the report from Tasnim that Iran's armed forces turned them back.
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web search NEUTRAL — Two liquefied petroleum gas tankers were seen on ship-tracking websites moving eastbound towards the strait early on Sunday morning, but the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported that Iran’s armed…
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/19/trumps-sends-d…
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web search NEUTRAL — The zombie LNG tanker transiting the Strait of Hormuz, March 20, 2026. Source: Windward Maritime AI™ Platform. Sanctioned and High-Risk Vessels Continue to Move. Sanctioned vessels were also observed …
https://windward.ai/blog/iran-controls-hormuz-transit-as-zom…
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web search NEUTRAL — TEHRAN (Tasnim) – An Iranian lawmaker reiterated earlier warnings over the Strait of Hormuz, saying recent developments reflect US’ ignorance of cautions and stressing that Iran determines the waterwa…
https://tasnimnews.ir/en
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Claim 15: “At least two ships reported they had been fired upon while approaching the strait on Saturday, and since then shipping data has shown no movement through the waterway.”
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Multiple web search results and Wikipedia entries independently report that at least two ships were fired upon near the Strait on Saturday, and that subsequent shipping data showed little to no movement through the waterway.
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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 — This article chronicles a list of ships attacked, damaged or sunk during the 2026 Iran war.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ships_attacked_during_…
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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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Claim 16: “Israel and Lebanon announced a separate ceasefire last week, which paved the way for Iran’s announcement that it will reopen the strait.”
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