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Trump says there is no rush for Iran deal, US blockade stays

Daily Maverick · · 952 words · By Reuters
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19 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“The U.S. blockade on Iranian ships in the Strait of Hormuz would “remain in full force and effect until an agreement is reached, certified, and signed,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.”
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Multiple web search results explicitly quote the Truth Social post stating the blockade would 'remain in full force and effect until an agreement is reached, certified, and signed.'
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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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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 — Truth Social is an American alt-tech social media platform owned by Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG), an American company majority-owned by US president Donald Trump. It has been called a "Twitte…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truth_Social
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“Tasnim news agency, which is linked to Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, said the U.S. was still obstructing parts of a potential deal, including Tehran’s demand for the release of frozen funds.”
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Three separate web search results confirm that Tasnim news agency, linked to the Revolutionary Guards, reported the U.S. was obstructing the deal, specifically regarding frozen funds.
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web search NEUTRAL — 2 hours ago ... There was no immediate response from the Iranian government. However, the Tasnim news agency, which is linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard ...
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/25/iran-war-day-87-tru…
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web search NEUTRAL — 3 hours ago ... But the Tasnim news agency, linked to Iran's Revolutionary Guards, said the U.S. was still obstructing parts of a potential deal, including ...
https://www.facebook.com/samaatv/posts/the-united-states-wil…
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web search NEUTRAL — 3 hours ago ... There was no immediate response from Iran's government. But Tasnim news agency, which is linked to Iran's Revolutionary Guards, said the U.S. ...
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2026/05/24/breaking-news/trum…
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“Trump said Washington and Iran had “largely negotiated” a memorandum of understanding on a peace deal that would reopen the Strait of Hormuz”
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The claim is corroborated by a cross-reference (France24) and multiple web search results stating Trump described the memorandum of understanding as 'largely negotiated'.
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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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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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“the Strait of Hormuz, which before the conflict carried one-fifth of global oil and liquefied natural gas shipments.”
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Wikipedia and EIA/IEA data confirm that approximately 20% (one-fifth) of global LNG and a significant portion of oil trade pass through the Strait of Hormuz.
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web search NEUTRAL — ... oil trade and 20% of the world's liquefied natural gas (LNG) passed through it. 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis. Part of the 2026 Iran war. The Strait of Hormuz ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 16, 2025 ... In addition, around one-fifth of global liquefied natural gas trade ... natural gas liquids pipelines to accept crude oil. In 2024 ...
https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=65504
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web search NEUTRAL — ... oil markets. Natural gas. About 93% of Qatar's and 96% of the UAE's LNG exports transit through the Strait, representing 19% of global LNG trade. Oil. The ...
https://www.iea.org/about/oil-security-and-emergency-respons…
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“A senior Trump administration official told reporters an agreement would not be signed on Sunday”
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Corroborated by Al Jazeera (cross-reference) and multiple web search results (NBC News) stating a senior official said the agreement would not be signed on Sunday.
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web search NEUTRAL — 12 hours ago ... Later Sunday, a senior administration official told NBC News, “The Iran agreement will not be signed today, but there has been progress on a ...
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/us-iran-offic…
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web search NEUTRAL — 12 hours ago ... told reporters an agreement would not be signed on Sunday, saying that the Iranian system did not move fast enough. But he outlined what he said ...
https://x.com/phildstewart/status/2058661249496310250
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web search NEUTRAL — 10 hours ago ... President Trump said Sunday that he will not “rush into a deal” to end the ongoing U.S.-Israeli war with Iran, after senior Republican ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAGnCKddeFE
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“Iran had agreed “in principle” to open the Strait of Hormuz, in exchange for the United States lifting its naval blockade, and to dispose of Tehran’s highly enriched uranium.”
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While there are general updates on the Iran war, the specific 'in principle' agreement details regarding the blockade and uranium disposal are not explicitly corroborated across multiple independent sources in the provided evidence.
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web search NEUTRAL — Iran, [c] officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, [d] historically known as Persia, [e] is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the C…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran
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web search NEUTRAL — 1 day ago · Stay on top of Iran latest developments on the ground with Al Jazeera’s fact-based news, exclusive video footage, photos and updated maps.
https://www.aljazeera.com/where/iran/
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web search NEUTRAL — 2 days ago · Iran live updates: House GOP leaders pull Iran war powers vote over attendance issues, sources say The vote was scrapped at the last minute on Thursday.
https://abcnews.com/International/live-updates/iran-live-upd…
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“the U.S. understood Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei had endorsed the broad template of the deal.”
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Multiple web search results, including Al Jazeera, confirm that U.S. officials believe Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei endorsed the broad template of the deal.
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web search NEUTRAL — The deal does not address Iran’s missile stockpile nor does it stipulate a moratorium on enrichment.The official said the U.S. believes the supreme leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, has endorsed the…
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/24/us/strait-of-hormuz-reope…
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web search NEUTRAL — The official said Washington understood Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei had endorsed the broad template of the deal. There was no immediate confirmation from Iran or elaboration on wh…
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/24/marco-rubio-says-si…
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web search NEUTRAL — Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei (born 8 September 1969) is an Iranian cleric and politician who has served as the third supreme leader of Iran since 2026. A member of the Khamenei family and the second son …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mojtaba_Khamenei
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“A second senior administration official said on Sunday that the proposed framework would give negotiators 60 days to reach a final deal.”
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The web search results for this claim returned irrelevant information about the letter 'U' and United Airlines, providing no evidence for the 60-day framework claim.
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web search NEUTRAL — U (minuscule: u) is the twenty-first letter and the fifth vowel letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet and the alphabets of other western European languages and others world…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/U
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web search NEUTRAL — Find the latest travel deals on flights, hotels and rental cars. Book airline tickets and MileagePlus award tickets to worldwide destinations.
https://www.united.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — The Letter U Song - Here's Jackson to teach us the letter U! It's the next letter of the alphabet. How many words can you think of that start with the letter U?
https://kidvideo.org/video/the-letter-u-song-learn-the-alpha…
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“Iranian sources had told Reuters that in future stages, “feasible formulas” could be found to resolve the dispute over its highly enriched uranium stockpile, including diluting the material under the supervision of the U.N. nuclear watchdog.”
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No evidence was found after searching for the specific Reuters report regarding 'feasible formulas' for uranium dilution.
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“the conflict that the U.S. and Israel started on February 28.”
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Three independent cross-references (The Hindu and Daily Maverick) confirm that the conflict involving the U.S. and Israel began on February 28.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Iran's airspace was slammed shut by the U.S,-Israeli war with Iran that began on February 28 and is only slowly being reopened during the ceasefire.
https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/tehrans-imam-kho…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — the conflict in West Asia that started on February 28, with the U.S. and Israel launching joint attacks on Iran, triggering retaliatory strikes
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/at-un-india-flags-con…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — The U.S. and Israel began the war on February 28 and the conflict quickly spread to Gulf states that host U.S. military bases and to Lebanon, which Israel invaded after the Iran-allied militant group …
https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-04-22-trump-dec…
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“A tenuous ceasefire has been in place since early April.”
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“Brent crude futures LCOc1 down over 4% to $98.83 a barrel”
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“U.S. West Texas Intermediate CLc1 was at $92.03 a barrel, also down over 4%.”
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“Trump withdrew [from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal] during his first term.”
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“Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said 33 vessels had passed through the strait over the past 24 hours after getting permission from Tehran”
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“full flows through the strait will not return before the first or second quarter of 2027, the head of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company said last week.”
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“The U.S.-Israeli bombing of Iran killed thousands of people in Iran before it was suspended in early April.”
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“Israel has also killed thousands more and driven hundreds of thousands from their homes in Lebanon, which it invaded in pursuit of Hezbollah.”
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“Iranian strikes on Israel and neighbouring Gulf states have killed dozens.”
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