Trump says he's called off Iran strike at request of Gulf allies | Flipboard
President Donald Trump announced the postponement of a planned military strike on Iran, citing ongoing negotiations to end the conflict. The text also includes headlines regarding the war's impact on AI supply chains, gas prices, and U.S. energy exports.
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“President Donald Trump said he is holding off on a military strike on Iran planned for Tuesday because "serious negotiations" are underway to end the war.”
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Multiple independent news sources (Euronews, The Guardian, and AnewZ) confirm that President Trump announced he was holding off on a planned military strike on Iran to allow for negotiations to continue.
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— 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
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war
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— During his second term as President of the United States, Donald Trump has made numerous false or misleading claims. The Associated Press fact-checked several of Trump's statements from his first week…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_or_misleading_statements…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_or_misleading_statements…
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— "Trump Always Chickens Out" (TACO) is a pejorative description of the perceived tendency of United States president Donald Trump to make threats, only to later delay or renege on them as a way to incr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump_Always_Chickens_Out
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump_Always_Chickens_Out
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“the war in Iran now past the 12-week mark”
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The claim is reported across multiple cross-references (Flipboard) and is consistent with the timeline provided by Wikipedia regarding the 2026 Iran war which began on February 28, 2026.
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— 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
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran
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— The Twelve-Day War was an armed conflict between Iran and Israel which lasted from 13 to 24 June 2025. It began when Israel bombed military and nuclear facilities in Iran in a surprise attack, assassi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelve-Day_War
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelve-Day_War
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— 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
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war
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“CBS News polling finds Americans are growing more frustrated with the economy as the war with Iran keeps gas prices high.”
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CBS News web results and cross-references confirm that polling shows Americans are frustrated with the economy and that gas prices are being weighed down by the situation in Iran.
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— On June 22, 2025, the United States Air Force and Navy attacked three nuclear facilities in Iran as part of the Twelve-Day War, under the code name Operation Midnight Hammer. The Fordow Uranium Enrich…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_United_States_strikes_on_…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_United_States_strikes_on_…
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— The CBS Evening News (titled as CBS Evening News with Tony Dokoupil since January 3, 2026) is the flagship evening television news program of CBS News, the news division of the CBS television network …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CBS_Evening_News
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CBS_Evening_News
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— 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
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war
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“US energy exports have hit record highs”
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The Wall Street Journal (via web search) and cross-references report that US energy exports hit record highs amid disruptions caused by the Iran war.
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— The United States' energy exports briefly hit a record high after the Iran war disrupted Middle Eastern supply routes, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday.
https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/2026-04-26/busines…
https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/2026-04-26/busines…
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— U.S. States. State energy information, including overviews, rankings, data, and analyses.In 2023, crude oil production reached a record-high 12.9 million b/d in the United States, a 9% (1.0 million b/…
https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=61584
https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=61584
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— At the same time, US energy exports increased 18% to a record high of 21 quadrillion Btu in 2018, reducing net energy imports into the United States to a 54-year low of 4 quadrillion Btu, or less than…
https://www.hydrocarbonengineering.com/clean-fuels/08052019/…
https://www.hydrocarbonengineering.com/clean-fuels/08052019/…
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“The country shipped 14.2 million barrels of crude and products”
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While the claim mentions a specific figure (14.2 million barrels), the provided Wikipedia evidence for this claim consists of general descriptions of the US government and geography, and does not contain any data regarding oil export volumes.
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— 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
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States
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— The president of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president directs the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-i…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_the_United_States
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_the_United_States
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— The United States of America is a federal republic consisting of 50 states, a federal district (Washington, D.C., the capital city of the United States), five major territories, and minor islands. Bot…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_states_and_territories…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_states_and_territories…
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