Trump says Iran talks 'going on right now' after slamming 'duplicitous' leadership

France24 · 🇫🇷 public France · Aug 02, 2026 · 1644 words · By FRANCE

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US President Donald Trump on Monday said talks with Iran "are going on right now", adding that the negotiations represented the last chance for Tehran to sign a good deal.

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What happened

US President Donald Trump on Monday said talks with Iran "are going on right now", adding that the negotiations represented the last chance for Tehran to sign a good deal.

Why it matters

Earlier on Monday, after Iran said there were no talks underway, Trump slammed what he called Iran's "unbelievably duplicitous" leadership.

Common ground

Read our liveblog to see how the day's events unfolded.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Name Calling / Labeling, Black-and-White Fallacy: 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 US President Donald Trump said Sunday he decided to hold off on ordering American forces to carry out new strikes against Iran at the urging of Gulf allies Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates?
How does this story connect Maritime Security in Hormuz Strait with Israel-Gaza Conflict over the next few days?

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Claim 1: “US President Donald Trump said Sunday he decided to hold off on ordering American forces to carry out new strikes against Iran at the urging of Gulf allies Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates”

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Claim 2: “Israeli airstrikes hit Gaza for a second straight day, killing at least 18 Palestinians, medics said”

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Claim 3: “Israel has conveyed concerns to the United States on a Gaza plan hailed by President Donald Trump”

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Claim 4: “Iran executed two Iranian nationals on Monday after accusing them of sending sensitive military and security location coordinates to Israel”

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Claim 5: “The number of commodity vessels that passed through the Bab el-Mandeb strait fell to 18 on Sunday, from 27 on Saturday and 28 on Friday”

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Claim 6: “Two tankers laden with Saudi oil crossed the Bab el Mandeb strait over the weekend”

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Claim 7: “US President Donald Trump's Board of Peace said on Monday that an Israeli withdrawal in Gaza would only take place after Hamas's "complete" disarmament”

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Multiple sources confirm the 'Board of Peace' (a US-backed entity) linked Israeli withdrawal from Gaza to the complete disarmament of Hamas.

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web search NEUTRAL — Board ties any Israeli withdrawal to complete disarmament by Hamas, reversing its earlier phased approach.The US-backed Board of Peace has hardened the conditions for an Israeli withdrawal from Gaza a…
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/board-peace-caves-netanya…

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web search NEUTRAL — Netanyahu says no Israeli withdrawal from Gaza until Hamas has been completely disarmed.
https://www.cp24.com/news/world/2026/08/04/netanyahu-says-no…

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web search NEUTRAL — The “Board of Peace reached a HISTORIC agreement for the COMPLETE DISARMAMENT of Hamas and all other armed groups in Gaza,” Trump said.There would be no Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza “yellow line,”…
https://www.kwwl.com/news/social/trump-announces-a-breakthro…

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Claim 8: “A cargo vessel was struck by an "unknown projectile" in the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Oman, a British maritime agency said on Tuesday”

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Multiple web sources confirm the UKMTO reported a cargo vessel was hit by an unknown projectile in the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Oman on Tuesday (August 3/4).

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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 — This timeline of the 2026 Iran war covers the period since 28 February 2026.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war

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web search NEUTRAL — A cargo vessel reported being hit by an unknown projectile off the coast of Oman early Tuesday, according to the UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) center.
https://saudigazette.com.sa/article/663462/world/cargo-vesse…

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Claim 9: “The crew of an Iranian commercial ship that was hit in a Ukrainian attack and the body of a sailor killed in the incident have returned to Iran”

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Claim 10: “the incident occurred 20 nautical miles (37 kilometres) northeast of Al Khasab, Oman”

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Multiple web sources specifically cite the location of the incident as 20 nautical miles northeast of Al Khasab, Oman.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — From 28 February 2026, as part of the 2026 Iran war, Iran began launching a series of drone strikes on sites in Oman and the Strait of Hormuz, targeting the Port of Duqm and the Port of Salalah, which…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iranian_strikes_on_Oman

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Khasab (Arabic: خَصَب, romanized: Ḫaṣab) is a town and capital of the Musandam Governorate which is an exclave of Oman bordering the United Arab Emirates at the tip of the Musandam Peninsula by the St…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khasab

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Oman, officially the Sultanate of Oman, is a country in the southeastern Arabian Peninsula in West Asia. It shares land borders with Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen, while also shari…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oman

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Claim 11: “President Donald Trump says the US and Israel have agreed to pause further strikes on Iran if a deal to end the conflict can be reached quickly”

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Claim 12: “President Donald Trump... declaring in an angry social media post that a US military blockade will continue until there is a "Deal, or Total surrender."”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists only of general Wikipedia biographies of Donald Trump and does not contain any information regarding a social media post about a military blockade or 'Total surrender'.

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web search NEUTRAL — Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who is the 47th president of the United States. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump

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web search NEUTRAL — Donald Trump es recibido por el presidente Ronald Reagan en la recepción de la Casa Blanca en 1987. En 1988, adquirió el Taj Mahal Casino en una transacción con Merv Griffin y Resorts International. 1…
https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump

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web search NEUTRAL — Donald Trump Donald Trump (offizielles Porträtfoto, 2025) Unterschrift von Donald Trump, 2009 Donald John Trump [ˈdɑn.əld dʒɑn tɹɐmp] (* 14. Juni 1946 in New York City) ist ein US-amerikanischer Polit…
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump

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Claim 13: “US President Donald Trump on Monday said talks with Iran "are going on right now"”

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Multiple independent web sources (France 24, Al Jazeera) confirm that Donald Trump stated on Monday that negotiations with Iran are 'going on right now'.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This timeline of the 2026 Iran war covers the period since 28 February 2026.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_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-phase ceasefire framework i…
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 blockade began 10:00 EDT and applied only to ships going…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States_naval_block…

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Claim 14: “Iran's foreign ministry said there were currently no negotiations with the United States”

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Claim 15: “Qatar, Egypt and Turkey... late on Monday criticised Israel after renewed strikes in the Palestinian territory”

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Three separate web search results confirm that Qatar, Egypt, and Turkey issued statements on Monday criticizing Israel's strikes in Gaza.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Gaza peace plan, officially the Comprehensive Plan to End the Gaza Conflict, is a multilateral agreement between Israel and Hamas that aims to address the ongoing Gaza war and broader Middle Easte…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_peace_plan

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Gaza peace summit, also known as the Sharm El-Sheikh Peace Summit, was a diplomatic meeting held on 13 October 2025 in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, following an agreement to implement the first phase o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_peace_summit

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Israeli government has been involved in assisting or empowering the Palestinian political and military organization Hamas at various points in its history. This support continued during and in sp…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_support_for_Hamas

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Claim 16: “CNN reports that an officer in the US Central Command’s (CENTCOM) intelligence branch sent an email on July 29 to a broad group of military analysts, asking them to pitch "creative and unconventional" ideas to punish Iran”

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Claim 17: “Six Saudi-flagged supertankers have changed course in the Gulf of Aden in recent days and are heading to southern Africa”

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Multiple independent sources, including Reuters, report that six Saudi-flagged supertankers diverted from the Gulf of Aden toward southern Africa.

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web search NEUTRAL — Six Saudi-flagged supertankers have diverted from their planned routes in the Gulf of Aden in recent days, opting to sail toward southern Africa rather than passing through the southern Red Sea follow…
https://en.royanews.tv/news/72324/Six-Saudi-ships-reroute-to…

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web search NEUTRAL — Six Saudi-flagged supertankers have changed course in the Gulf of Aden in recent days and are heading to southern Africa in response to a maritime blockade imposed on Saudi Arabia by the Ansarallah-le…
https://thecradle.co/articles/saudi-tankers-reroute-around-a…

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web search NEUTRAL — Six Saudi Arabian-flagged supertankers have recently altered their course in the Gulf of Aden, rerouting towards Southern Africa. This change comes as Ansarallah in Yemen announced a maritime embargo …
https://en.webangah.ir/2026-08-03/news=382776/

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Claim 18: “The master of a tanker off the coast of Oman has reported hearing an explosion near the vessel, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) Centre reported Sunday”

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Claim 19: “US President Donald Trump said Monday that major oil companies are making "too much money" due to high prices stemming from the crude shortage caused by the Iran war”

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Multiple independent sources (The Guardian, ABC7 Los Angeles, and others) report Trump's Monday comments that oil companies are making 'too much money' due to the Iran war shortage.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This timeline of the 2026 Iran war covers the period since 28 February 2026.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war

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Claim 20: “Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said in a televised press conference... Iran has been discussing with Oman creating a new route through the Strait of Hormuz”

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