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War on Iran during nuclear negotiations undermines the US’s ability to talk peace around the world − and the effects won’t end when Trump leaves office

The Conversation · 🇦🇺 public Australia · · 1033 words · By Debak Das
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What to know about War on Iran during nuclear negotiations undermines the US’s ability to talk peace around the world − and the effects won’t end when Trump leaves office

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What happened

Operation Epic Fury – the latest round of military strikes against Iran – began when Iran was engaged in negotiations with the United States to renew restrictions on its nuclear program.

Why it matters

This is not the first time the United States has bombed Iran during nuclear negotiations.

Common ground

In June 2025, while its representatives were in talks with Iran over that country’s ability to produce nuclear weapons, Washington launched Operation Midnight Hammer, targeting three Iranian nuclear facilities in Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 10 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “North Korea conducted tests of what it called “strategic cruise missiles” – missiles it suggests could have nuclear capability – stating that its ability to attack from under and above water was growing and that it was arming its navy with nuclear weapons.”
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Multiple web search results report that North Korea conducted tests of 'strategic cruise missiles' with possible nuclear capability. However, the evidence does not specify the date as 'March 2026' or confirm the exact sequence of events relative to a specific date, making it a single-source confirmation of the *type* of test, but not the specific date/claim combination.
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web search NEUTRAL — #NorthKorea carried out successful tests of a new long-range cruise #missile over the weekend, state media said on Monday, seen by analysts as possibly the c...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXH8dtP80K0
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web search NEUTRAL — Pro-establishment narrative. North Korea's missile tests from the Choe Hyon destroyer prove Pyongyang is rapidly building a nuclear-capable navy that poses a direct threat to regional stability.
https://www.improvethenews.org/story/2026/kim-jong-un-overse…
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web search NEUTRAL — North Korea also conducted a cruise missile test just hours after U.S. President Joe Biden took office in late January. SERIOUS CAPABILITY.
https://thehimalayantimes.com/world/nkorea-tests-first-strat…
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Claim 2: “In June 2025, while its representatives were in talks with Iran over that country’s ability to produce nuclear weapons, Washington launched Operation Midnight Hammer, targeting three Iranian nuclear facilities in Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan.”
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Multiple sources confirm that on June 22, 2025, the U.S. launched strikes under the code name 'Operation Midnight Hammer,' targeting facilities in Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan. The evidence suggests this occurred during the context of the 'Twelve-Day War' and related to Iranian nuclear sites.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On June 22, 2025, the United States Air Force and Navy attacked three nuclear facilities in Iran as part of the Twelve-Day War, under the code name Operation Midnight Hammer. The Fordow Uranium Enrich…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_United_States_strikes_on_…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — George M. Wikoff (born 1968) is an American admiral who has served as the commander of U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa and Allied Joint Force Command Naples since 2025. Wikoff graduated from Geor…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Wikoff
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Operation Hammer Down was a seven-day U.S.-led assault offensive in June 2011 designed to eliminate foreign fighters and training camps in the Watapur Valley of Kunar Province in Afghanistan in prepar…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Hammer_Down
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Claim 3: “A day before Operation Epic Fury began, Oman foreign minister Badr bin Hamad al Busaidi, the principal mediator in the talks, announced that Iran had agreed to zero stockpiling.”
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Multiple web search results, citing Oman's top diplomat, corroborate that Iran agreed during indirect talks with the United States to never stockpile enriched uranium.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is the order of battle of the 2026 Iran war.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war_order_of_battle
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of airstrikes and bombardments carried out during the 2026 Iran war. The strikes began on 28 February 2026, when Israel and the United States launched attacks on targets across Iran, co…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_attacks_during_the_202…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Beginning on 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel launched joint attacks on sites in Iran, starting the 2026 Iran war. The strikes targeted officials, military commanders, and military asset…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reactions_to_the_2026_Iran_war
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Claim 4: “This is not the first time the United States has bombed Iran during nuclear negotiations.”
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The evidence provided for this claim consists of irrelevant web search results (Spanish pronunciation, Reddit rules, typing accents) and does not contain any information regarding the U.S. bombing of Iran during nuclear negotiations. Therefore, the claim cannot be corroborated or refuted with the evidence provided.
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web search NEUTRAL — The letter u represents the Spanish vowel sound, or phoneme, /u/. ... To properly pronounce the vowel u in Spanish, your lips should be rounded, pushing forward, and barely open.
https://www.spanishdict.com/guide/how-to-pronounce-the-lette…
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web search NEUTRAL — Moderators retain discretion to remove a post at any time if they feel it is violating Reddit rules, or are intended to only incite abuse, are trolling, or are deemed offensive in some way. This inclu…
https://www.reddit.com/r/reddevils/?feedViewType=cardView
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web search NEUTRAL — May 3, 2019 · How to Type Spanish Letters and Accents (á, é, í, ó, ú, ü, ñ, ¿, ¡) 67.5K There are several ways to configure your keyboard to type in the Spanish accented letters and upside-down punctu…
https://www.spanishdict.com/answers/282262/how-to-type-spani…
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Claim 5: “Operation Epic Fury – the latest round of military strikes against Iran – began when Iran was engaged in negotiations with the United States to renew restrictions on its nuclear program.”
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The evidence confirms 'Operation Epic Fury' occurred on February 28, 2026, and involved strikes against Iran. However, none of the provided evidence explicitly links the start of 'Operation Epic Fury' to the timing of U.S.-Iran negotiations to renew nuclear restrictions. The evidence only states the operation began on that date.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is the order of battle of the 2026 Iran war.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war_order_of_battle
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Relations between Iran and the United States in modern-day are unsettled and have a troubled history. They began in the mid-to-late 19th century, when Iran was known to the Western world as Qajar Pers…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran–United_States_relations
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This timeline of the 2026 Iran war covers the period since 28 February 2026. The war is ongoing.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war
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Claim 6: “All but one of the nonnuclear countries of the world – South Sudan – are signatories to the treaty.”
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No evidence was gathered for this claim, and the search results returned no relevant information to confirm or deny the signatory status of non-nuclear countries.
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Claim 7: “The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) was a significant nuclear agreement between the U.S. and Iran under President Obama.”
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No evidence was gathered for this claim, and the search results returned no relevant information to confirm or deny the details of the JCPOA agreement under President Obama.
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Claim 8: “Iranian officials negotiating with mediators have expressed their concern that they “don’t want to be ‘fooled again,’” according to a report in Axios, and that any new set of negotiations might just be a ruse to conduct more attacks.”
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The evidence includes reports from Axios and IRNA detailing Iranian officials' skepticism regarding negotiations, with one source noting they called the talks a 'ploy.' This specific sentiment is reported by a single source type (Axios/IRNA context) within the provided search results.
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web search NEUTRAL — A senior Iranian official told Iran's English-language Press TV the U.S. terms were "excessive," called the negotiations "a ploy," and said the war would only end "on Tehran's own terms and timeline."
https://www.axios.com/2026/03/26/trump-iran-get-serious-nego…
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web search NEUTRAL — According to him, a new round of negotiations between the parties could take place this weekend. Axios writes about this, reports UNN. Details. In a brief phone interview with the publication, Trump e…
https://unn.ua/en/news/trump-expects-iran-deal-in-a-day-or-t…
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web search NEUTRAL — Iranian and American expert teams negotiated for two rounds on Saturday and are likely to continue negotiations on Sunday, according to IRNA, Iran’s state news agency, and two senior Iranian officials…
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/04/11/world/iran-war-trump…
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Claim 9: “Washington has been broader in its selection of targets in Iran this time around, even though one stated U.S. goal has been to ensure that Iran does not gain nuclear weapons capability.”
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The evidence confirms that the U.S. targeted multiple sites (Fordow, Natanz, Isfahan) during Operation Midnight Hammer. However, the provided evidence does not contain a comparative analysis or statement from multiple sources confirming that the target selection in Operation Epic Fury was 'broader' than previous operations, only that multiple sites were targeted.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 19 August 1953, Prime Minister of Iran Mohammad Mosaddegh was overthrown in a coup d'état that strengthened the rule of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shah of Iran. It was instigated by the United King…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1953_Iranian_coup_d'état
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is the order of battle of the 2026 Iran war.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war_order_of_battle
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Relations between Iran and the United States in modern-day are unsettled and have a troubled history. They began in the mid-to-late 19th century, when Iran was known to the Western world as Qajar Pers…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran–United_States_relations
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Claim 10: “The Treaty on the Non-proliferation of Nuclear Weapons was established in the 1960s to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons.”
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Wikipedia entries confirm that the NPT is an international treaty whose objective is to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons and weapons technology. One Wikipedia source cites the treaty date as 1968, which is close to the 1960s timeframe mentioned in the claim.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The list of parties to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty encompasses the states which have signed and ratified or acceded to the international agreement limiting the spread of nuclear weapons. On 1…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nuclear proliferation is the spread of nuclear weapons to additional countries, particularly those not recognized as nuclear-weapon states by the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, co…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_proliferation
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, commonly known as the Non-Proliferation Treaty or NPT, is an international treaty, the objective of which is to prevent the spread of nuclear we…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_on_the_Non-Proliferatio…
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