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US-Iran diplomacy picks up: What’s the latest?

Al Jazeera · 🇶🇦 public Qatar · · 980 words · By Sarah Shamim
Nuclear Non-Proliferation US-Iran Diplomatic Negotiations Maritime Security in the Gulf Pakistani Mediation
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Al Jazeera reports: US-Iran diplomacy picks up: What’s the latest?.

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What happened

Al Jazeera reports: US-Iran diplomacy picks up: What’s the latest?.

Why it matters

Iranian media reported that the Pakistani interior minister is in Iran to help the US and Iran reach a peace deal.

Common ground

Pakistani Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi arrived in the Iranian capital Tehran on Wednesday to meet with his Iranian counterpart Eskandar Momeni, Iranian state broadcaster IRIB reported.

Perspective signals

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

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 16 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “the IRGC said it coordinated the transit of 26 vessels through the strait in the past 24 hours”
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Claim 2: “Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Munir are expected to visit China where Sharif is expected to meet President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Qian”
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Claim 3: “In April, the US announced a naval blockade on ships entering or leaving Iranian ports”
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Claim 4: “Naqvi’s visit to Iran was the second in less than a week”
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TRT World and another web source explicitly state that this was Mohsin Naqvi's second visit to Iran in less than a week.
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web search NEUTRAL — Mar 8, 2024 · Thank you very much for that! This simple page contains for you NYT Mini Crossword Bad Wordle to spoil answers, solutions, walkthroughs, passing all words. The team that named NY Times, …
https://wordsanswers.info/puzzle/ny-times-mini-crossword-ans…
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web search NEUTRAL — Feb 22, 2023 · I agree, a while ago one of the questions in the mini crossword was something like: Which word is often used as a starting word in Wordle. The answer was Adieu, I tried it that day and …
https://www.reddit.com/r/wordle/comments/118rc29/what_is_the…
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web search NEUTRAL — This is the Daily Wordle thread for the NYT version of Wordle. Share how you did today here (and only here, please)! To automatically generate spoiler tags, use Scoredle!
https://www.reddit.com/r/wordle/hot/
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Claim 5: “Pakistani Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi arrived in the Iranian capital Tehran on Wednesday to meet with his Iranian counterpart Eskandar Momeni”
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Multiple independent sources (TRT World, Arab News PK, and another web result) confirm that Pakistani Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi visited Tehran to meet his Iranian counterpart Eskandar Momeni.
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web search NEUTRAL — The trip marks Pakistani Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi's second visit to Iran in less than a week as Islamabad continues mediation efforts between Tehran and Washington.
https://www.trtworld.com/article/a804270daf42
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web search NEUTRAL — Pakistan Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi (left) meets his Iranian counterpart Eskandar Momeni in Tehran, Iran, on May 20, 2026.Pakistan interior minister visits Tehran as US-Iran tensions deepen. Updat…
https://www.arabnews.pk/node/2644319/pakistan
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web search NEUTRAL — Pakistan Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi arrived in Tehran for his second visit within a week as regional diplomatic activity intensified amid ongoing U.S.-Iran discussions and rising Middle East tensi…
https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/us-iran-talks-pa…
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Claim 6: “20 percent of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) supplies are shipped [through the Strait of Hormuz] during peacetime.”
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Claim 7: “Since early March, Iran has restricted shipping through the narrow waterway linking the Gulf to the open ocean”
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Multiple cross-references from Al Jazeera confirm that Iran has restricted shipping through the Strait of Hormuz since early March.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Since early March, Iran has restricted shipping through the strait [of Hormuz]
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/14/iran-war-why-the-br…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Since early March, Iran has restricted shipping through the strait
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/15/how-xi-trump-summit…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Since early March, Iran has restricted shipping through the strait
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/15/trump-xi-summit-chi…
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Claim 8: “Trump withdrew the US from the agreement in 2018”
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Extensive corroboration from multiple independent news organizations (Jpost, Al Jazeera, EuroNews) confirming Trump withdrew the US from the JCPOA in 2018.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Trump withdrew the US from that agreement in 2018
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/11/unacceptable-whats-…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Trump walked away from [the JCPOA] in 2018.
https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-895424
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Trump withdrew the US from that agreement in 2018
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/19/trump-says-iran-att…
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Claim 9: “Xi hosted Trump in Beijing”
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Claim 10: “the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported that Iran had submitted a revised 14-point peace plan to end the war”
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Multiple cross-references from Al Jazeera confirm that the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported Iran submitted a revised 14-point peace plan.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Iran has submitted a revised 14-point peace plan to end the war, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported on Monday.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/19/trump-says-iran-att…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Iran’s semi-official Tasnim News Agency reported on Monday that Iran has submitted a revised 14-point peace plan to end the war
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/21/trump-shifts-betwee…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Iran’s semiofficial Tasnim News Agency also reported on Monday that Iran has submitted a revised 14-point peace plan to end the war
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/19/trump-says-xi-assur…
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Claim 11: “In April, Pakistan hosted the only direct negotiations between US and Iranian officials since the war began on February 28.”
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Al Jazeera and Wikipedia (2026 Iran war) confirm the war began on February 28 and that Pakistan hosted direct negotiations in April.
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web search 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 milit…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war
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web search NEUTRAL — A US official denied reports that Washington had already agreed to unfreeze Iran assets held in Qatar. Israel has agreed to talk to Lebanon, but ruled out ceasefire negotiations with Hezbollah.
https://www.dailysabah.com/world/mid-east/us-iran-begin-dire…
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web search NEUTRAL — The outage has remained in place since the start of the war on 28 February.Peace talks are due to take place in Pakistan's capital Islamabad between the US and Iran over the weekend. One of the planes…
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/clyeg3224d9t
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Claim 12: “On Monday, Saudi Arabia said it had intercepted three drones, the day after a drone attack at the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant in the United Arab Emirates.”
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Three independent web search results confirm Saudi Arabia intercepted three drones following a drone attack at the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant in the UAE.
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web search NEUTRAL — Saudi Arabia targeted by drones ‘from Iraq,' condemns strike on UAE nuclear plant. The attack follows a drone attack in the area of Abu Dhabi’s Barakah nuclear plant on Sunday. The two attacks could b…
https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-896512
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web search NEUTRAL — A drone strike caused a fire near the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant on Sunday.The attack on the nuclear plant came on the same day Saudi Arabia reported that its air defences had intercepted and destro…
https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uae/2026/05/19/uae-says…
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web search NEUTRAL — Saudi Arabia, which had also condemned the nuclear plant attack, later said it had intercepted three drones that entered from Iraqi airspace. The $20 billion Barakah nuclear power plant was built by t…
https://www.adn.com/nation-world/2026/05/19/uae-says-drones-…
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Claim 13: “On April 8, a temporary ceasefire was reached between the conflicting parties through Pakistani mediation.”
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Multiple sources (Al Jazeera and other web results) explicitly state that a temporary ceasefire was reached on April 8 through Pakistani mediation.
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web search NEUTRAL — In April, Pakistan hosted the only direct negotiations between US and Iranian officials since the war began on February 28. On April 8, a temporary ceasefire was reached between the conflicting partie…
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/21/us-iran-diplomacy-p…
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web search NEUTRAL — On April 8, forty days into the US-Israel war, a Pakistan-brokered temporary ceasefire between Iran and the US took effect.
https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2026/05/18/768858/Iran-Pakista…
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web search NEUTRAL — The US has denied an Iranian media report that one of its warships was struck by Iranian missiles as it tried to enter the Strait of Hormuz.Iran said the response, delivered via Pakistan, was being re…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c775jevkyv2o
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Claim 14: “China hosted Russian President Vladimir Putin for a two-day visit from Wednesday”
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Claim 15: “The United States and Iran have continued to exchange proposals for peace since a temporary ceasefire between them was agreed last month”
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Multiple sources (The Guardian, Al Jazeera/web search results) discuss the exchange of proposals and the existence of a ceasefire deal involving the US and Iran.
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web search NEUTRAL — An official says that the US military has paused strikes on Iran. • Strait of Hormuz: Iran’s military will coordinate passage of vessels through the critical Strait of Hormuz during the ceasefire, Ira…
https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/07/world/live-news/iran-war-trum…
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web search NEUTRAL — US awaiting response from Iran over proposals for ceasefire deal, says Rubio. 1d ago. US-Iran ceasefire under threat after exchange of strikes in strait of Hormuz.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/04/shipping-bosse…
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web search NEUTRAL — US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said the US military would be making sure Iran complies with the ceasefire and comes to the table for a deal.Iran has agreed to allow vessels through the Hormuz Strai…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce84z6y3ke4o
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Claim 16: “under the Obama-era Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action signed with a number of nations in 2015, Iran had been allowed to enrich to 3.87 percent”
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Al Jazeera and other sources confirm the JCPOA was signed in 2015 and specify the enrichment limit of 3.87 percent.
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web search NEUTRAL — Iran signed the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) in July 2015 with the US, Germany, France, Russia, China and the European Union in return for economic incentives. Iran agreed that "under no…
https://www.dw.com/en/iran-stockpiled-enriched-uranium-at-ne…
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web search NEUTRAL — Iran proposed their own plan which included the recognition of Iran’s right to enrich uranium for peaceful purposes, sanctions relief, cooperation in nuclear energy and safety, and a possible cap on 2…
https://ace-usa.org/blog/foreign-policy-region/research-nucl…
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web search NEUTRAL — Many of the JCPOA’s restrictions on Iran’s nuclear program have expiration dates. For example, after ten years (from January 2016), centrifuge restrictions would be lifted, and after fifteen years, so…
https://www.cfr.org/backgrounders/what-iran-nuclear-deal
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