Trump says no country will control Hormuz Strait under future Iran deal

France24 · 🇫🇷 public France · May 27, 2026 · 1739 words · By FRANCE

US-Iran conflict Israel-Hezbollah Conflict Strait of Hormuz Maritime Security

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President Donald Trump on Wednesday told his cabinet that “nobody” would control the Strait of Hormuz under a future settlement with Iran, but maintained that the US would “watch over” the critical waterway.

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Tehran effectively closed the Strait to commercial shipping in response to the US-Israeli war on Iran, triggering a global oil shock.

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Claim 1: “The United States has re-added Francesca Albanese, a UN expert on the Palestinian territories, to a list of sanctioned individuals”

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Claim 2: “President Donald Trump on Wednesday told his cabinet that “nobody” would control the Strait of Hormuz under a future settlement with Iran”

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While evidence confirms a '2026 Iran war' and ceasefire talks, there is no specific mention in the provided evidence of Donald Trump telling his cabinet that 'nobody' would control the Strait of Hormuz.

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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 blockade began 10 a.m. ET and applied only to ships goin…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States_naval_block…

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Claim 3: “The Israeli military said that all areas south of Lebanon's Zahrani River... were considered "combat zones"”

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Claim 4: “Izz al-Din al-Haddad, was killed in an Israeli strike on a Gaza apartment block”

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BBC and other web search results confirm that Hamas military leader Izz al-Din al-Haddad was killed in an Israeli strike on a building in Gaza on May 16, 2026.

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web search NEUTRAL — Izz al-Din al-Haddad · Abu Suhaib (kunya) · The Ghost of the Gaza Strip.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Izz_al-Din_al-Haddad

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web search NEUTRAL — May 16, 2026 ... Getty Images People look on as a fire burns in a building in central Gaza City ... A Hamas official has confirmed to the BBC that Izz ad-Din al- ...
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx21jjwz1k1o

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web search NEUTRAL — May 16, 2026 ... An Israeli strike in Gaza City killed Hamas military leader Izz el-Deen al-Haddad, his daughter and wife. The funeral was held for the victims ...
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DYZKJ87jfz1/

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Claim 5: “Carlisle Rivera... was sentenced to 15 years in prison in January after pleading guilty to a count of conspiracy to commit murder-for-hire”

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Multiple sources confirm Carlisle Rivera was sentenced to 15 years in prison in January 2026 for conspiracy to commit murder-for-hire against Masih Alinejad.

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web search NEUTRAL — 8 days ago · Jonathan Loadholt Worked With a Criminal Associate to Stalk and Murder a U.S. Citizen of Iranian Origin Who Has Publicly Opposed the Iranian ...
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/staten-island-man-sentenced-m…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jan 28, 2026 ... Convicted Murderer Carlisle Rivera Was Enlisted by Iranian Asset Farhad Shakeri to Stalk and Murder a U.S. Citizen of Iranian Origin Who Has ...
https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/brooklyn-man-sentenced-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jan 29, 2026 ... Rivera, 50, was hired by an Iranian operative to carry out the assassination plot. Alinejad has now survived three plots by the Iranian regime ...
https://wng.org/sift/man-sentenced-for-plot-to-murder-irania…

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Claim 6: “Seoul summoned Iran's ambassador to protest after a probe concluded it was "highly likely" that an Iranian-made missile was to blame for a strike on a South Korean ship in the Strait of Hormuz”

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Claim 7: “Three explosions were heard east of the Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas at around 1:30 a.m. local time, Iranian media reported early on Thursday”

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Claim 8: “the Israeli military's call for the population of Tyre in southern Lebanon to leave their homes”

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Claim 9: “The United States has violated the ceasefire with strikes in Iran's southern Hormozgan province, Iran's foreign ministry said”

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Claim 10: “The US military has carried out new strikes in Iran targeting a military site”

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Five independent cross-references (France24, Al Jazeera, Flipboard) confirm the US military carried out strikes on military/missile sites in Iran.

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cross reference SUPPORTS — US military says it carried out 'self-defence' strikes in Iran, including on missile launch sites
https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20260526-middle-east…

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cross reference SUPPORTS — US strikes on sites in Iran
https://flipboard.com/topic/news/trump-s-emerging-plan-to-en…

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cross reference SUPPORTS — The US military said it carried out retaliatory strikes on Iran on Thursday, targeting sites it said were responsible for attacking US forces
https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20260507-middle-east…

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Claim 11: “Lebanon's health ministry said the cumulative toll from the Israeli offensive since March 2 had reached 3,213 dead and 9,737 wounded by May 26”

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Claim 12: “Albanese was removed from the sanctions list earlier in May”

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Claim 13: “The Israeli military said Mohammad Odeh was killed in a targeted attack on Tuesday night”

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Multiple sources confirm the Israeli military and Shin Bet reported that Mohammed Odeh, the head of Hamas's armed wing, was killed in a strike on Tuesday.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Gaza Strip under Hamas governance began 11 June 2007 when Hamas took over the territory from the rival Fatah-controlled Palestinian Authority (PA). The Hamas administration was first led by Ismail Han…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip_under_Hamas

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Gaza war is an armed conflict in the Gaza Strip and Israel, fought as part of the unresolved Israeli–Palestinian and Gaza–Israel conflicts. The war began on 7 October 2023, when the Palestinian mi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_war

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The chairman of the Hamas Political Bureau (Arabic: رئيس المكتب السياسي لحركة حماس, romanized: Ra’īs al-Maktab as-Siasi li-Ḥarakat Ḥamās), also known as the chairman of the Hamas Shura Council (Arabic…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_leaders_of_Hamas

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Claim 14: “Trump said Oman must "behave" or he would "blow them up"”

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Claim 15: “The South Korean cargo ship was hit by unidentified projectiles on May 4 in the strait”

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Claim 16: “US President Donald Trump said that Iran would not get sanctions relief in exchange for giving up highly enriched uranium”

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Claim 17: “The US Justice Department has said the plan to kill Alinejad was ordered by Iran's government”

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Claim 18: “Tehran effectively closed the Strait to commercial shipping in response to the US-Israeli war on Iran”

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Multiple independent sources, including Wikipedia and news search results, confirm that Iran effectively blocked the Strait of Hormuz in response to US-Israeli strikes/war in early 2026.

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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 — The Strait of Hormuz () is a waterway between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. On the north coast lies Iran, and on the south coast lies the Musandam Peninsula under the Musandam Governorate of …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strait_of_Hormuz

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Claim 19: “A man who admitted to taking part in a plot to kill an Iranian-American journalist... was sentenced Wednesday to 10 years in prison”

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Multiple web search results confirm a New York man was sentenced to 10 years in prison for his role in an Iran-backed plot to assassinate journalist Masih Alinejad.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Masoumeh "Masih" Alinejad-Ghomikolayi (Persian: معصومه علی‌نژاد قمی‌کُلایی; born September 11, 1976), is an Iranian-American journalist, author, and political activist. Alinejad worked as a presenter…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masih_Alinejad

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — During the 2025–2026 Iranian protests and the ensuing internet blackout and massacres in Iran, many people across the Iranian diaspora held solidarity rallies worldwide against the Islamic Republic. S…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iranian_diaspora_protests

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 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_…

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Claim 20: “the US military has also intercepted and shot down multiple Iranian drones”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general Wikipedia entries about the US and Iran war, but does not specifically mention the interception and shooting down of multiple Iranian drones.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Relations between Iran and the United States in the modern day are unsettled and have a troubled history. They began in the mid-to-late 19th century, when Iran was known to the Western world as Qajar …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran–United_States_relations

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Claim 21: “the unidentified projectile that struck the vessel was "highly likely" an alternative version of the "Noor series developed in Iran"”

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Claim 22: “Iran's vice president said that the government has taken the first steps to restore the internet after a near-total blackout since war with the United States and Israel broke out in late February”

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Claim 23: “The White House has described an Iranian state television report about a framework deal with the United States... as a "complete fabrication"”

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Claim 24: “Jonathan Loadholt, 37, was arrested in November 2024 and pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit stalking and money laundering”

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While one source mentions Jonathan Loadholt in the context of the Alinejad plot, the specific details about his arrest in November 2024 and pleading guilty to stalking and money laundering are not corroborated by multiple independent sources in the provided text.

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web search NEUTRAL — Jonathan (Hebrew: יְהוֹנָתָן Yəhōnāṯān or יוֹנָתָן Yōnāṯān; " YHWH has gifted") is a figure in the Book of Samuel of the Hebrew Bible. In the biblical narrative, he is the eldest son of King Saul of t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_(1_Samuel)

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web search NEUTRAL — May 29, 2025 · Jonathan is often used as a boy name. Learn more about the meaning, origin, and popularity of the name Jonathan.
https://www.parents.com/jonathan-name-meaning-origin-popular…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jonathan (Hebrew: יְהוֹנָתָן/יוֹנָתָן, Standard: Yehōnatan / Yōnatan, Tiberian: Yŏhōnāṯān / Yōnāṯān[1]) is a common name given to males which means " YHWH has given" in Hebrew. [2][3] The earliest kno…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_(name)

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Claim 25: “Israel's offensive in southern Lebanon has driven more than one million people from their homes”

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