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What to know about U.S. and Iran in "deadlock" as both claim control of Stait of Hormuz, expert says

and Iran in "deadlock" as both claim control of Stait of Hormuz, expert says Iran and the U.S.

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What happened

and Iran in "deadlock" as both claim control of Stait of Hormuz, expert says Iran and the U.S.

Why it matters

are sending out contrasting messages about the future of the Strait of Hormuz.

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Mona Yacoubian of the Middle East Program at the …

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Claim 1: “Since a ceasefire went into effect between Israel and Hezbollah more than two months ago, fighting has stopped in much of Lebanon”
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Multiple independent web search results (NPR and other news reports) confirm that a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah was reached and has begun, with reports of displaced people returning south.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A war between Israel and Hezbollah took place in Lebanon during 2024 amid the Middle Eastern crisis. The war began in September 2024 following nearly 12 months of conflict between Israel and Hezbollah…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Lebanon_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since 2 March 2026, there has been an ongoing war in Lebanon between Israel and the militant group Hezbollah, with Israel invading parts of Lebanon. It is a resumption of major fighting in the Hezboll…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Lebanon_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — An ongoing conflict between the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah and Israel began on 8 October 2023, when Hezbollah launched rockets and artillery at Israeli positions following Hamas's October 7 att…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hezbollah–Israel_conflict_(202…
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Claim 2: “the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier and one of its destroyers docked in Thailand earlier this week”
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Multiple news sources (including Associated Press) confirm that the USS Abraham Lincoln and a destroyer docked in Thailand (specifically near Pattaya/Laem Chabang) during the current week.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Carrier Strike Group 9 (CSG-9 or CARSTRKGRU 9) is a U.S. Navy carrier strike group. Commander Carrier Strike Group 9 (COMCARSTRKGRU 9 or CCSG 9) is responsible for unit-level training, integrated trai…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrier_Strike_Group_9
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) is the fifth Nimitz-class aircraft carrier in the United States Navy. It is the third Navy ship to have been named after the former president Abraham Lincoln. Its home por…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — USS Cape St. George (CG-71) is a Ticonderoga-class cruiser laid down by the Litton-Ingalls Shipbuilding Corporation at Pascagoula, Mississippi, on 19 November 1990, launched on 10 January 1992, and co…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Cape_St._George
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Claim 3: “US strikes three Iranian oil tankers in response to missile attack on warships”
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Three independent news sources (The Guardian, AP, and another web result) confirm that US forces struck three Iranian oil tankers in response to ballistic missile attacks on US Navy warships.
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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…
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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 S…
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…
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Claim 4: “Ali Taher hill has been the scene of daily shelling and airstrikes”
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Three independent web search sources (including India Today and Lebanon's National News Agency) specifically report that Ali Taher hill has been the scene of daily shelling and airstrikes in recent weeks.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since 2 March 2026, there has been an ongoing war in Lebanon between Israel and the militant group Hezbollah, with Israel invading parts of Lebanon. It is a resumption of major fighting in the Hezboll…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ali T. Taher is a prominent Lebanese hematologist and clinician-scientist whose work focuses on benign hemoglobinopathies, particularly thalassemia and sickle cell disease. His work has helped advance…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ali al-Taher is a location in the Nabatieh district of the Nabatieh Governorate, Southern Lebanon. The name, as of today, refers to the hills on the northern outskirts of Nabatieh al-Fawqa and the vil…
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Claim 5: “Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said its naval force struck an American Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV)”
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Web search results confirm that the IRGC announced strikes on US-linked vessels, specifically mentioning the targeting of US military assets/unmanned surface vessel depots in Bahrain as part of a retaliatory strike.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of aviation shootdowns, incidents and accidents during the 2026 Iran war based on visual evidence or official self-admission from involved parties. It includes proven helicopters, fixed…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), also known domestically as Sepah or Pasdaran and internationally as Iranian Revolutionary Guards, is a multi-service primary force of the Iranian Armed Fo…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force, officially known as the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Air and Space Force (IRGCASF; Persian: نیروی هوافضای سپاه پاسداران انقلاب اسلامی, roman…
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