U.S. says deals with Iran for safe Hormuz transit are prohibited | Flipboard

Flipboard · 🇺🇸 public United States · May 30, 2026 · 289 words · By Fortune; Bloomberg

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says deals with Iran for safe Hormuz transit are prohibited The US affirmed that deals with Iran to safely sail through the Strait of Hormuz — even those which don’t involve paying a toll — aren’t allowed, as … Related storyboards

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Claim 1: “U.S. says deals with Iran for safe Hormuz transit are prohibited”

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The claim is corroborated by a cross-reference from Flipboard, a web search result from May 30, 2026, and an official OFAC notice from May 29, 2026, all stating that deals with Iran for safe transit in the Strait of Hormuz are prohibited.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — An armed conflict occurred between the United States and Israel against Iran and its regional allies that lasted from 28 February to 17 June 2026. Hostilities broke out after surprise US–Israeli airst…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war

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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 — On 13 April 2026, the United States imposed a naval blockade on Iran following the failure of the Islamabad Talks to end the 2026 Iran war. The blockade began 10 a.m. ET and applied only to ships goin…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States_naval_block…

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Claim 2: “Vanguard... explained how it’s preparing for the largest IPO in history. SpaceX debuted on Nasdaq on June 12”

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Wikipedia explicitly confirms that SpaceX had its initial public offering (IPO) on June 12, 2026, and it was the largest public offering in history. This is further corroborated by Bloomberg and Dawan Africa.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Space Exploration Technologies Corporation, doing business as SpaceX, is an American spaceflight, telecommunications, and artificial intelligence company headquartered at the Starbase development site…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpaceX

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — AST SpaceMobile, Inc. is a publicly traded satellite designer and manufacturer based in Midland, Texas, United States. The company is building the SpaceMobile satellite constellation, a space-based ce…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AST_SpaceMobile

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — SpaceX, an American aerospace and artificial intelligence company founded in 2002 by Elon Musk, had its initial public offering (IPO) on June 12, 2026. The SpaceX IPO was initially valued at US$1.77 t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Initial_public_offering_of_Spa…

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Claim 3: “US Central Command confirmed the end of the blockade on X”

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Both USNI News and BBC report that US Central Command announced the lifting of the naval blockade via the social media platform X.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ali Abdollahi Aliabadi (Persian: علی عبداللهی علی‌آبادی; born 1959) is an Iranian senior military officer and former politician who is currently commander of the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters.…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali_Abdollahi

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Claim 4: “President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed that Ukrainian long-range strikes hit Moscow’s main oil refinery for the second time in a week”

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Multiple independent news sources (The Guardian, Türkiye Today, and another web result) report that Ukrainian drones hit a Moscow oil refinery for a second time within a week.

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web search NEUTRAL — Ukrainian drones have hit several locations across Moscow in Kyiv’s biggest air raid on the city since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion, setting a major oil refinery on fire and forcing evacu…
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/18/moscow-oil-ref…

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web search NEUTRAL — Ukraine hit a Moscow oil refinery for a second time in a week and disrupted commercial flights at Moscow airports in one of its biggest drone attacks since Russia’s invasion more than four years ago, …
https://nypost.com/2026/06/18/world-news/ukraine-hits-moscow…

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web search NEUTRAL — Ukraine struck the Moscow Oil Refinery in the capital's southeastern Kapotnya district for the second time in two days on Thursday, sending flames and black smoke billowing from the facility. This com…
https://www.turkiyetoday.com/world/ukraine-hits-moscow-oil-r…

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Claim 5: “Iran's supreme leader says Trump made deal 'out of desperation'”

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Multiple sources, including BBC and other web search results, report that Iran's supreme leader stated President Trump made the deal 'out of desperation'.

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web search NEUTRAL — 2 hours ago ... Khamenei said President Trump had "out of desperation, used all kinds of leverage" to bring the deal about. The supreme leader said that while ...
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8r2eejdd35o

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web search NEUTRAL — 5 hours ago ... The US has confirmed it has lifted its naval blockade of Iranian ports, as the Iran deal comes into effect. Meanwhile, in a written message ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fh9PBcuqXiU

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web search NEUTRAL — 1 hour ago ... Vance said. Not long after, Iran's supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, said in his first statement since the preliminary agreement was signed that ...
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/06/18/world/iran-war-trump…

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Claim 6: “The US has dropped its naval blockade of Iran after the two countries signed a deal to end the war in the Middle East”

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Multiple independent sources, including BBC, Al Jazeera, and other web search results, report that the US dropped its naval blockade of Iran after signing a deal/MoU to end the war in the Middle East.

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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 — Beginning in late January 2026, the United States carried out its largest military buildup in the Middle East since the 2003 invasion of Iraq, deploying air, naval, and missile defense assets amid esc…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States_military_bu…

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Claim 7: “The average investor who bought SpaceX shares in the open market after its debut has seen nearly all of their gains disappear as a sharp pullback”

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Only one web search result explicitly mentions that the average investor who bought post-IPO has seen gains disappear due to a pullback. Other sources discuss the IPO's success or general market cap, but do not corroborate the specific loss of gains for the average post-IPO investor.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — X.AI LLC, doing business as xAI, is a subsidiary of the American spaceflight company SpaceX working in the areas of artificial intelligence (AI) and social media. xAI's flagship products are the gener…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XAI_(company)

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