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This story has run 5 times over 17 days, starting Jul 23.

  1. Trump Threatens to Bomb Iranian Bridges and Power Plants for Every Ship Hit in Strait of Hormuz
  2. Iran fires multiple ballistic missiles at U.S. base in Jordan; all are intercepted
  3. Iran denies Trump’s claim that new U.S. talks would start Monday
  4. Cargo ship is struck in the Strait of Hormuz
  5. Vance says the Iran talks are moving, then calls the war only half over — this issue

Vance says the Iran talks are moving, then calls the war only half over

Political Guyentist · August 9, 20262 min read

THE HILL

The progress claim landed the same Saturday Iranian officials said a Hormuz arrangement was close, with their demands unchanged.

Vice President JD Vance said Saturday that the United States had made progress in negotiations with Iran. He gave no tally, deadline, or comparison showing how far the talks had moved. Vance said the war remained "in the middle of the game" while the Trump administration sought Iranian concessions to help end the conflict.

BackgroundWhat the Strait of Hormuz actually carries3 facts
  • About 20 million barrels of oil a day moved through the strait in 2023 — roughly 20 percent of global petroleum liquids consumption, per the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
  • The shipping lanes are about two miles wide in each direction, inside a strait roughly 21 miles across at its narrowest point.
  • Qatar sends nearly all of its liquefied natural gas through Hormuz, close to a fifth of world LNG trade.

What we’re less sure of2 of 8 claims

RELATEDIran signals Hormuz deal is close, but demands remain

The item covers Iran's Saturday account of the same negotiations and its outstanding demands.

Iranian officials signaled Saturday that Iran and Oman are close on an arrangement over the Strait of Hormuz, while a list of demands remains outstanding. The Senate hit its recess button the same weekend.

RELATED 2Week in Politics: Blanche confirmed as attorney general; Iran-Oman Strait deal stalls

The item covers the same Iran-Oman negotiations and says the week ended without a deal.

We look at what it took to get Todd Blanche confirmed as U.S. attorney general, and at the Iran-Oman Strait negotiations, which the week ended without resolving.

RELATED 3Sunday shows preview: Iran-Hormuz deal remains unsettled; Trump and Democrats look to the midterms

The preview carries Vance's Saturday remarks into the next day's political programs.

Sunday shows preview: Iran-Hormuz deal hangs in balance; Trump, Dems look to midterms Vice President JD Vance said on Saturday that there has been “some progres