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Trump says Iran attack on ‘hold’: What we know about latest negotiations

Al Jazeera · · 1180 words · By Sarah Shamim
Nuclear Non-Proliferation Regional Stability in the Gulf US-Iran Diplomatic Negotiations
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24 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“United States President Donald Trump says he has decided to pause an attack on Iran at the behest of Gulf leaders after Tehran sent a new peace proposal to Washington through Pakistan.”
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Multiple independent web sources (Al Jazeera, and others) confirm Trump paused a planned attack on Iran at the request of Gulf leaders (UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar) following a peace proposal sent via Pakistan.
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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 — 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 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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“An initial, temporary ceasefire commenced on April 8, six weeks into the war.”
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Wikipedia explicitly states that on 8 April 2026, the US and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire mediated by Pakistan, and Britannica confirms the agreement occurred on April 7-8 after more than five weeks of fighting (which aligns with the 'six weeks into the war' claim starting Feb 28).
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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 — 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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“Saudi Arabia said it had intercepted three drones, one day after a drone attack hit the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant in the United Arab Emirates.”
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Al Jazeera and Ahram Online both report that Saudi Arabia intercepted three drones one day after a drone attack hit the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant in the UAE.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of all the commercial nuclear reactors in the world, sorted by country, with operational status. The list only includes civilian nuclear power reactors used to generate electricity for …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This page lists operating, under construction, and permanently shut down nuclear power stations. Note that most nuclear power stations operate more than one nuclear reactor. For more information on t…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nuclear power in the United Arab Emirates is the generation of nuclear power through nuclear reactors in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The UAE currently operates four nuclear reactors in Barakah Nuc…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_power_in_the_United_Ar…
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“Trump wrote in a Truth Social post: “For Iran, the Clock is Ticking, and they better get moving, FAST, or there won’t be anything left of them. TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE!””
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Five independent news sources (Daily Maverick, Dailydispatch, Sowetan, Al Jazeera, Nypost) all quote the exact Truth Social post text.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump's use of social media attracted attention worldwide since he joined Twitter in May 2009. Over nearly twelve years, Trump tweeted around 57,000 times, including about 8,000 times during th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_media_use_by_Donald_Tru…
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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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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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“Trump wrote another post, saying he had been asked by the leaders of Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE to hold off on a planned attack on Iran scheduled for Tuesday”
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Multiple web search results confirm Trump claimed leaders of Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE requested he hold off on a planned attack scheduled for Tuesday.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Qatar diplomatic crisis was a high-profile deterioration of relations between Qatar and the Arab League between 2017 and 2021. It began when Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Eg…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qatar_diplomatic_crisis
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud (born 31 August 1985), also known as MbS, is the de facto ruler of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, formally serving as Crown Prince and Prime Minister. He is the heir apparen…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammed_bin_Salman
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — From 13 to 16 May 2025, the president of the United States, Donald Trump, undertook his first major international trip of his second term, visiting Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates. T…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_2025_visit_by_Donald_Trump…
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“He added that he had instructed Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, Chairman of The Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine and the US military not to carry out the scheduled attack.”
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CNN Politics and Naharnet both quote Trump instructing Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Daniel Caine to cancel the attack.
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web search NEUTRAL — John Daniel "Razin" Caine is an American general and venture capitalist who became the 22nd chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in 2025. He served as the associate director for military affairs at t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Caine
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web search NEUTRAL — “I have instructed Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, The Chairman of The Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Daniel Caine, and The United States Military, that we will NOT be doing the scheduled attack of Ir…
https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/18/politics/trump-iran-resumed-a…
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web search NEUTRAL — This Deal will include, importantly, NO NUCLEAR WEAPONS FOR IRAN! Based on my respect for the above mentioned Leaders, I have instructed Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, The Chairman of The Joint Chief…
https://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/320217-trump-says-called…
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“Iran has submitted a revised 14-point peace plan to end the war, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported on Monday.”
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Xinhua, Tasnim News Agency (via web search), and Defend Democracy Press all report that Iran submitted a revised 14-point peace plan via Pakistan.
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web search NEUTRAL — TEHRAN, May 18 (Xinhua) -- Iran has handed over its newest 14-point proposed plan for ending the war with the United States to mediator Pakistan, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported on Monda…
https://english.news.cn/20260518/e48d51cddfb04c4eb6e976b2855…
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web search NEUTRAL — Iran has submitted a revised 14-point plan to Pakistani mediators outlining a path to end hostilities with the US, according to state media.Iran offers new 14-point peace proposal after Trump’s dire w…
https://nypost.com/2026/05/18/us-news/iran-submits-revised-1…
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web search NEUTRAL — Iran has submitted on Monday a revised 14-point proposal to end the ongoing war to the United States through the Pakistani mediator, following Washington’s response to an earlier Iranian plan, accordi…
https://www.defenddemocracy.press/peace-or-disaster-in-weste…
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“Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei told a news briefing on Monday that Tehran’s response to the previous US proposal had been “conveyed to the American side through mediator Pakistan””
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Multiple reports confirm that Iranian spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei stated the response to the US proposal was conveyed through Pakistan.
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web search NEUTRAL — Baghaei: US 15-point ceasefire proposal 'exaggerated, illogical'. Earlier today, Iran confirmed it has received proposals from the United States through mediators, describing them as “excessive” and “…
https://staging-en.almayadeen.net/news/politics/iran-deliver…
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web search NEUTRAL — Iran confirmed on Sunday that the United States has delivered its response to Tehran’s proposed 14-point plan through Pakistani mediators, and that the Islamic Republic is currently reviewing the docu…
https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2026/05/03/767992/Iran-says-is…
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web search NEUTRAL — Iran has received a US response to its latest peace proposal, Iranian state-linked media have said. Iran's foreign ministry spokesperson said the response, delivered via Pakistan, was now being review…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn0px2x53k2o
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“the initial direct talks mediated by Pakistan in Islamabad in April stalled”
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The web search results provided for this specific claim are irrelevant (DirectTV, Auto Insurance), and no relevant evidence was found to confirm or deny that talks in Islamabad stalled.
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“Baghaei said demands include the release of its assets frozen abroad and the lifting of sanctions.”
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No evidence was provided or found during the search to verify the specific demands regarding frozen assets and sanctions in this context.
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“Iran has also previously demanded compensation for damage inflicted by US-Israeli attacks, an end to the ongoing US naval blockade of Iranian ports and a halt to fighting on all fronts, including in Lebanon”
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“Washington has urged Tehran to dismantle its nuclear programme and lift a blockade on the Strait of Hormuz”
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“the Strait of Hormuz... carried one-fifth of the world’s crude oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply.”
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“Iran is believed to have about 440kg (970lb) of uranium enriched to 60 percent.”
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“A 90 percent threshold of enriched uranium is needed to produce a nuclear weapon.”
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“Iran has never officially declared an intention to build nuclear weapons.”
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“Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told reporters... that Iran and the US have reached a “deadlock” on the question of Iran’s “enriched material”.”
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“Araghchi confirmed he had spoken to Russian officials about an offer from Moscow to store Iran’s enriched uranium.”
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“Under the Obama-era Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, signed with several countries in 2015, Iran was able to continue enriching to 3.87 percent”
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“Trump withdrew the US from that agreement in 2018”
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“the US wants a moratorium on all uranium enrichment for a period of up to 20 years”
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“Since early March, Iran has restricted shipping through the strait”
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“In April, the US announced a naval blockade on ships entering or leaving Iranian ports”
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“technical teams from Iran and Oman met in Oman to negotiate a mechanism for safe transit in the Strait of Hormuz.”
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