Trump skirts question on US ‘red lines’ for Iran ceasefire
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“US President Donald Trump skirted a question from a reporter about whether he has a ‘red line’ that would end the ceasefire with Iran”
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Two independent news organizations, The Guardian and Al Jazeera, explicitly report that Donald Trump dodged or skirted a reporter's question regarding a 'red line' that would end the ceasefire with Iran.
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— The US president dodged a question from a reporter about whether he has a “red line” that would end the ceasefire, saying only: “Well, we’re going to see, and we’ll be thinking about it on the flight,…
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/may/12/middle-ea…
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/may/12/middle-ea…
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— Trump says blockade of Iranian ports ‘100 percent effective’. Trump has skirted a question from a reporter about whether he has a “red line” that would end the ceasefire with Iran.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/5/12/iran-war-l…
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/5/12/iran-war-l…
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— Donald Trump insists he's not under pressure to make a peace deal with Iran, but says one will be made "relatively quickly". Ahead of Wednesday's ceasefire deadline, the next phase of peace talks is u…
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cly90l3ln30t
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cly90l3ln30t
“Trump reiterated his claim that the US has defeated Iran’s military ‘very soundly’”
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Multiple independent sources confirm this claim. The Guardian reports he insisted Iran's military was defeated 'very soundly', and another web result confirms he claimed Iran is 'defeated militarily'.
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— 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…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–2026_Iran–United_States_n…
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— 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…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States_naval_block…
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— Donald Trump's second and current tenure as the president of the United States began upon his inauguration as the 47th president on January 20, 2025. Trump, a Republican, previously served as the 45th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_presidency_of_Donald_Tr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_presidency_of_Donald_Tr…
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