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Trump Claims Iran Talks Progress as US Hits Missile Sites

5/26/2026

Summary

Story summary

President Donald Trump announced that negotiations with Iran were proceeding nicely.
U.S. Central Command said its forces struck missile launch sites and mine-laying boats near Bandar Abbas, Iran, on May 25, describing the self-defensive action as protecting U.S. troops while exercising restraint.
Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Esmail Baqai said talks had progressed but a final agreement was not imminent as chief negotiators met in Doha with Qatar’s prime minister.

History

Historical Context

The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, signed on 14 July 2015 in Vienna by Iran and the P5+1 (the United States, China, Russia, the United Kingdom, France, Germany and the EU), capped Iran’s centrifuges at about 5 percent of its stock and lifted roughly $150 billion in sanctions. After the U.S. exit in 2018, today’s strikes near Bandar Abbas and Doha talks invoke that 2015 framework.

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Story summary

President Donald Trump announced that negotiations with Iran were proceeding nicely.
U.S. Central Command said its forces struck missile launch sites and mine-laying boats near Bandar Abbas, Iran, on May 25, describing the self-defensive action as protecting U.S. troops while exercising restraint.
Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Esmail Baqai said talks had progressed but a final agreement was not imminent as chief negotiators met in Doha with Qatar’s prime minister.

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