{"id":2286,"date":"2026-09-12T18:49:34","date_gmt":"2026-09-12T18:49:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/checkthenews.store\/?p=2286"},"modified":"2026-09-12T18:49:34","modified_gmt":"2026-09-12T18:49:34","slug":"just-in-iran-stuns-the-world-and-announces-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/checkthenews.store\/?p=2286","title":{"rendered":"Just In: Iran Stuns The World And Announces\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"entry-header\">\n<div class=\"entry-meta\"><i>The Trump administration is working to finalize the framework of a potential agreement aimed at ending the conflict with Iran, as diplomatic negotiations continue through channels in Qatar, according to senior U.S. officials.<\/i><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\">\n<div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1982543\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the administration remains focused on reopening<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">the Strait of Hormuz, a critical global energy route that has been disrupted during the crisis. Speaking during a visit to India, Rubio declared that the waterway \u201chas to be open\u201d and called the closure \u201cunlawful, illegal, unsustainable for the world, and unacceptable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rubio confirmed that U.S. and Iranian representatives were engaged in discussions in Qatar, with negotiators working through the language of a preliminary agreement. He said President Donald Trump\u2019s position remains unchanged: the United States wants \u201ca good deal or no deal,\u201d while acknowledging that completing the final document could require additional time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While diplomacy moved forward, U.S. Central Command announced that American forces carried out what it described as \u201cself-defense strikes\u201d in southern Iran. Capt. Tim Hawkins said the operation targeted missile facilities and Iranian vessels allegedly involved in efforts to place naval mines near key maritime routes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">U.S. military officials said the strikes were designed to protect American personnel and assets while maintaining the broader cease-fire framework. A senior defense official said U.S. aircraft and naval forces operating near the Gulf of Oman and Arabian Sea had faced threats from Iranian surface-to-air missile systems, with the strikes occurring near the Iranian naval hub of Bandar Abbas.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite the military escalation, negotiations continued in Qatar. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei said Tehran and Washington had reached areas of understanding on several issues but warned that a final agreement had not yet been achieved. He also accused the United States of shifting its positions during the negotiations.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-3\">\n<div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1973003\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>President Trump said any future agreement with Iran would be \u201cgood and<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Trump administration is working to finalize the framework of a potential agreement aimed at ending the conflict with Iran, as diplomatic negotiations continue through channels in Qatar, according to &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2287,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2286","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"brizy_media":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/checkthenews.store\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2286","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/checkthenews.store\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/checkthenews.store\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/checkthenews.store\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/checkthenews.store\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2286"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/checkthenews.store\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2286\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2288,"href":"https:\/\/checkthenews.store\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2286\/revisions\/2288"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/checkthenews.store\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2287"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/checkthenews.store\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2286"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/checkthenews.store\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2286"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/checkthenews.store\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2286"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}