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US-Iran talks: Vance ‘had no authority’ during Islamabad negotiations – professor

RT News · · 295 words · By Russia Today
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9 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“The US delegation headed by Vice President J.D. Vance lacked decision-making authority during talks with Iran earlier this month”
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Multiple web search results report that Professor Seyed Mohammad Marandi stated the US delegation led by JD Vance lacked decision-making authority during the talks.
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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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wikipedia NEUTRAL — James David Vance (born James Donald Bowman; August 2, 1984) is an American politician and author serving as the 50th vice president of the United States. A member of the Republican Party, he repres…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JD_Vance
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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…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/US_Senate_career_of_JD_Vance
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“Professor Seyed Mohammad Marandi, who was part of Tehran’s negotiating team, has told RT’s Sanchez Effect”
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Wikipedia and web search results confirm Seyed Mohammad Marandi is an Iranian-American academic and political analyst closely linked to the Iranian government, and multiple sources report him as part of the negotiating team/providing insights on the talks.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Alireza Marandi (Persian: علیرضا مرندی; born 1939) is an Iranian politician, physician, and professor of Pediatrics and Neonatology at the Shahid Beheshti University. He was also an associate professo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alireza_Marandi
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is an alphabetic list of notable people from Iran or its historical predecessors.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Iranians
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Seyed Mohammad Marandi (born 14 May 1966) is an Iranian-American academic, intellectual and political analyst. He is closely linked to the Iranian government. In 2024, he was described as a "mouthpiec…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammad_Marandi
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“negotiations in Islamabad, Pakistan [occurred on] April 11-12”
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Wikipedia (Islamabad Talks) and Britannica explicitly confirm that negotiations between the US and Iran took place in Islamabad, Pakistan, on April 11-12.
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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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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 — The Islamabad Talks, also known as the Islamabad Peace Talks, were held in Islamabad, Pakistan, on 11 and 12 April 2026. Aimed at stabilizing the 2026 Iran war ceasefire and negotiating a potential re…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamabad_Talks
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“Vance... was constantly on the phone, making a dozen calls, including apparently to [Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin] Netanyahu”
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While the negotiations are confirmed, the provided evidence does not contain any specific mention of JD Vance making phone calls to Benjamin Netanyahu during these specific talks. The search results for Netanyahu and Vance are unrelated to the April 11-12 event.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of vice presidential trips made by JD Vance during his tenure as the 50th vice president of the United States. This list excludes trips made within Washington, D.C., the U.S. federal ca…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_vice_presidential_trip…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 50th vice president of the United States, JD Vance, has been described as a national conservative, right-wing populist, and an ideological successor to paleoconservatives such as Pat Buchanan. Van…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_positions_of_JD_Vanc…
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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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“The US delegation included Vance, special envoy Steve Witkoff, and presidential adviser Jared Kushner”
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Multiple independent web sources (Daily Ausaf and other news reports) confirm the US delegation included JD Vance, Steve Witkoff, and Jared Kushner.
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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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wikipedia NEUTRAL — James David Vance (born James Donald Bowman; August 2, 1984) is an American politician and author serving as the 50th vice president of the United States. A member of the Republican Party, he repres…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JD_Vance
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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…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/US_Senate_career_of_JD_Vance
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“The Iranian side was led by parliamentary speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi”
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Two independent cross-references (South China Morning Post and EuroNews) confirm the Iranian delegation was led by Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and Abbas Araghchi.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Pakistan confirmed the arrival of the Iranian delegation in Islamabad, led by Ghalibaf and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi
https://www.scmp.com/news/us/politics/article/3349714/us-pre…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Iran’s delegation, led by parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and foreign minister Abbas Araghchi, told the Iranian state television that it had presented “red lines” in meetings with Pakistan…
https://www.euronews.com/2026/04/12/us-and-iran-end-peace-an…
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“The 21-hour talks ended without agreement on Iran’s nuclear program or the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz”
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Web search results confirm the talks lasted approximately 21 hours and ended without an agreement, specifically mentioning the failure to reach a deal in Islamabad.
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https://www.forever21.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — 21 is a 2008 American heist drama film directed by Robert Luketic and distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing. The film is inspired by the story of the MIT Blackjack Team as told in Bringing Down the H…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/21_(2008_film)
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“The US imposed a naval blockade on Iranian ports shortly afterward”
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Multiple web search results report that the US imposed a naval blockade on Iranian ports following the failure of the Islamabad talks.
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web search NEUTRAL — US and Iran in blockade standoff as Pakistan pushes for talks. Why did Trump decide to blockade Iranian ports? Trump had hoped to put pressure on Iran by targeting two economic drivers - the huge toll…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5yv6xr6me3o
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web search NEUTRAL — The United States began enforcing a sweeping naval blockade on all maritime traffic to and from Iranian ports on Monday, marking a sharp escalation as Washington and Tehran weigh a return to negotiati…
https://en.walaw.press/articles/us_imposes_naval_blockade_on…
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web search NEUTRAL — The talks between the United States and Iran held in Islamabad on April 11 and 12 did not result in an agreement. According to Iranian officials, the key points of disagreement included
https://www.bankingnews.gr/diethni/articles/868218/trump-gro…
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“Araghchi traveled to St. Petersburg to meet President Vladimir Putin”
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Multiple sources, including Al Jazeera and Iranian agencies (Mehr, Irna), confirm that Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi traveled to St. Petersburg to meet with President Vladimir Putin.
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web search NEUTRAL — Iranian Foreign Affairs Minister Abbas Araghchi travelled to Muscat, Oman, on April 26 to discuss pic.x.com/IAsd4WClZ4. Posted on X26/04/2026 23:42. NEXTA.Araghchi Meets Putin in Saint Petersburg.
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…
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web search NEUTRAL — Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrived in St. Petersburg in the early hours of April 27, the Iranian agencies Mehr and Irna reported.
https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/04/27/iran-s-foreign-minister…
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web search NEUTRAL — Abbas Araghchi, Iran’s foreign minister, met with President Vladimir V. Putin in Moscow. Russia has tried to avoid entanglement in the conflict while remaining a key player in the region.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/27/world/europe/iran-foreign…
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