US has not offered Iran sanctions relief to reopen Strait of Hormuz, Rubio says

France24 · 🇫🇷 public France · Jun 02, 2026 · 1482 words · By FRANCE

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In his first testimony on Capitol Hill since the Iran war began, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday said President Donald Trump's negotiating team has not offered Iran any sanctions relief in exchange for reopening the Strait of Hormuz and insisted…

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Trump suggests US could withhold support from NATO allies US President Donald Trump said Monday that he could refuse to help NATO countries as payback for the lack of support from member nations for the US military operation in Iran.

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Claim 1: “US forces fired a missile at a ship attempting to sail to an Iranian port in violation of an American blockade, disabling the vessel”

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Claim 2: “Israel's prime minister, defence minister and military chief said the military would continue to act to "neutralise" threats against Israeli soldiers and citizens, demolish militant infrastructure and maintain the security zone in southern Lebanon”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general Wikipedia pages about Israel and the Times of Israel, but none of the sources contain the specific joint statement regarding neutralizing threats in southern Lebanon.

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web search NEUTRAL — Treatment of Palestinians within the occupied territories and to a lesser extent in Israel itself have drawn widespread accusations that it is guilty of apartheid, a crime against humanity under the R…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel

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web search NEUTRAL — A 2006 study found that almost 10% of the general Israeli population lives abroad, particularly in Russia (with Moscow housing the single largest Israeli community outside of Israel), India, Canada, t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israelis

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web search NEUTRAL — The Entebbe rescue operation, whose 50th anniversary is approaching, is the stuff of Israeli legend. A new trove of archival documents shows how the government took the fateful decision ...
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Claim 3: “Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Tuesday a 13 billion shekel (£2.8 billion/$4.5 billion) package to secure and develop communities along the Lebanon border”

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Claim 4: “A magnitude 5 earthquake struck Sargaz in Iran's southern Hormozgan province early on Tuesday”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm or deny the occurrence of a magnitude 5 earthquake in Sargaz, Hormozgan province.

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Claim 5: “US Vice President JD Vance said on Monday that the US memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Iran was only a broad framework agreement”

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While Wikipedia confirms JD Vance is the Vice President, the provided web search results are irrelevant (referring to Vice Media) and do not contain any statement regarding a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Iran.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — James David Vance (born James Donald Bowman, August 2, 1984) is an American politician, venture capitalist, author, and member of the Republican Party. He is currently serving as the 50th vice presi…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — JD Vance served in the United States Senate from January 3, 2023, to January 10, 2025. A member of the Republican Party from the state of Ohio, Vance previously served in the United States Marine Corp…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — JD Vance has served as the 50th vice president of the United States since January 20, 2025, during the second presidency of Donald Trump. Vance, a member of the Republican Party who had previously ser…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vice_presidency_of_JD_Vance

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Claim 6: “UN Secretary-General António Guterres has written to UN Security Council members stressing the need to maintain a uniformed UN presence in Lebanon after the mandate of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) expires at year end.”

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Claim 7: “Brent crude futures rose 13 cents, or 0.14%, to $94.38 a barrel at 0001 GMT, while US West Texas Intermediate were up 11 cents, or 0.12%, at $91.41 a barrel.”

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Web search results from June 9, 2026, specifically list Brent crude at $94.38 (+0.14%) and WTI crude at $91.41 (+0.12%).

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A benchmark crude or marker crude is a crude oil that serves as a reference price for buyers and sellers of crude oil. There are three primary benchmarks, West Texas Intermediate (WTI), Brent Blend, a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benchmark_(crude_oil)

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Brent Crude is the trading classification for the types of petroleum—sweet crude oil and light crude oil—first extracted from the Brent oilfield in the North Sea in 1976. The term Brent Crude also ide…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — West Texas Intermediate (WTI) is a grade or mix of crude oil; the term is also used to refer to the spot price, the futures price, or assessed price for that oil. In colloquial usage, WTI usually refe…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Texas_Intermediate

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Claim 8: “Trump is set to attend the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, next month.”

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The claim is corroborated by multiple news sources (Turkish Minute, Bloomberg) and a Wikipedia entry specifically detailing the '2026 Ankara NATO summit' scheduled for July 7-8, 2026.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Ankara Summit is a future meeting of heads of state and heads of government of NATO member states, scheduled to be held in Ankara, Turkey, on 7–8 July 2026. It will be the 36th NATO summit an…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump, the 45th and 47th president of the United States, made 19 international trips to 25 countries (in addition to visiting the West Bank) during his first presidency, which began on January …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of presidential trips made by Donald Trump during 2026, the second year of his second presidency as the 47th president of the United States. This list excludes trips made within Washing…
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Claim 9: “the two countries began a fourth round of talks in Washington”

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Claim 10: “Israeli strikes across southern Lebanon on Tuesday killed five people, including a child, and wounded 48 others, the Lebanese health ministry said.”

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Claim 11: “Kuwait's army said on Wednesday that its air defences were intercepting hostile missile and drone attacks”

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Claim 12: “Tehran’s international airport suspended all incoming flights on Sunday after Iranian missile strikes on Israel.”

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Multiple web search results from June 8, 2026, confirm that Tehran's international airport suspended incoming flights on Sunday following Iranian missile strikes on Israel.

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 8, 2026 ... Tehran's international airport suspends all incoming flights after Iranian missile strikes on Israel, local media says. “The civil aviation ...
https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/iran-suspends-f…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 8, 2026 ... Tehran's international airport suspended all incoming flights after Iranian missile strikes on Israel, local media said Sunday. "The civil ...
https://gulfnews.com/world/mena/iran-suspends-flights-at-teh…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 9, 2026 ... Tehran's international airport suspended all incoming flights on Sunday after Iranian missile strikes on Israel. Israel retaliated with ...
https://www.arabnews.com/node/2646458/amp

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Claim 13: “US forces conducted strikes on Qeshm Island in response to attempted attacks by Iran”

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Claim 14: “US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday said President Donald Trump's negotiating team has not offered Iran any sanctions relief in exchange for reopening the Strait of Hormuz”

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Multiple independent web search results confirm that Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated the US would not provide sanctions relief to Iran in exchange for reopening the Strait of Hormuz.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jeanette Christina Dousdebes Rubio (née Dousdebes; born December 5, 1973) is an American former professional cheerleader. She is married to United States Secretary of State and former senator Marco Ru…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of international visits undertaken by Marco Rubio (in office since 2025) while serving as the 72nd and current United States secretary of state. The list includes both private travel an…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_international_trips_ma…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Marco Antonio Rubio (, ROO-bee-oh; born May 28, 1971) is an American politician, attorney, and diplomat serving as the 72nd United States secretary of state since 2025. He is also the acting national …
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Claim 15: “The Botswana-flagged M/T Lexie – an unladen oil tanker – "ignored repeated warnings" over a 24-hour period, and an American warplane "ultimately disabled the vessel by firing a Hellfire missile into the ship's engine room"”

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Claim 16: “Two Iranian missiles fired at Kuwait fell short or broke apart en route, and three missiles launched at Bahrain were intercepted by US and Bahrain forces”

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Claim 17: “Israel and Lebanon could reach a peace agreement within days were it not for the obstacle posed by Hezbollah, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Tuesday”

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Claim 18: “Tehran’s international airport has reopened and flights carrying Hajj pilgrims from Saudi Arabia have landed”

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Three separate web search results from June 9, 2026, confirm that Tehran's international airport reopened and received Hajj pilgrims from Saudi Arabia.

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 9, 2026 ... Tehran's international airport has reopened and flights carrying Hajj pilgrims from Saudi Arabia have landed, Iranian news agencies reported ...
https://www.facebook.com/ArabNews/posts/tehrans-internationa…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 9, 2026 ... Tehran's international airport has reopened and has welcomed flights carrying Hajj pilgrims from Saudi Arabia.
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 9, 2026 ... TEHRAN: Tehran's international airport has reopened and flights carrying Hajj pilgrims from Saudi Arabia have landed, Iranian news agencies ...
https://www.arabnews.jp/en/middle-east/article_171770/

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Claim 19: “The quake was at a depth of 22 km (13.67 miles)”

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No evidence was found regarding the depth of an earthquake in Hormozgan province as no such earthquake was identified in the search results.

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Claim 20: “the Lebanese presidential office posted a statement by Lebanon's embassy in Washington saying Hezbollah had accepted a US proposal calling for a "reciprocal cessation of attacks".”

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Claim 21: “Israeli strikes on south Lebanon killed at least 14 people on Monday, the Lebanese health ministry said”

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Claim 22: “US President Donald Trump said Monday that he could refuse to help NATO countries as payback for the lack of support from member nations for the US military operation in Iran.”

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Multiple independent web search results report that President Trump indicated he might withhold aid or assistance to NATO allies due to their lack of support for US military operations in Iran.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 The Hague summit was a meeting of the heads of state and heads of government of the thirty-two members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), their partner countries, and the Europ…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — From 13 to 15 May 2026, the president of the United States, Donald Trump, made a state visit to China. This visit was Trump's second state visit to China, and the first to occur during his second pres…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump assumed office as the 47th president of the United States on January 20, 2025. The president has the legal authority to nominate members of his cabinet to the United States Senate for con…
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Claim 23: “The Israeli military said early on Tuesday it intercepted a suspicious aerial target launched from Yemen”

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