US says Iran Hormuz deal could come 'today or tomorrow' as oil prices plunge

France24 · 🇫🇷 public France · Aug 05, 2026 · 717 words

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US says Iran Hormuz deal could come 'today or tomorrow' as oil prices plunge A senior Trump administration official on Tuesday said an agreement to restore shipping through the Strait of Hormuz could be reached as soon as "today or tomorrow", fuelling hopes…

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Why it matters

A top US official said Tuesday that a deal with Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz could be struck "today or tomorrow", sending oil prices tumbling on hopes of increased shipments through the vital waterway.

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US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told CNBC "there is a chance we may have a deal" in the coming hours, echoing President Donald Trump.

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

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 Its leader, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, spoke with Trump by phone on Tuesday?
What happens next if the deal stalls, and who has the power to restart talks?

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 15 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Its leader, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, spoke with Trump by phone on Tuesday”

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No evidence was found in the search results to confirm a phone call between Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani and Donald Trump on Tuesday.

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Claim 2: “Britain's maritime security agency UKMTO said an unnamed cargo vessel had been struck by an "unknown projectile" in the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Oman.”

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Claim 3: “On Tuesday, the Indian ship MSV Faize Noore Oliya sank in the Red Sea off Yemen following an unattributed attack, with all of its crew rescued.”

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Claim 4: “Iran wants to control the strait and charge tolls, powers it did not exercise before the war”

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The provided evidence confirms the existence of the Iran war and the Hormuz crisis, but does not specifically mention Iran's desire to charge tolls or that they did not exercise such power before the war.

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web search NEUTRAL — Iran, [c] officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, [d] historically known as Persia, [e] is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the C…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran

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web search NEUTRAL — 11 hours ago · Stay on top of Iran latest developments on the ground with Al Jazeera’s fact-based news, exclusive video footage, photos and updated maps.
https://www.aljazeera.com/where/iran/

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web search NEUTRAL — Real-time Reuters coverage of the Iran war: US-Israel strikes, Iranian retaliation, nuclear threats, oil market shocks, and regional war risks.
https://www.reuters.com/world/iran/

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Claim 5: “Tehran and Washington have been at war since February 28, when the US and Israel launched surprise attacks on Iran.”

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Wikipedia and multiple web search results confirm that the US and Israel launched airstrikes on Iran on February 28, 2026, initiating a state of war.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In 2025 and 2026, 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 Ali…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–2026_Iran–United_States_n…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel have been at war with Iran and its regional allies. Hostilities broke out after US–Israeli airstrikes killed several Iranian officials, including …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Iran–Israel conflict is a long-standing geopolitical and military confrontation between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the State of Israel, involving proxy hostilities since 1985 and direct clas…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran–Israel_conflict

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Claim 6: “Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen have declared a maritime blockade on Saudi Arabia.”

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Claim 7: “benchmark Brent North Sea Crude prices falling over six percent to below $79.00 per barrel.”

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The claim is reported by France24 via cross-reference, but other web search results for Brent crude prices provide different or unrelated data (e.g., prices in August 2026 or historical 2014 data), leaving only one specific source for this current price drop.

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web search NEUTRAL — Brent crude oil - Stats. Brent rose to 89.79 USD/Bbl on August 12, 2026, up 0.99% from the previous day. Over the past month, Brent's price has risen 7.79%, and is up 36.81% compared to the same time …
https://tradingeconomics.com/commodity/brent-crude-oil

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web search NEUTRAL — Oil Price: Get all information on the Price of Oil including News, Charts and Realtime Quotes.In December 2005 the global demand for crude oil was 83.3 million barrels per day according to the Interna…
https://markets.businessinsider.com/commodities/oil-price

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web search NEUTRAL — Brent crude prices fell by 34 percent last year after shedding 48 percent in 2014. The plunge in global oil prices has pushed inflation close to or below zero in many countries, helping consumers but …
https://www.yahoo.com/news/oil-prices-could-hit-low-08532154…

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Claim 8: “Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Tuesday that the United States was involved in negotiations between Oman and Iran on increasing traffic through the Strait of Hormuz.”

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Three independent web search results (including The Jerusalem Post) confirm that Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated on Tuesday that progress was being made in negotiations between Oman and Iran regarding the Strait of Hormuz.

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web search NEUTRAL — Additionally, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated on Tuesday that while negotiations with Iran and Oman to allow additional ships to pass through the Strait of Hormuz have advanced, no definitive…
https://thearabianmirror.com/us-diplomatic-efforts-in-hormuz…

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web search NEUTRAL — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters on Tuesday that there had been progress in talks between Iran and Oman concerning the Strait of Hormuz, though no final agreement had been reached ye…
https://www.newsarchyuk.com/world/marco-rubio-hormuz-strait-…

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web search NEUTRAL — US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Tuesday that there has been progress made in discussions with Iran and Oman on getting more ships through the Strait of Hormuz, but no final agreement has bee…
https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-904566

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Claim 9: “Qatar, which has been mediating negotiations, said that diplomatic efforts were ongoing but that no direct Iran-US talks were planned.”

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The claim is reported by France24 via cross-reference, but no other independent sources in the provided evidence corroborate Qatar's specific statement about the lack of direct talks.

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cross reference SUPPORTS — Mediating nation Qatar said that efforts for a diplomatic solution between the United States and Iran were ongoing but that there were no direct talks between the sides planned.
https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20260804-middle-east…

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Claim 10: “one crew member was listed missing Tuesday on a merchant ship hit by a projectile in Hormuz”

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While evidence confirms a general crisis in the Strait of Hormuz and a ship sinking in the Red Sea, there is no specific evidence in the provided results regarding a crew member missing from a ship hit by a projectile in the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday.

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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 — This timeline of the 2026 Iran war covers the period since 28 February 2026.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — "Trump Always Chickens Out" (TACO) is a pejorative description of the perceived tendency of United States president Donald Trump to make threats, only to later delay or renege on them as a way to incr…
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Claim 11: “Iran continues to impose an effective blockade on the strait and insists ships coordinate crossings with it.”

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Claim 12: “A senior Trump administration official on Tuesday said an agreement to restore shipping through the Strait of Hormuz could be reached as soon as "today or tomorrow"”

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Multiple web search results (Daily Trust, YouTube, and another news source) report that a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz was expected 'today or tomorrow' or 'in the coming hours', echoing statements from the Trump administration.

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Claim 13: “an Indian ship in the Red Sea sank following an unattributed attack.”

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Three independent sources (including Anadolu Ajansı and Insider Paper) confirm that an Indian ship (MSV Faize Noore Oliya) sank in the Red Sea off Yemen following an unattributed attack on Tuesday.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Red Sea is a sea inlet of the Indian Ocean, lying between Africa and Asia. Its connection to the ocean is in the south, through the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait and the Gulf of Aden. To the north of the R…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Sea

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Red Sea State (Arabic: ولاية البحر الأحمر, Wilāyat al-Baḥr al-ʾAḥmar) is one of the 18 wilayat (states) of Sudan. It covers an area of about, 218,887 km2 and has an estimated population of 1.48 millio…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Sea_State

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Red Sea crisis is an ongoing armed conflict and maritime crisis instigated by the Houthis, an armed group in Yemen. The Houthis began launching missiles and armed drones at Israel in response to t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Sea_crisis

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Claim 14: “US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told CNBC "there is a chance we may have a deal" in the coming hours”

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Three independent web search results explicitly quote US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent telling CNBC that 'there is a chance we may have a deal' in the coming hours.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Bessent is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Don Bessent (1931–1990), American baseball player Hattie Bessent (1908–2015), American psychiatric nurse Scott Bessent (born 1962), US T…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bessent

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Scott Kenneth Homer Bessent ( BESS-ənt; born August 21, 1962) is an American businessman, financial commentator, and government official serving since 2025 as the 79th United States secretary of the t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Bessent

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States secretary of the treasury is the head of the United States Department of the Treasury, and is the chief financial officer of the federal government of the United States. The secretar…
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Claim 15: “The Saudi Red Sea port of Yanbu has enabled it to keep up shipments to global markets by circumventing Hormuz entirely.”

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