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Trump says in no rush to make decisions on Iran, Strait of Hormuz, giving diplomacy chance

TASS · · 154 words

US President Donald Trump announced a delay in deciding on the resumption of shipping in the Strait of Hormuz to allow for diplomatic efforts with Tehran. This decision follows requests from Qatar, the UAE, and Saudi Arabia to postpone hostilities.

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4 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“US President Donald Trump said that he is in no rush to make decisions on Iran and the resumption of full-scale shipping in the Strait of Hormuz”
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Multiple sources confirm Trump's shifting timeline and decisions regarding the Strait of Hormuz. One source notes he initially threatened to 'obliterate' plants if not open in 48 hours, but then extended the deadline by five days, and another source mentions he paused escort operations for a 'short period of time' citing progress, indicating he was not rushing a final decision.
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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 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 — 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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“We'd have to open the strait. That would open immediately”
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Wikipedia explicitly confirms that on 19 March 2026, the United States began an aerial campaign specifically to 'reopen the Strait of Hormuz' following its closure by Iran, aligning with the intent that the strait would be opened.
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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 — 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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“On Monday, the US president stated that he had decided to postpone the resumption of hostilities against Iran at the request of Qatar, the UAE, and Saudi Arabia”
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Three independent news sources (Al Jazeera, TASS, and a general web search result) explicitly state that President Trump postponed a planned attack on Iran following requests from the leaders of Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE.
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web search NEUTRAL — President Donald Trump said he called off a planned attack on Iran after the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Qatar asked Washington to suspend strikes.For its part, Iran is seeking compensation for war damage a…
https://www.dw.com/en/trump-says-he-paused-attack-on-iran-at…
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web search NEUTRAL — US President Donald Trump said he is ready to wait for a few more days for an agreement with Iran before resuming attacks on the country. "If we don't get the right answers, it goes very quickly," he …
https://tass.com/world/2134209
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web search NEUTRAL — United States President Donald Trump said he postponed a planned attack on Iran after requests from the leaders of Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, adding that “serious negotiations a…
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/19/iran-war-day-81-tru…
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“On Tuesday, he emphasized that Washington is willing to give diplomacy a chance in the Iran conflict until the beginning of next week, postponing the resumption of hostilities until then.”
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The claim is directly corroborated by a cross-reference from TASS and supported by The Guardian, both stating that Trump postponed military strikes to give diplomacy a chance and wait for an agreement.
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web search NEUTRAL — Iran has made a new proposal for a deal to definitively end the war in the Middle East, officials in the region said on Monday, with Donald Trump claiming he had postponed new military strikes so talk…
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/18/iran-new-propo…
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web search NEUTRAL — US President Donald Trump said he is ready to wait for a few more days for an agreement with Iran before resuming attacks on the country. "If we don't get the right answers, it goes very quickly," he …
https://tass.com/world/2134209
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web search NEUTRAL — 2026 Iran war. Part of the Iran–Israel conflict and the Middle Eastern crisis.US president Donald Trump responded by threatening military action and starting the largest US military buildup in the reg…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war
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