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Trump says US-Iran ceasefire is 'holding well.' War updates Editor's note: This page summarizes news of the Iran war for Sunday, April 12.

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Trump says US-Iran ceasefire is 'holding well.' War updates Editor's note: This page summarizes news of the Iran war for Sunday, April 12.

Why it matters

For the latest on the war in Iran, visit USA TODAY's coverage for Monday, April 13.

Common ground

A day after failed peace negotiations between the United States and Iran in Islamabad, President Donald Trump said the U.S.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 5 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “President Donald Trump said the U.S. Navy will …”
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Multiple independent sources (BBC News, CNN, New York Times) report on President Trump's statements regarding the U.S. Navy and the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz in the context of a ceasefire/conflict with Iran.
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web search NEUTRAL — After the talks concluded, US President Donald Trump said on Truth Social that the US would "begin the process of BLOCKADING any and all Ships trying to enter, or leave, the Strait of Hormuz."
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cn4v0xm9y0kt
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web search NEUTRAL — Even after the United States and Iran exchanged fire in the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, President Trump insisted the cease-fire was still in effect and dismissed the Iranian attacks as a mere “trifl…
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/05/07/world/iran-trump-hor…
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web search NEUTRAL — US President Donald Trump made no mention of Lebanon in his statement. CNN has sought clarification from the White House. The statement from Netanyahu’s office is the first comment from Israel’s leade…
https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/07/world/live-news/iran-war-trum…
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Claim 2: “Hayden Davies was captured in Ukraine by Russian forces more than 18 months ago after joining the Ukrainian army's foreign legion as a volunteer.”
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Similar to claim 3, all provided evidence comes from a single aggregator (Flipboard). No independent corroboration from different news organizations is present in the provided evidence.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Hayden Davies was captured in Ukraine by Russian forces more than 18 months ago after joining the Ukrainian army's foreign legion as a volunteer
https://flipboard.com/topic/news/inventors-who-didn-t-invent…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Hayden Davies was captured in Ukraine by Russian forces more than 18 months ago after joining the Ukrainian army's foreign legion as a volunteer.
https://flipboard.com/topic/news/a-pub-joke-shows-the-doubts…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Hayden Davies was captured in Ukraine by Russian forces more than 18 months ago after joining the Ukrainian army's foreign legion as a volunteer.
https://flipboard.com/topic/news/untouchable-teen-motorbike-…
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Claim 3: “failed peace negotiations between the United States and Iran in Islamabad”
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The claim is explicitly confirmed by a Wikipedia entry regarding the '2026 Iran war' and corroborated by The Guardian and other reports detailing the failed Islamabad negotiations.
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web search NEUTRAL — 2026 Iran war ceasefire. Islamabad Talks. U.S. naval blockade of Iran.Since 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel have been engaged in a war with Iran and its regional allies.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war
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web search NEUTRAL — High-stakes negotiations between the US and Iran took place in Islamabad, with the talks lasting several hours and confirmed by the White House to be face to face. The meeting marked the highest-level…
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/apr/11/middle-ea…
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web search NEUTRAL — Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, the Iranian parliamentary speaker who led negotiations in Islamabad, has mocked Donald Trump in a post on X referencing US plans to blockade the Strait of Hormuz.
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cn4v0xm9y0kt
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Claim 4: “A former British soldier sentenced to 15 years in a maximum-security Russian prison colony”
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While there are multiple cross-references, they all originate from the same source (Flipboard), which is an aggregator. There is no evidence of reporting from multiple independent news organizations.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — A former British soldier sentenced to 15 years in a maximum-security Russian prison colony has told the BBC he feels abandoned by the UK government.
https://flipboard.com/topic/news/untouchable-teen-motorbike-…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — A former British soldier sentenced to 15 years in a maximum-security Russian prison colony has told the BBC he feels abandoned by the UK government.
https://flipboard.com/topic/news/a-pub-joke-shows-the-doubts…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — A former British soldier sentenced to 15 years in a maximum-security Russian prison colony has told the BBC he feels abandoned by the UK government.
https://flipboard.com/topic/news/a-pub-joke-shows-the-doubts…
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Claim 5: “Pelosi backed Connie Chan, a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors.”
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Three independent reports confirm that Nancy Pelosi endorsed San Francisco Supervisor Connie Chan to succeed her in Congress.
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web search NEUTRAL — Nancy Pelosi endorses San Francisco Supervisor Connie Chan as her successor in Congress.Nancy Pelosi Endorses Connie Chan for San Francisco Congressional Seat. 58 minutes ago. Save for later.
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…
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web search NEUTRAL — Supervisor Connie Chan during San Francisco Congressional District 11 Candidate Forum at The Academe at 198 in San Francisco on January 7. Scott Strazzante/San Francisco Chronicle/Getty Images.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/18/politics/nancy-pelosi-endorse…
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web search NEUTRAL — Connie Chan was endorsed by Nancy Pelosi. Photograph: Courtesy Connie Chan for Congress.But as early mail-in ballots trickle in ahead of the 2 June primary, Pelosi declared Chan the “leader best prepa…
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/18/nancy-pelosi…
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