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What’s happening on Iran war day 91 as US, Iran near 60-day truce

Al Jazeera · 🇶🇦 public Qatar · · 1016 words · By Elizabeth Melimopoulos
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What’s happening on Iran war day 91 as US, Iran near 60-day deal US and Iran near a 60-day MoU aimed at reopening the Hormuz strait with talks slated on nuclear and other differences.

Claims checked 21
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What happened

What’s happening on Iran war day 91 as US, Iran near 60-day deal US and Iran near a 60-day MoU aimed at reopening the Hormuz strait with talks slated on nuclear and other differences.

Why it matters

United States President Donald Trump says the naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz will be lifted and that he will make a final decision on a potential deal with Iran after meeting his national security team on Friday, raising hopes for a diplomatic…

Common ground

However, deep mistrust remains between the two sides.

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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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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 21 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “the Treasury Department also sanctioned Hong Kong-based entities allegedly involved in a multibillion-dollar Iranian oil sales operation”
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Claim 2: “Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he has directed the military to seize more of Gaza, up to 70 percent of the Palestinian territory”
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Claim 3: “Iran’s top negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf”
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Multiple independent news sources (The Guardian, France24, Al Jazeera, Flipboard) explicitly identify Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf as Iran's top negotiator.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, the mayor of Tehran, launched his third presidential campaign for the Iranian presidency on 15 April 2017. On 15 May, Ghalibaf withdrew and endorsed Ebrahim Raisi.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammad_Bagher_Ghalibaf_2017_…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Early presidential elections in Iran were held on 28 June and 5 July 2024 following the death of incumbent president Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash on 19 May. Four candidates contested the first …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Iranian_presidential_elec…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf (born 23 August 1961) is an Iranian politician and former Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) brigadier general, who has served as Speaker of the Parliament of Iran since…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammad_Bagher_Ghalibaf
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Claim 4: “Israel is already estimated to be in control of about 64 percent of the strip”
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Claim 5: “Trump said Washington would lift its naval blockade on Iranian ports if Iran agrees never to obtain a nuclear weapon, reopens the Strait of Hormuz to unrestricted shipping without tolls, removes any remaining naval mines, and cooperates with the US and the IAEA to recover and destroy buried enriched uranium stockpiles”
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The provided evidence for this claim only contains general biographical information about Donald Trump and does not contain the specific conditions mentioned in the claim.
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web search NEUTRAL — Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who is the 47th president of the United States. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump
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web search NEUTRAL — Donald is a Scottish masculine given name. It is derived from the Gaelic name Dòmhnall. [1] This comes from the Proto-Celtic * Dumno-ualos ("world-ruler" or "world-wielder"). [2][3][4] The final - d i…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald
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web search NEUTRAL — Donald Trump, the 45th and 47th president of the United States, was born on June 14, 1946, in New York City to Fred Trump, a real-estate developer, and Mary Anne MacLeod Trump, a Scottish immigrant. T…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_life_and_education_of_Do…
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Claim 6: “United States President Donald Trump says the naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz will be lifted”
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Two independent cross-references (Timeslive and Dailydispatch) report that a senior official in the Trump administration stated Iran agreed in principle to open the Strait in exchange for lifting the naval blockade.
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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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wikipedia NEUTRAL — From 13 to 15 May 2026, the president of the United States, Donald Trump, made a state visit to China. This visit was Trump's second state visit to China, and the first to occur during his second pres…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_state_visit_by_Donald_Tru…
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Claim 7: “Lebanese and Israeli military delegations are meeting at the Pentagon on Friday”
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Three independent web search results (jtanews and two other news reports) confirm that Lebanese and Israeli military delegations met at the Pentagon on Friday, May 29, 2026.
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web search NEUTRAL — May 29, 2026 ... 12 likes, 0 comments - jtanews on May 29, 2026: "Israeli and Lebanese military officials are set to meet for talks at the Pentagon on Friday ...
https://www.instagram.com/p/DY7s1GJoIXG/
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web search NEUTRAL — BEIRUT: A meeting between Lebanese and Israeli military delegations, under US sponsorship, is set to take place at the Pentagon on Friday to launch a new round ...
https://www.arabnews.jp/en/middle-east/article_171047/
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web search NEUTRAL — May 29, 2026 ... Lebanese and Israeli military delegations began talks at the Pentagon on Friday under U.S. sponsorship — the first meeting of strictly military ...
https://x.com/DropSiteNews/status/2060365148846449052
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Claim 8: “Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates have condemned what Kuwait described as “Iranian aggressions” after a ballistic missile was intercepted”
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Claim 9: “US and Iran near a 60-day MoU aimed at reopening the Hormuz strait”
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Multiple independent web sources (CBS News, Axios, and another news report) confirm that the US and Iran are close to signing a memorandum of understanding involving a 60-day period to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
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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. Active hostilities broke out after surprise US–Israeli airstrikes targeting military and govern…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war
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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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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Relations between Iran and the United States during Donald Trump's second term as the president of the United States (2025–present) were shaped by diplomatic pressure and military conflict. In Februar…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran–United_States_relations_d…
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Claim 10: “The number of non-Iranian-linked vessels moving through the Strait of Hormuz has increased in recent days”
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Lloyd's List reports a 'subtle rise' in non-Iranian trade through Hormuz (rising to 21%), and another source mentions vessels passing through, though some sources note the strait remains largely empty overall.
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web search NEUTRAL — Mar 6, 2026 ... ... Strait of Hormuz, Chinese ships are not getting special treatment. New ship-tracking data shows Chinese vessels have largely halted transits ...
https://www.csis.org/analysis/no-one-not-even-beijing-gettin…
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web search NEUTRAL — The share of transits by vessels that are not linked to Iran, either through trade or ownership, rose to 21%. Saturday saw double-digit transits for the first ...
https://www.lloydslist.com/LL1156756/Subtle-rise-in-non-Iran…
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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 17, 2026 ... The Strait of Hormuz remains largely empty of merchant ships, with only a few Iran-linked vessels moving through the waterway, according to ...
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DXPlH-ED4aH/?hl=en
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Claim 11: “About 60,000 Palestinians attended Friday prayers at Al-Aqsa Mosque”
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Claim 12: “Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news agency reported that the draft framework has recently been revised and has yet to be finalised or formally approved”
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While web search results confirm that Tasnim is a semi-official Iranian news agency, none of the provided evidence snippets contain the specific report regarding the revision of the draft framework.
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web search NEUTRAL — Tasnim News Agency (Persian: خبرگزاری تسنیم) is a semi-official news agency in Iran [2] associated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). [3] Launched in 2012, its purpose is to cover a va…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tasnim_News_Agency
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web search NEUTRAL — TEHRAN (Tasnim) – President Masoud Pezeshkian said the Iranian nation remains determined to defend the country’s independence, dignity, and territorial integrity despite pressure and threats, stressin…
https://www.tasnimnews.ir/en
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web search NEUTRAL — Aug 25, 2013 · Tasnim News Agency (@Tasnimnews_EN) - Posts - Official twitter account of the Tasnim News Agency English website | X (formerly Twitter)
https://x.com/Tasnimnews_EN
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Claim 13: “Israel issued evacuation orders for seven towns in southern Lebanon”
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Claim 14: “Netanyahu said Israeli forces have crossed Lebanon’s Litani River and taken control of new positions north of the waterway”
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Claim 15: “Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani and Trump discussed by phone the latest developments in the war”
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Claim 16: “Kazakhstan’s existing IAEA-backed uranium bank could provide a secure location”
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Wikipedia and news reports (Jordan Times) explicitly confirm that Kazakhstan inaugurated an IAEA-backed Low Enriched Uranium Bank.
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web search NEUTRAL — Energy in Kazakhstan describes energy and electricity production, consumption and import in Kazakhstan and the politics of Kazakhstan related to energy.In 2014, Kazakhstan and the IAEA would sign an a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_in_Kazakhstan
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web search NEUTRAL — Kazakhstan inaugurated a Low Enriched Uranium Bank on Tuesday (29 August), backed by the IAEA. The EU, one of the project's biggest donours, hailed it as a “success for international cooperation” on n…
https://www.euractiv.com/section/global-europe/news/eu-hails…
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web search NEUTRAL — ASTANA, Kazakhstan — Kazakhstan inaugurated on Tuesday a new internationally-controlled uranium fuel bank seen as potentially important in curbing nuclear proliferation and reducing regional security …
https://jordantimes.com/news/business/kazakhstan-inaugurates…
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Claim 17: “Israeli forces again attacked southern Lebanon, and launched their first raid near Beirut in weeks, killing at least 17 people”
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Claim 18: “the IRGC said it struck a base used by US forces to launch recent attacks on southern Iran”
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Claim 19: “International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Rafael Grossi says Kazakhstan has signalled it is willing to store Iran’s near-weapons-grade enriched uranium”
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The provided evidence confirms the identity and role of the IAEA and Rafael Grossi, but does not contain the specific statement regarding Kazakhstan's willingness to store Iran's near-weapons-grade uranium.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Twelve-Day War was an armed conflict between Iran and Israel which lasted from 13 to 24 June 2025. It began when Israel bombed military and nuclear facilities in Iran in a surprise attack, assassi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelve-Day_War
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel launched joint airstrikes on Iran, starting the 2026 Iran war. The strikes targeted Iranian officials, military commanders, and military assets, assas…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reactions_to_the_2026_Iran_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Iran is not known to currently possess weapons of mass destruction and has signed treaties repudiating the development and possession of WMD including the Non-Proliferation Treaty, Biological Weapons …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran_and_weapons_of_mass_destr…
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Claim 20: “Washington has imposed new sanctions on companies, vessels and individuals accused of helping fund Iran’s military and the IRGC”
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Claim 21: “ships flying the flags of Singapore, the United Arab Emirates, South Korea and Norway have resumed transiting the strategic waterway”
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Web search results mention a South Korean vessel exiting the strait and a UAE oil tanker bound for Singapore, supporting the claim that vessels from these nations have resumed transit.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The International Fleet Review 2026 (IFR 2026) is an international maritime exercise hosted in Visakhapatnam, India and conducted by the Indian Navy on behalf of the President of India in February 202…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ships_present_at_Inter…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United Arab Emirates Armed Forces (Arabic: القوات المسلحة لدولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة, romanized: Al-Quwwāt al-Musallaḥa li-Dawlat al-ʾImārāt al-ʿArabīyyah al-Muttaḥidah) are the armed forces o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Arab_Emirates_Armed_For…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A shadow fleet, also referred to as a dark fleet, is a ship or group of such shadow ships, "...that uses concealing tactics to smuggle sanctioned goods". Shadow fleets are a direct response to interna…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shadow_fleet
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