Trump says new round of Iran talks will begin Monday

Al Jazeera · 🇶🇦 public Qatar · Aug 02, 2026 · 674 words · By Al Jazeera Staff; AFP; Reuters

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Trump says new round of Iran talks will begin Monday The US president says Gulf allies and Tehran urged him to delay planned strikes.

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What happened

Trump says new round of Iran talks will begin Monday The US president says Gulf allies and Tehran urged him to delay planned strikes.

Why it matters

United States President Donald Trump has said that negotiations with Tehran are set to begin on Monday after he decided to hold off on new strikes on Iran in pursuit of a deal.

Common ground

Trump said on Sunday that a plan was in place for the US to launch “the biggest attack since World War II” against Iran but that he halted it to give diplomacy a chance.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Exaggeration / Hyperbole: 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 and US partners Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar had urged him to hold off on the strikes?
How does this story connect Global Energy Markets with Regional Stability in West Asia over the next few days?

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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 and US partners Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar had urged him to hold off on the strikes”

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Multiple sources indicate that Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Qatar raised concerns or urged diplomacy to prevent further escalation and strikes.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Iran and Saudi Arabia are engaged in a proxy war over influence in the Middle East and other regions of the Muslim world. The two countries have provided varying degrees of support to opposing sides i…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran–Saudi_Arabia_proxy_war

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Bilateral relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia have experienced periods of tension as well as phases of diplomatic engagement and normalization. The tensions have been attributed to a range of geop…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran–Saudi_Arabia_relations

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since the 2026 Iran war began with United States and Israeli strikes on Iran on 28 February 2026, locations across Saudi Arabia have been subject to multiple retaliatory Iranian missile strikes. The s…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi_Arabia_in_the_2026_Iran_…

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Claim 2: “Brent futures were down $4.08, or 4.64 percent, at $83.85 a barrel on Sunday”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results to verify the specific price and percentage drop of Brent futures on that Sunday.

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Claim 3: “Trump said on Sunday that a plan was in place for the US to launch “the biggest attack since World War II” against Iran”

CORROBORATED

Multiple independent sources (Al Jazeera, YouTube/News reports) confirm Trump described a planned attack as the 'biggest attack since World War II'.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In 2025 and 2026, 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 Ali…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–2026_Iran–United_States_n…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — At 80 years old, Donald Trump, the 45th and 47th president of the United States, became the oldest person in American history to become president upon his second inauguration in 2025. In July 2024, fi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_and_health_concerns_about_…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — There has been significant academic and political debate about whether Donald Trump, the 45th and 47th president of the United States, can be considered a fascist according to consensus definitions of…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump_and_fascism

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Claim 4: “The war began on February 28, when the US and Israel launched surprise strikes against Iran”

VERIFIED BY REFERENCE

Wikipedia and Britannica both explicitly state that the 2026 Iran war began on February 28, 2026, with US and Israeli strikes.

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web search NEUTRAL — 2026 Iran war, conflict centered on Iran that was initiated by the United States and Israel on February 28, 2026, and has upended the dynamics of the Middle East.
https://www.britannica.com/event/2026-Iran-war

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web search NEUTRAL — Since 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel have been at war with Iran and its regional allies. Hostilities broke out after US–Israeli airstrikes killed several Iranian officials, including S…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war

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web search NEUTRAL — The US-Israeli bombing campaign on Iran has now claimed more than 1,900 Iranian lives since the war began on February 28.
https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2026/03/28/765950/us-israeli-a…

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Claim 5: “Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs Abbas Araghchi held a second phone call with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, joined by Pakistani Army Commander Asim Munir”

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The claim states the three officials held a joint phone call. However, the evidence from ISNA and other sources explicitly states that Foreign Minister Araghchi held 'separate' telephone conversations with the Saudi Foreign Minister and the Pakistani Army Chief.

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web search NEUTRAL — Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi held separate telephone conversations with Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff, Asim Munir, and Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud to discuss di…
https://8am.media/eng/regional-developments-iranian-pakistan…

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web search NEUTRAL — Iran’s Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi has held separate telephone conversations with his counterparts from Pakistan and Oman.
https://www.presstv.co.uk/Detail/2026/08/04/773688/Iran-FM-d…

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web search NEUTRAL — Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi of the Islamic Republic of Iran has held a series of high-level telephone conversations with his Saudi counterpart and Pakistan’s army chief as part of ongoing re…
https://en.isna.ir/news/1405051207003/Araghchi-holds-consult…

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Claim 6: “Iran’s official news agency IRNA reported that negotiations between Tehran and Oman over the Strait of Hormuz were in their final stages”

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Multiple sources, including Xinhua and reports citing IRNA, confirm that negotiations between Iran and Oman over the Strait of Hormuz are in their final stages.

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web search NEUTRAL — 2 (Xinhua) -- Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said on Sunday that negotiations between Iran and Oman on the Strait of Hormuz are in their final stages, the official news agency IRNA repo…
https://english.news.cn/20260803/383aa52c9a4f46c4a940bf9b94c…

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web search NEUTRAL — On Wednesday state news agency IRNA reported that a Hormuz joint statement between Iran and Oman is in the “final stages” , to lay down specific arrangements for commercial shipping, the agency report…
https://gulfnews.com/world/mena/hormuz-deal-takes-shape-but-…

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web search NEUTRAL — "The factors making the Strait of Hormuz insecure still exist on the part of the United States, particularly the naval blockade and other aggressive and threatening actions against Iran and its intere…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckg9d3eyeggo

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Claim 7: “Trump pulled back from threats of an attack on Saturday”

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Web search results confirm that Trump withdrew a proposed attack plan and that Iran mocked these warnings as 'hollow' following the reversal.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — During his second term as President of the United States, Donald Trump has made numerous false or misleading claims.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_or_misleading_statements…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The sketch comedy television series Saturday Night Live (SNL) has parodied Donald Trump since 1988, covering his time as a real estate broker to his popular run as host of The Apprentice, and during a…
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Claim 8: “Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman had also urged against the strikes”

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The claim is corroborated by a cross-reference from The Hindu (citing Axios) and other web search results regarding the Crown Prince's influence on the decision to de-escalate.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (Arabic: سلمان بن عبد العزيز آل سعود, romanized: Salmān ibn ʻAbd al-ʻAzīz Āl Saʻūd; born 31 December 1935) is King of Saudi Arabia, having reigned since 2015. He is a son …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salman_of_Saudi_Arabia

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2017–2019 Saudi Arabian purge was the mass arrest of a number of prominent Saudi Arabian princes, government ministers, and business people in Saudi Arabia on 4 November 2017. It took place weeks …
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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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Claim 9: “negotiations with Tehran are set to begin on Monday”

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Multiple independent sources, including Al Jazeera and other web search results, confirm that Donald Trump stated negotiations with Tehran would begin on Monday.

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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 — Since 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel have been at war with Iran and its regional allies. Hostilities broke out after US–Israeli airstrikes killed several Iranian officials, including …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war

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Claim 10: “West Texas Intermediate lost $4.01, or 4.74 percent, to trade at $80.66”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results to verify the specific price and percentage drop of West Texas Intermediate.

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