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Uncertainty on Iranians’ minds as Trump fluctuates on war and talk

Al Jazeera · 🇶🇦 public Qatar · · 1053 words · By Maziar Motamedi
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Uncertainty on Iranians’ minds as Trump fluctuates on war and talk Iranians feeling pressure amid US president’s on-again, off-again comments on conflict and negotiations.

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Uncertainty on Iranians’ minds as Trump fluctuates on war and talk Iranians feeling pressure amid US president’s on-again, off-again comments on conflict and negotiations.

Why it matters

Trump pauses ‘massive attack’ on Iran, says new talks to begin Tehran, Iran – For months now, US President Donald Trump has been making nearly daily proclamations about the war on Iran – from threats of extensive bombing to claims of renewed negotiations.

Common ground

But Faezeh, a financial firm employee in Iran’s capital, says she has long stopped paying attention.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Name Calling / Labeling, Exaggeration / Hyperbole: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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Loaded Language 80% confidence
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fact_checkClaims Checked

eFinder analyzed this article and checked 9 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: ““Nothing gets through to Iran, unless we want it to, and nothing will get through, unless a Deal, or Total Surrender, is accomplished,” he wrote on his Truth Social platform, referring to the US blockade on Iran’s southern ports”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to corroborate the specific Truth Social post regarding the blockade of southern ports.
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Claim 2: “on April 7, when the US president warned that “a whole civilisation will die tonight”, only to announce a ceasefire shortly afterwards”
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Three independent web sources (The Hindu, Armstrong & Getty, Magnolia Tribune) confirm that on April 7, Donald Trump warned 'a whole civilisation will die tonight' and subsequently announced a ceasefire.
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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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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump's use of social media attracted attention worldwide since he joined Twitter in March 2009. Over nearly twelve years, Trump tweeted around 57,000 times, including about 8,000 times during …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_media_use_by_Donald_Tru…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Trump family is a prominent wealthy American family. The best-known member is patriarch Donald Trump, the 45th and current 47th president of the United States (2017–2021, 2025–present). The Trump…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump_family
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Claim 3: “Iran’s President, Masoud Pezeshkian, renewed his support for a deal, saying he believes that the memorandum of understanding signed with the US in June will act as “the centre of gravity of our foreign relations in the future””
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The provided evidence for this claim is completely irrelevant, discussing horse racing (USTA, Harnesslink) rather than President Pezeshkian or US-Iran MoUs.
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web search NEUTRAL — Mar 5, 2026 · Wanda Polisseni is the president of the Purple Haze Standardbred Adoption Program in Oxford, N.Y. Chris Tully photo. Polisseni, an 86-year-old resident of upstate New York, is well known…
https://ustrottingnews.com/wanda-polisseni-named-usta-presid…
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web search NEUTRAL — Latest harness racing news, results, fields, and driver updates from Australia, New Zealand, Europe, Bathurst, Menangle, and Albion Park tracks daily.
https://harnesslink.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — 3 days ago · The Harness Horse Youth Foundation (HHYF) spent the summer traveling and conducting programs to teach kids about harness racing in Indiana, Ohio, New Jersey, and New York. At the conclusi…
https://ustrottingnews.com/
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Claim 4: “Iran’s rial changed hands for about 1.91 million against the US dollar in Tehran’s open market on Monday”
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While sources confirm the rial hit historic lows and mention rates around 1 million or 1.8 million, none of the provided evidence specifically confirms the '1.91 million' figure for a Monday in the context of the text.
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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 — 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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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This timeline of the 2026 Iran war covers the period since 28 February 2026.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war
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Claim 5: “Trump on Sunday said talks facilitated by mediators would take place with representatives from Tehran on Monday”
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Multiple web search results confirm Trump announced on Sunday that talks with Iranian representatives would commence on Monday.
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web search NEUTRAL — CONTRADICTORY STATEMENTS. Trump announced on Sunday that renewed talks with Iranian representatives would commence Monday, though he did not specify the location or participants.
https://english.news.cn/20260804/b9a76b82ffec4040930fc7d8b99…
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web search NEUTRAL — Trump Claims Iran Asked for a Pause. Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One while traveling to Michigan on Monday, President Trump claimed that Iranian representatives had asked the United States …
https://nationalsecurityjournal.org/trump-says-iran-asked-ve…
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web search NEUTRAL — US President Donald Trump stated that mediated talks with Iran will begin on Monday following diplomatic pressure from Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the UAE.
https://aninews.in/news/world/us/trump-says-us-iran-talks-to…
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Claim 6: “The Statistical Center of Iran put the inflation rate for the calendar month that ended on July 22 at nearly 90 percent compared to the same month a year earlier”
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A web search result explicitly states that according to the Statistical Center of Iran, year-on-year inflation stood at 87.9% (nearly 90%) for the month ending in late July.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, historically known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Larin (Persian: لارین, also Romanized as Lārin) is a mountainous village in Bala Larijan Rural District, Larijan District, Amol County, Mazandaran Province, Iran, located 21 km (13 mi) northeast of Ri…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larin,_Iran
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Shush (Persian: شوش) also known as Susa is a city in the Central District of Shush County, Khuzestan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shush,_Iran
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Claim 7: “The currency had strengthened to about 1.54 million per greenback in mid-June”
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Evidence mentions the rial crashed to 1.63 million and 1.8 million, but there is no specific mention of a strengthening to '1.54 million' in mid-June.
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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 — 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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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Relations between Iran and the United States began in the mid-19th century, when Iran was known to the Western world as Qajar Persia. While Persia was the object of British and Russian colonial intere…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran–United_States_relations
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Claim 8: “Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said negotiations over the Strait of Hormuz were in the final stages with Oman, not with the US”
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Three independent sources confirm the Iranian Foreign Minister stated negotiations over the Strait of Hormuz were in final stages with Oman and had no connection to the US.
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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 — Negotiations regarding arrangements for vessel traffic through the strait of Hormuz are purely Iranian-Omani and have no connection to the United States. If US violations continue, the strait of Hormu…
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/aug/05/us-iran-i…
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web search NEUTRAL — Iran’s foreign minister says Oman-mediated negotiations on the Strait of Hormuz are in their final stage. Tehran also seeks to revive the Islamabad agreement while rejecting US claims about a planned …
https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2026/08/03/iran-says-hormuz…
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Claim 9: “As the war approaches its six-month mark”
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Multiple sources confirm the conflict began on February 28, 2026. A web search result from August 7, 2026, explicitly states the conflict is nearing six months.
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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 — 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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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Islamabad Memorandum, officially the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding between the United States of America and the Islamic Republic of Iran, was a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamabad_Memorandum
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