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US and Iran reach tentative deal, pending Trump's approval

EuroNews · 🇫🇷 public France · · 641 words · By Peter Barabas; Aleksandar Brezar
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The US and Iran have agreed to extend the ceasefire by 60 days to make space for further negotiations to end the war but Trump still has to approve the deal, reports said Thursday, citing US officials familiar with the matter.

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What happened

The US and Iran have agreed to extend the ceasefire by 60 days to make space for further negotiations to end the war but Trump still has to approve the deal, reports said Thursday, citing US officials familiar with the matter.

Why it matters

US and Iranian negotiators reached a tentative framework agreement on Thursday to extend the Iran war ceasefire by 60 days and launch negotiations on Iran’s nuclear program towards a final deal, according to US officials quoted by international outlets.

Common ground

Sources said the broad outlines of a tentative deal have been reached, but US President Donald Trump still needs to sign off on the emerging memorandum of understanding, AP reported.

Perspective signals

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

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eFinder identified 2 propaganda techniques in this article. These signals explain how wording, emphasis, or missing context can shape a reader's interpretation.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 15 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Iranian state-run television said earlier Wednesday that a draft outline of a memorandum of understanding with Washington included a commitment to lift the naval blockade on Iran, restore traffic in the Strait of Hormuz and withdraw US forces from the Gulf”
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Claim 2: “US and Iranian negotiators reached a tentative framework agreement on Thursday to extend the Iran war ceasefire by 60 days and launch negotiations on Iran’s nuclear program towards a final deal”
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Multiple independent web search results (White House confirmation, US official reports, and Polymarket) confirm a tentative agreement to extend the ceasefire by 60 days and launch nuclear program negotiations.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On June 22, 2025, the United States Air Force and Navy attacked three nuclear facilities in Iran as part of the Twelve-Day War, under the code name Operation Midnight Hammer. The Fordow Uranium Enrich…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_United_States_strikes_on_…
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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. Active hostilities broke out after surprise US–Israeli airstrikes targeting military and govern…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war
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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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Claim 3: “Under normal conditions, approximately one-fifth of the world's oil and a significant volume of non-oil goods pass through the waterway daily”
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Claim 4: “The US and Iran have agreed to extend the ceasefire by 60 days to make space for further negotiations to end the war”
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Multiple independent sources, including TASS and web search results, report that the US and Iran are close to or have reached an agreement to extend the ceasefire by 60 days.
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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. Active hostilities broke out after surprise US–Israeli airstrikes targeting military and govern…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Relations between Iran and the United States in the 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 …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran–United_States_relations
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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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Claim 5: “a number of vessels attempting to transit westbound through the waterway were stopped and turned back because they did not coordinate with Iran’s newly formed Persian Gulf Strait Authority (PGSA) and ignored warnings from the IRGC Navy”
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Multiple web search results (Euronews and others) report that vessels were turned back for failing to coordinate with the newly formed Persian Gulf Strait Authority (PGSA).
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web search NEUTRAL — The IRGC Navy said in a statement that “smart control” of the Strait of Hormuz was being carried out, claiming that 26 commercial and oil tankers had passed ...
https://www.msn.com/en-ae/news/featured/us-and-iran-reach-te…
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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 4, 2026 · The Iranian Revolutionary Guards have declared that any vessel wishing to traverse the Strait of Hormuz must first obtain authorization from ...
https://www.facebook.com/groups/636411057304840/posts/203532…
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web search NEUTRAL — May 28, 2026 · ... turned back because they did not coordinate with Iran's newly formed Persian Gulf Strait Authority (PGSA) and ignored warnings from the IRGC ...
https://www.euronews.com/2026/05/28/us-and-iran-reach-tentat…
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Claim 6: “The Strait of Hormuz has been largely closed to international shipping since the war began on 28 February”
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Claim 7: “The deal would include a reopening of the Strait of Hormuz”
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Web search results from May and June 2026 explicitly state that the agreement/memorandum includes the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and prohibits Iran from imposing tolls.
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web search NEUTRAL — May 28, 2026 ... U.S. and Iranian negotiators have reached an agreement on a 60-day memorandum of understanding to extend the ceasefire and launch negotiations ...
https://www.axios.com/2026/05/28/iran-peace-deal-trump-appro…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 1, 2026 ... "Iran must agree that they will never have a Nuclear Weapon or Bomb. The Hormuz Strait must be immediately open, no tolls, for unrestricted ...
https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/iran-war-us-trump-vance…
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web search NEUTRAL — May 28, 2026 ... ... Iran, according to U.S. Central Command. The memorandum makes clear that Iran will not be able to impose tolls on the Strait of Hormuz and that ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLHEqAGAXS4
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Claim 8: “Iran’s Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei said that the US and Israel are seeking to destabilise the Islamic Republic and 'bring nation to its knees' according to a written message read on state television”
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Wikipedia confirms that Mojtaba Khamenei became the third supreme leader of Iran in 2026 following the assassination of Ali Khamenei. While the specific quote is from a web search, the identity and role of the speaker are verified by Wikipedia.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ali Hosseini Khamenei (19 April 1939 – 28 February 2026) was an Iranian politician and Shia cleric who served as the second supreme leader of Iran from 1989 until his assassination in the 2026 Iran wa…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali_Khamenei
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 28 February 2026, Ali Khamenei, the supreme leader of Iran, was assassinated in Tehran as part of a series of Israeli airstrikes aimed at high-ranking Iranian officials. Khamenei's death was confir…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_Ali_Khamenei
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wikipedia 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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Claim 9: “The White House called the report a "complete fabrication"”
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Claim 10: “The proportion of non-Iranian vessels transiting the waterway has risen, according to data shared on Thursday by maritime firm Lloyd’s List Intelligence”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm or deny the data from Lloyd's List Intelligence regarding non-Iranian vessels.
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Claim 11: “Iranian state-run television reported details of what it claimed was a draft agreement”
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Claim 12: “The IRGC Navy said in a statement that... 26 commercial and oil tankers had passed through the corridor over the past 24 hours after obtaining clearance and coordination with the IRGC”
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Multiple independent sources report the IRGC Navy's statement that 26 commercial and oil tankers passed through the corridor after coordination.
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web search NEUTRAL — “Smart control of the Strait of Hormuz is being carried out with full authority, and during the past 24 hours, 26 commercial vessels and oil tankers passed through the secure corridor after obtaining …
https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2026/05/28/769422/Iran-IRGC-US…
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web search NEUTRAL — Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Navy said 26 commercial vessels, including oil tankers and container ships, passed through the Strait of Hormuz in the past 24 hours under coordination with Iranian authori…
https://www.marineinsight.com/iran-says-26-commercial-vessel…
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web search NEUTRAL — IRGC navy said on Wednesday that it had allowed 26 commercial vessels, including oil tankers and container ships, to transit through the waterway over the last 24 hours.
https://www.news18.com/world/strait-of-hormuz-lights-up-as-s…
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Claim 13: “both the US and Iran have started exchanging fire over the last 24 hours amid a fragile ceasefire”
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Multiple sources (CBS News/BBC, France 24, and other reports) confirm that the US and Iran exchanged fire during the fragile ceasefire period.
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web search NEUTRAL — According to US officials, Iran used a drone to launch the attack on the helicopter. But it is not clear whether the Iranian drone had deliberately attacked, an unnamed US official told CBS News, the …
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cze9359gglyo
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web search NEUTRAL — On Thursday, the US and Iran exchanged accusations and fire in the Strait of Hormuz, with Washington saying it intercepted Iranian attacks and struck back at military targets, while Tehran reported re…
https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20260508-us-military…
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web search NEUTRAL — WASHINGTON: The United States and Iran exchanged fire on Thursday (May 7) in the most serious test yet of their month-long ceasefire, but Iran said the situation returned to normal while the Americans…
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/world/us-military-navy-strik…
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Claim 14: “ships flagged in Singapore, the UAE, South Korea, and a Norway-flagged vessel transiting the Gulf were seen exiting the strait over the past week”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding specific vessels flagged in Singapore, UAE, South Korea, or Norway exiting the strait.
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Claim 15: “a member of Iranian parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission, Fada Hossein Maleki, told news agency ISNA that “a large part of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s proposals have been accepted””
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The statement by Fada Hossein Maleki is reported by multiple independent sources, including Brussels Signal, Al Jazeera, and ISNA.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Commission on National Security and Foreign Policy (Persian: کمیسیون امنیت ملی و سیاست خارجی مجلس شورای اسلامی, romanized: Komisiune Amniyate Melli wa Siasate-Kharejie Majlese-Shoraye-Eslami) is o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commission_on_National_Securit…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — List of Iran's parliament representatives (11th term) or "List of the representatives of Iran's Islamic Consultative Assembly (11th term)" (Persian: فهرست نمایندگان دوره یازدهم مجلس شورای اسلامی), inc…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Iran's_parliament_repr…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — List of Iran's parliament representatives (12th term) or "List of the representatives of Iran's Islamic Consultative Assembly (12th term)" (Persian: فهرست نمایندگان دوره دوازدهم مجلس شورای اسلامی), is…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Iran's_parliament_repr…
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