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Trump waits for answer from Iran on peace proposal, says ball is in Tehran’s court: ‘We may go back to Project Freedom’

Nypost · · 745 words · By Geoff Earle
Maritime Security in the Strait of Hormuz International Military Coalition US-Iran Diplomatic Tension
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12 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“the US struck two Iranian sites”
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Wikipedia entry for '2026 Iran war' confirms that the conflict began when the US and Israel launched airstrikes on Iran targeting military and government sites.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 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…
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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 — Relations between Iran and the United States in 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 Pers…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran–United_States_relations
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“the United Arab Emirates said it shot down incoming Iranian missiles and drones”
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Wikipedia entries for '2026 Iranian strikes on the United Arab Emirates' and 'Iran–United Arab Emirates relations' confirm that Iran launched missile and drone strikes on the UAE and the UAE responded by closing its embassy following these attacks.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United Arab Emirates consists of seven emirates (Arabic: إمارات ʾimārāt; singular: إمارة ʾimārah), which were historically known as the Trucial States. Each emirate maintains its own sovereignty …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emirates_of_the_United_Arab_Em…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — At around 12:53 p.m. on 28 February 2026, following the coordinated 2026 Israeli–United States strikes on Iran, the Islamic Republic of Iran launched a multiday series of missile and drone airstrikes …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iranian_strikes_on_the_Un…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The two nations previously maintained diplomatic missions, but the United Arab Emirates closed its embassy in Tehran on March 1, 2026, following a series of Iranian missile and drone strikes on Emirat…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran–United_Arab_Emirates_rela…
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“Britain’s Defense Ministry announced it was sending the HMS Dragon to the Middle East from the eastern Mediterranean”
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While search results provide general information about the UK and specific ships (HMS Cardiff, HMS Glasgow), there is no evidence in the provided results confirming the deployment of 'HMS Dragon' to the Middle East from the eastern Mediterranean.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — HMS Cardiff is the second Batch 1 Type 26 frigate to be built for the United Kingdom's Royal Navy. The first steel was cut on 14 August 2019. The Type 26 class will partially replace the navy's thirte…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Cardiff_(F89)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — HMS Glasgow is the first Type 26 frigate to be built for the United Kingdom's Royal Navy. The Type 26 class will partially replace the navy's thirteen Type 23 frigates, and will be a multi-mission war…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Glasgow_(F88)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United Kingdom was involved in the Korean War between 25 June 1950 and 27 July 1953. 56,000 British troops participated on the side of the United Nations force. For the war the United Kingdom prov…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom_in_the_Korean_W…
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“Paris earlier this week to deploy its carrier strike group to the southern Red Sea — accompanied by Italian and Dutch warships”
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Evidence mentions Operation Aspides and the Red Sea crisis generally, but there is no specific confirmation of a French carrier strike group deployment accompanied by Italian and Dutch warships as described in the claim.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Operation Aspides, also known as European Union Naval Force (EUNAVFOR) Aspides, is an EU military operation in response to Houthi engagements with international shipping in the Red Sea. Named after th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Aspides
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Red Sea crisis is an ongoing armed conflict and maritime crisis instigated by the Houthis, an armed group in Yemen. The Houthis began launching missiles and armed drones at Israel in response to t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Sea_crisis
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Red Sea slave trade, sometimes known as the Islamic slave trade, or Oriental slave trade, was a slave trade across the Red Sea trafficking Africans from Sub-Saharan Africa in the African continen…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Sea_slave_trade
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“After the outbreak of war on Feb. 28, Iran managed to effectively close the strait”
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Wikipedia entries for '2026 Iran war' and '2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis' explicitly state that the war began on February 28, 2026, and that shipping traffic has been largely blocked by Iran since that date.
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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 — 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 — 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, which handles about 20% of the world’s oil shipping”
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Four independent sources (The Conversation, Krdo, Energydigital, and EuroNews) all confirm that approximately 20% (or a fifth) of the world's oil/gas shipping passes through the Strait of Hormuz.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — About 20% of the world’s oil is shipped through the Strait of Hormuz.
https://theconversation.com/does-the-iran-ceasefire-mean-the…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Prior to US and Israel’s war on Iran, some 130 ships a day were passing through the strait, through which roughly a fifth of the world’s oil and gas flowed.
https://krdo.com/news/2026/04/13/iran-blockade-and-hormuz-mi…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Oil and gas prices have surged as Tehran has effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping corridor through which roughly a fifth of the world's oil and gas supplies typically pass.
https://energydigital.com/news/solar-co-the-uks-response-to-…
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“Trump countered by announcing a blockade on April 12”
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Multiple independent sources, including CGTN, BBC News, and other web search results, confirm that President Trump announced a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz on April 12, 2026.
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web search NEUTRAL — President Trump announced the U.S. is imposing a naval blockade on Iran and the Strait of Hormuz, several hours after peace talks in Pakistan ended in failure. Why it matters: Iran has effectively hel…
https://www.axios.com/2026/04/12/trump-naval-blockade-iran-s…
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web search NEUTRAL — Trump announced that the US will begin a sweeping blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. Gallo Images via Getty Images. A vessel is pictured at the Strait of Hormuz, off the coast of Oman’s Musandam provin…
https://nypost.com/2026/04/12/us-news/trump-announces-blocka…
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web search NEUTRAL — Donald Trump announced late on Tuesday night that a ceasefire would take place for two weeks, conditional upon the Strait of Hormuz being opened immediately. Oman had been mediating nuclear talks betw…
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cn4v0xm9y0kt
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“Trump... is hosting the Saudi-backed LIV golf this weekend”
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Multiple sources (Fox News, Newsmax, Golf Monthly) report that Trump has hosted LIV Golf events at his courses, including his Virginia course.
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web search NEUTRAL — Trump shows up at LIV Golf event at his Virginia course after calling for players to rejoin PGA Tour. Trump watched the PGA Tour's Cadillac Championship at his Doral course in South Florida last week.
https://www.foxnews.com/sports/trump-shows-liv-golf-event-vi…
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web search NEUTRAL — Highlights of Donald Trump hosting a LIV Golf event on Thursday, July 28th and reaction from golf commentator Hilary Fordwich on "American Agenda" on Newsmax...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_h2VpNjuwb8
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web search NEUTRAL — After hosting one LIV Golf event at his Bedminster course, as well as the LIV Golf Team Championship finale heading to Trump National Doral in Miami, it appears that former US President, Donald Trump,…
https://www.golfmonthly.com/news/donald-trump-visits-virgini…
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“Rubio met with White House envoy Steve Witkoff in Miami along with Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani”
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Web search results explicitly state that Secretary of State Marco Rubio and envoy Steve Witkoff met with Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani in Miami.
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web search NEUTRAL — Steven Charles Witkoff is an American real estate developer, investor, former attorney, and founder of the Witkoff Group. Since 2025, Witkoff has served as the United States special envoy to the Middl…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Witkoff
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web search NEUTRAL — Secretary of State Marco Rubio and White House envoy Steve Witkoff met on Saturday in Miami with Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani as part of the efforts to reach a deal to end t…
https://www.axios.com/2026/05/09/witkoff-rubio-qatar-iran-de…
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web search NEUTRAL — Secretary of State Marco A. Rubio meets with Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani at the Department of State, on Apri...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQKLWhcMmFY
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“Negotiators have been hammering out the details of a 14-point framework for peace talks between the US and Iran”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to support the claim of a 14-point framework for peace talks.
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“US Central Command said it had disabled two Iranian tankers trying to make their way through the US-imposed blockade of the strait”
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“US forces have redirected 58 commercial vessels and disabled four since April 13 to keep them from entering or leaving Iranian ports”
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