US making ‘excessive demands’, Iranian diplomat tells RT

🇷🇺 public Russia · May 28, 2026 · 269 words · By Russia Today

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US negotiating tactics ‘detached from reality’ – Iranian diplomat The US is making unacceptable demands during negotiations with Iran after failing to defeat the country militarily, Ali Bagheri, the deputy secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security…

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What happened

Why it matters

Bagheri, who served as foreign minister from 2021 to 2024, spoke to RT in Moscow, where he attended a security conference and met with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Georgy Borisenko.

Common ground

He argued that the “excessive demands” made by the US demonstrate that officials in Washington are “detached from reality.” Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz to ships from “hostile countries” in response to US and Israeli airstrikes and has since insisted on…

Perspective signals

No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

Follow-up questions

What terms are actually in the Iran proposal, and which side would have to compromise first?
What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that Iran fired drones and missiles at Gulf states hosting US bases during the conflict?
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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 6 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Iran fired drones and missiles at Gulf states hosting US bases during the conflict”

CORROBORATED

Multiple independent sources confirm this: Al Jazeera reports missiles and drones at targets across the Gulf including a US base in Kuwait; a separate web search result mentions CENTCOM intercepting such attacks; and Wikipedia mentions Kuwait downing a ballistic missile during the 2026 war.

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web search NEUTRAL — A US official stated that the US downed Iranian drones that posed a similar threat.[632] On 28 May, Kuwait downed a ballistic missile launched at its territory.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war

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web search NEUTRAL — Iran launches drones and missiles at Gulf states; CENTCOM intercepts and retaliates in self-defense.
https://redstate.com/beccalower/2026/06/06/iran-launches-dro…

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web search NEUTRAL — Iran has fired missiles and drones at targets across the Gulf, including a United States base in Kuwait, in what it called its 37th wave of attacks on day 12 of the US-Israel war on Iran.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/11/iran-fires-missiles…

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Claim 2: “Bagheri, who served as foreign minister from 2021 to 2024”

MISLEADING

Wikipedia and web results state he was the 'political deputy' at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 2021 to 2024 and 'acting Minister' in 2024, but not the official Foreign Minister for the entire duration of 2021-2024. Abbas Araghchi is listed as the Foreign Minister since August 2024.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ali Bagheri Kani (Persian: علی باقری کنی; born 1967) is an Iranian diplomat who was formerly political deputy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran from September 2021 to September 2024. He was a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali_Bagheri

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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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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Mohammad Bagheri (Persian: محمد باقری; 1960 – 13 June 2025; born Mohammad-Hossein Afshordi;محمدحسین افشردی) was an Iranian military officer in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), who served …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammad_Bagheri_(general)

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Claim 3: “Ali Bagheri, the deputy secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, has told RT”

CORROBORATED

The claim that Ali Bagheri is the deputy secretary of the SNSC is confirmed by EuroNews and a UANI web search result, and is supported by Wikipedia's description of his diplomatic roles.

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Claim 4: “US officials indicated this week that the sides are close to reaching a preliminary agreement”

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The evidence provided for this claim consists of general information about the US government and airlines, with no mention of a preliminary agreement between the US and Iran.

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web search NEUTRAL — U.S. civilian airlines are all privately owned. The three largest airlines in the world, by total number of passengers carried, are U.S.-based; American Airlines became the global leader after its 201…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States

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web search NEUTRAL — 3 days ago · Reuters.com is your online source for the latest US news stories and current events, ensuring our readers up to date with any breaking news developments
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/

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web search NEUTRAL — Get facts about the U.S., its laws, history, and statistics. Buy government property. Learn about the president and how to contact elected officials and federal agencies.
https://www.usa.gov/about-the-us

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Claim 5: “Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz to ships from “hostile countries” in response to US and Israeli airstrikes”

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Wikipedia entries for '2026 Iran war', '2026 Strait of Hormuz campaign', and '2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis' explicitly state that Iran blocked the Strait of Hormuz in response to US and Israeli airstrikes starting February 28, 2026.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel have been in a war with Iran and its regional allies. The conflict began when the US and Israel launched airstrikes on Iran, targeting military and…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war

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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…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_campaign

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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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Claim 6: “spoke to RT in Moscow, where he attended a security conference and met with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Georgy Borisenko”

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The provided evidence for this specific claim consists of irrelevant search results (Ali the Caliph, AliExpress, Alibaba) and general Wikipedia pages on Iran and its leaders. There is no evidence confirming a meeting with Georgy Borisenko in Moscow.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Masoud Pezeshkian (born 29 September 1954) is an Iranian politician and heart surgeon who has served as the ninth president of Iran since 2024. A member of the reformist faction, he is the oldest pers…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masoud_Pezeshkian

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Events in the year 2025 in Iran.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_in_Iran

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Abbas Araghchi (born 5 December 1962) is an Iranian diplomat and politician who has served as the foreign minister of Iran since August 2024. Araghchi served for nine years with the Islamic Revolution…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbas_Araghchi

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