Trump says ‘final determination’ to be made on possible Iran deal

Al Jazeera · 🇶🇦 public Qatar · May 29, 2026 · 745 words · By Al Jazeera Staff

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Trump says ‘final determination’ to be made on possible Iran deal Deep mistrust remains between Washington and Tehran as Iran says ‘no final agreement’ reached with US.

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What happened

Trump says ‘final determination’ to be made on possible Iran deal Deep mistrust remains between Washington and Tehran as Iran says ‘no final agreement’ reached with US.

Why it matters

United States President Donald Trump says he will soon make a “final determination” on a possible deal with Iran that could extend the ceasefire and reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

Common ground

However, deep mistrust remains between the two sides and they continue to differ on significant issues.

Perspective signals

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

Follow-up questions

What terms are actually in the Iran proposal, and which side would have to compromise first?
What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson, Esmaeil Baghaei, told state media that no agreement with the US has been finalised so far?
What happens next if the deal stalls, and who has the power to restart talks?

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 10 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson, Esmaeil Baghaei, told state media that no agreement with the US has been finalised so far.”

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Multiple sources (Global Times, state media) explicitly quote spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei stating that no agreement has been finalized.

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web search NEUTRAL — But Iran's foreign ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei said reports of an agreement were "speculative" and "nothing has been finalised". Trump has previously claimed a deal with Iran was close withou…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c78y6w78828o

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web search NEUTRAL — Iran's foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said a final decision had not yet been made on a possible peace agreement with the US, according to Iranian state media.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-12/iran-war-updates-june…

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web search NEUTRAL — Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said on Friday that no agreement has been finalized with the United States yet and the exchange of messages between the two sides is continuing.
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202605/1362301.shtml

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Claim 2: “Iran’s foreign ministry said on Friday that there is still “no final agreement” on a deal with the US”

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Reports from CNN, BBC, and other news sources confirm that Iran's foreign ministry stated no final agreement had been reached.

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web search NEUTRAL — 2 days ago ... An “understanding has been reached on the majority of issues” between the United States and Iran, according to an Iranian Foreign Ministry ...
https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/12/world/live-news/iran-war-trum…

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web search NEUTRAL — 4 hours ago ... ... agreement, Tehran has stated that a final decision has not been reached. ... Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei stated ...
https://www.facebook.com/ukrnewsfeed/posts/-iran-has-not-con…

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web search NEUTRAL — 3 days ago ... Iran has insisted that a final decision on an agreement to end the current conflict with the US has not yet been reached, despite President ...
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c78y6w78828o

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Claim 3: “The sources stressed that there were no provisions about destroying Iran’s nuclear materials in the MOU”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding specific claims by Fars sources about the absence of nuclear material destruction provisions in the MOU.

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Claim 4: “Iranian state news outlet Fars, citing sources, reported on Friday that the agreement with the US was in its final stages of ratification”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results or Wikipedia entries regarding a report by Fars news agency about the agreement being in final stages of ratification.

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Claim 5: ““Ships caught in the Strait due to our amazing and unprecedented Naval Blockade, which will now be lifted, may start the process of ‘heading home!’” Trump wrote.”

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Web search results confirm that on May 29, 2026, Trump announced via Truth Social that the naval blockade in the Strait of Hormuz was being lifted and ships could 'head home'.

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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 — 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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Claim 6: “Trump said on Friday that he was meeting with advisers in the Situation Room to discuss the issue.”

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Multiple sources confirm Trump met with advisers in the Situation Room on Friday to discuss the Iran deal, though some note the meeting concluded without a final decision.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This article encompasses the domestic policy of Donald Trump as the 47th president of the United States. Prospective policies for Trump's second presidency were proposed in Agenda 47, a collection of …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domestic_policy_of_the_second_…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump's second and current tenure as the president of the United States began upon his inauguration as the 47th president on January 20, 2025. Trump, a Republican, previously served as the 45th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_presidency_of_Donald_Tr…

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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 7: “they seek to end the three-month-long war.”

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Wikipedia entries for the '2026 Iran war' and '2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis' confirm that hostilities began on February 28, 2026, making the conflict approximately three months long by the time of the May 29th reports.

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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 — The 2026 Iran war was an armed conflict between Israel and the United States against Iran and its regional allies. Hostilities broke out after surprise US–Israeli airstrikes targeting military and gov…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Relations between Iran and the United States in the 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 …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran–United_States_relations

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Claim 8: “On Thursday, White House sources told Al Jazeera that the US and Iran had reached a tentative agreement to extend the ceasefire by 60 days to allow for formal negotiations”

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Multiple web search results report that US and Iranian negotiators reached a tentative agreement for a 60-day ceasefire extension/MOU.

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web search NEUTRAL — 5 days ago · BREAKING: U.S. and Iranian negotiators have secured a tentative agreement on a 60-day memorandum of understanding to extend the ceasefire ...
https://www.tiktok.com/@foxandfriends/video/7649447656175029…

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web search NEUTRAL — US and Iran reach agreement to extend ceasefire for 60 days, pending Trump's approval.
https://polymarket.com/event/us-announces-new-iran-agreement…

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web search NEUTRAL — The United States and Iranian negotiators have reached a tentative agreement to extend the ceasefire by 60 days and launch talks on Iran's nuclear program, according to a US official familiar with the…
https://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2026/May/28/us-irania…

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Claim 9: “Trump set out numerous conditions for Tehran to accept, including: never having a nuclear weapon or bomb, the Strait of Hormuz being open in both directions and without tolls, the removal of any remaining mines left in the Strait, and the US unearthing and destroying Iran’s enriched uranium that is buried.”

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Web search results specifically detail Trump's demands: no nuclear weapons, an open/toll-free Strait of Hormuz, and the transfer of enriched uranium to US custody.

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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 blockade began 10 a.m. ET and applied only to ships goin…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States_naval_block…

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Claim 10: “United States President Donald Trump says he will soon make a “final determination” on a possible deal with Iran that could extend the ceasefire and reopen the Strait of Hormuz.”

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Multiple web search results from May 29, 2026, confirm that Donald Trump stated he would make a 'final determination' on a possible deal with Iran involving the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.

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