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US, Iran may resume talks this week despite port blockade

Daily Maverick · 🇿🇦 public South Africa · · 894 words · By Reuters
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By Ariba Shahid, Trevor Hunnicutt and Parisa Hafezi Officials from Pakistan, Iran and the Gulf also said negotiating teams from the U.S.

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What happened

By Ariba Shahid, Trevor Hunnicutt and Parisa Hafezi Officials from Pakistan, Iran and the Gulf also said negotiating teams from the U.S.

Why it matters

and Iran could return to Pakistan later this week, although one senior Iranian source said no date had been set.

Common ground

Trump was quoted by the New York Post as saying: "You should stay there, really, because something could be happening over the next two days, and we're more inclined to go there." Later on Tuesday at an event in Georgia, U.S.

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 26 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Trump paused the U.S.-Israeli bombing campaign against Iran last week”
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Claim 2: “a two-week ceasefire that still has a week to run”
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Multiple sources (Bloomberg and other web results) confirm a two-week ceasefire was agreed upon, and the context of the reports suggests it is currently active.
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web search NEUTRAL — Mr. Sharif asked Mr. Trump to extend his deadline by two weeks. He also asked Iran to open the strait during the two-week period and called on both sides to observe a cease-fire during that time.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/07/world/middleeast/trump-ir…
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web search NEUTRAL — (Bloomberg) -- Oil plunged below $100 a barrel after the US and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire that’s expected to halt the American-Israeli military campaign in exchange for Tehran reopening the …
https://www.energyconnects.com/news/utilities/2026/april/oil…
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web search NEUTRAL — • New strikes after ceasefire announcement: Missile attacks were reported across the Gulf region and Israel shortly after President Donald Trump announced he’d agreed to a two-week ceasefire with Iran…
https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/07/world/live-news/iran-war-trum…
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Claim 3: “U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent criticized China for hoarding oil during the war.”
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Claim 4: “Trump withdrew from [the 2015 nuclear deal] in 2018”
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Claim 5: “Talks in Islamabad last weekend did not yield an agreement”
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Multiple independent sources (NPR, The Hindu, and Iranian Foreign Ministry reports) confirm that talks in Islamabad over the weekend failed to reach an agreement.
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web search NEUTRAL — Iran and the United States reached an understanding on a number of issues, but disagreed on two or three important issues, which is why a deal following the talks in Islamabad failed, Iranian Foreign …
https://sputnikglobe.com/20260412/iran-us-failed-to-reach-ag…
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web search NEUTRAL — It comes after the U.S. and Iran failed to reach an agreement in highly anticipated face-to-face peace talks, according to Vice President Vance, who is serving as Washington's lead negotiator. "The ba…
https://www.npr.org/2026/04/12/nx-s1-5782538/u-s-iran-peace-…
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web search NEUTRAL — The U.S. and Iran failed to reach an agreement in the 21-hour marathon peace talks in Islamabad over the weekend, with Washington insisting that Tehran refused to give up its right over enrichment of …
https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/made-lot-of-prog…
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Claim 6: “The U.S. had proposed a 20-year suspension of all nuclear activity by Iran”
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Multiple web search results confirm the U.S. proposed a 20-year suspension of nuclear activity, with some specifically quoting Trump's support for this duration.
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web search NEUTRAL — Instead, the United States proposed a 20-year “suspension” of all nuclear activity.In response, Iran renewed a proposal that it suspend nuclear activity for up to five years, according to two senior I…
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/13/us/politics/us-iran-deal.…
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web search NEUTRAL — Trump says 20-year nuclear programme suspension by Iran would be enough.Israel has so far not reacted to Trump's remarks. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that Iran's stockpile of enriched u…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgkpnnen5dzo
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web search NEUTRAL — Trump says 20-year nuclear programme suspension by Iran would be enough. 6 hours ago.Trump confirms support for proposed 20-year pause of Iranian nuclear activities. 8 hours ago.
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…
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Claim 7: “U.S. Vice President JD Vance said Trump wanted to make a "grand bargain" with Iran”
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Multiple independent sources (Middle East Eye, The Independent, and reports of a Turning Point USA event) confirm JD Vance stated Trump wants to make a 'grand bargain' with Iran.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is a timeline of the second presidency of Donald Trump during the first quarter of 2026, from January 1, 2026, to March 31, 2026. To navigate between quarters, see timeline of the Donald…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is a timeline of the second presidency of Donald Trump during the second quarter of 2026, from April 1, 2026, to June 30, 2026. To navigate between quarters, see timeline of the Donald T…
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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 8: “Roughly 5,000 people have died in the hostilities.”
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The provided evidence does not mention a total death toll of 5,000. One source mentions 3,468 killed in Iran, but there is no aggregate figure of 5,000 across all parties in the provided text.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Pentagon has sent outdated statements on the number of U.S. troops killed or wounded during the Iran War, resulting in undercounts.
https://theintercept.com/2026/04/01/iran-war-us-casualty-num…
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web search NEUTRAL — Iran: 3,468 killed, more than 26,500 injured. At least 3,468 people have been killed in US-Israeli attacks on Iran since February 28, according to Iran’s Ministry of Health. The victims were aged betw…
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/1/us-israel-attacks-on…
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web search NEUTRAL — ^ In the midst of these conflicts, the Ogaden War between Ethiopia and Somalia occurred in the Horn of Africa, resulting in the deaths of approximately 37,000 people. This war was a phase of the broad…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_wars_by_death_toll
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Claim 9: “benchmark prices below $100 per barrel”
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Multiple sources (NYPost, Anadolu Ajansı, Bloomberg/other web results) confirm benchmark Brent crude oil prices fell below $100 per barrel.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Benchmark may refer to:
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Benchmark price (BP) is the price per unit of quantity in a specific segment of the international marketplace, set by the country or producers' organization that consistently exports the largest quant…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Benchmarking is the practice of comparing business processes and performance metrics to industry bests and best practices from other companies. Dimensions typically measured are quality, time and cost…
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Claim 10: “The International Monetary Fund cut its growth outlook”
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Claim 11: “U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio hosted a meeting between envoys for Israel and Lebanon”
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Claim 12: “U.S. Central Command said no ships made it past its blockade of Iranian ports in the first 24 hours it was in place, while six merchant vessels turned back.”
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Claim 13: “Tehran had suggested a halt of three to five years”
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The claim is supported by a cross-reference (Dailydispatch) and a web search result stating Iran proposed a suspension of 'up to five years' or 'three to five years'.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Tehran suggested a halt of three to five years
https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-04-16-hope-for-mid…
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Claim 14: “Trump was quoted by the New York Post as saying: "You should stay there, really, because something could be happening over the next two days, and we're more inclined to go there."”
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While BBC News reports Trump saying talks could resume 'over the next two days', there is no evidence in the provided results that the New York Post specifically quoted him with the exact phrasing provided in the claim.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The criminal trial in The People of the State of New York v. Donald J. Trump was held from April 15 to May 30, 2024. Donald Trump, the 45th, and later 47th president of the United States was charged …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Post (NY Post), founded as the New York Evening Post (originally New-York Evening Post), is an American conservative daily tabloid newspaper published in New York City. The Post also oper…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The People of the State of New York v. Donald J. Trump was a criminal case against Donald Trump, a then-former president of the United States. Trump was charged with 34 felony counts of falsifying bus…
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Claim 15: “the State Department described as the first major high-level engagement between the two countries since 1993”
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Claim 16: “A Reuters/Ipsos poll conducted from April 10 to 12... showed that 35% of Americans approve of U.S. strikes against Iran, down from 37% a week earlier.”
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Claim 17: “The United States' NATO allies including Britain and France said they would not be drawn into the conflict by taking part in the blockade”
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Claim 18: “shipping data showed the blockade had made little difference to Strait of Hormuz traffic on Tuesday, with at least eight ships crossing the waterway.”
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Claim 19: “Iran has effectively shut the Strait of Hormuz... since the war began on February 28.”
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The claim is confirmed by multiple high-authority news sources (Al Jazeera, SCMP, CNBC) and is explicitly documented in Wikipedia regarding the '2026 Strait of Hormuz campaign'.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 19 March 2026, the United States began an aerial campaign against Iranian targets to reopen the Strait of Hormuz following its closure by Iran in response to the attacks by the United States and Is…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, a major maritime choke point for world energy trade, has been largely blocked by Iran since 28 February 2026, when the United States and Israel launched …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Strait of Hormuz () is a waterway between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. On the north coast lies Iran, and on the south coast lies the Musandam Peninsula under the Musandam Governorate of …
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Claim 20: “Centcom said more than a dozen U.S. warships were involved in the blockade”
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Claim 21: “The U.S. has also pressed for any enriched nuclear material to be removed from Iran.”
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Claim 22: “The International Energy Agency meanwhile lowered its forecasts for global oil supply and demand growth.”
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Claim 23: “the two sides agreed to continue their talks”
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Claim 24: “Israel has continued to attack Lebanon as it targets Hezbollah”
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Claim 25: “negotiating teams from the U.S. and Iran could return to Pakistan later this week”
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Multiple independent sources (Xinhua, Reuters, and other news reports) confirm that U.S. and Iranian negotiating teams could return to Pakistan later this week.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 8 April 2026, the United States and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire in the 2026 Iran war, mediated by Pakistan. Iran had rejected the draft proposal for a 45-day two-phased ceasefire framework …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war_ceasefire
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Iran and Pakistan established relations on 14 August 1947, the day of the independence of Pakistan, when Iran became the first country to recognize Pakistan. Both countries generally maintain a cordia…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran–Pakistan_relations
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Pakistan has adopted a policy of official neutrality in response to the 2026 Iran war, which began on 28 February of that year after joint airstrikes on Iran by the United States and Israel. The Minis…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan_in_the_2026_Iran_war
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Claim 26: “Israeli strikes that have killed more than 2,000 people and forced 1.2 million from their homes”
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