‘We won’t know who won until final outcome of US-Iran ceasefire’

Al Jazeera · 🇶🇦 public Qatar · May 24, 2026 · 76 words

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‘We won't know who won until final outcome of US-Iran ceasefire’ ‘We won’t know who won until final outcome of US-Iran ceasefire’ As the US and Iran inch towards a deal to end the war, analyst Trita Parsi argues the framework resembles the original ceasefire…

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Why it matters

He points out the role that regional powers have played in making this agreement happen.

Common ground

The clearest point to anchor on is this: the US and Iran inch towards a deal to end the war.

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

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open_in_new Read the original article: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/5/24/we-wont-know-who-won-until-fi…

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Claim 1: “the US and Iran inch towards a deal to end the war”

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Multiple independent sources confirm that the US and Iran are negotiating a deal to end the war. Al Jazeera reports Trump stating an agreement has been 'largely negotiated,' and other web results mention Iran reviewing an American plan and Pakistan offering mediation.

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web search NEUTRAL — Iran, for its part, gave differing appraisals of how negotiations were proceeding. The country’s foreign ministry spokesman, Esmail Baghaei, said Wednesday that his government was reviewing an America…
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/05/06/world/iran-us-hormuz…

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web search NEUTRAL — Iran-US war 2026: Why has Pakistan offered mediation and what does it get out of this?Iran said to toughen negotiating stance, tamping down chances of deal with US to end war.
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…

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web search NEUTRAL — President Trump says on social media that “an agreement has been largely negotiated, subject to finalization” between the United States, Iran and regional powers, adding that the details of the deal w…
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/5/23/iran-war-l…

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Claim 2: “the framework resembles the original ceasefire deal before Trump disrupted it with a blockade of Iranian ports”

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Evidence confirms that Trump imposed a counter-blockade of ships using Iranian ports on April 13 and that a Pakistani-brokered ceasefire had previously stopped hostilities. This supports the claim that a framework existed which was disrupted by a blockade of Iranian ports.

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web search NEUTRAL — Shortly after, Trump said the US naval blockade of Iranian ports would remain in place until a deal is reached. Iran has since said the strait is closed again. Iran had continued to export its own oil…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5yv6xr6me3o

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web search NEUTRAL — Iran imposed a blockade on foreign shipping using the strait of Hormuz soon afterwards and Trump imposed a counter-blockade of ships using Iranian ports on 13 April. A Pakistani-brokered ceasefire, an…
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/04/shipping-bosse…

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web search NEUTRAL — "We are not far, but there is no deal yet," one U.S. official said. Yes, but: Other U.S. officials are more skeptical a deal will come together. State of play: The White House wants a diplomatic break…
https://www.axios.com/2026/05/06/trump-iran-war-deal-framewo…

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Claim 3: “regional powers have played [a role] in making this agreement happen”

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Al Jazeera explicitly reports that Trump stated the agreement was negotiated between the 'United States, Iran and regional powers.' Additionally, other search results mention Pakistan's role in offering mediation, confirming the involvement of regional powers.

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web search NEUTRAL — This is a list of some of the ways regions are defined in the United States. Many regions are defined in law or regulations by the federal government; others by shared culture and history, and others …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_regions_of_the_United_…

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web search NEUTRAL — 5 days ago · The meaning of REGIONAL is affecting a particular region : localized. How to use regional in a sentence.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/regional

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web search NEUTRAL — REGIONAL definition: 1. relating to or coming from a particular part of a country: 2. relating to or coming from a…. Learn more.
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/regional

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