Claim: The video shows what appears to be an Iranian official saying that negotiations will not take place until the blockade is lifted, likely a reference to the U.S. blockade of Iranian ports.
fact: The video is generated by AI.
April 20th, video It was posted on the Facebook page called Politics & Sports Trivia TV.
Officials are seen addressing reporters with the Iranian flag in the background. “Let me be clear: there will be no negotiations until the blockade is lifted. We will press this point before negotiations resume,” he said, apparently referring to the U.S. government’s blockade of ships in the Strait of Hormuz.
The post’s caption reads:
Iran insists on lifting US naval blockade before second round of talks Iran’s participation in the next round of negotiations in Islamabad is conditional on the US lifting its naval blockade of its ports. What a well-informed source said Al Jazeeraand that is the same position of the Iranian ambassador to Pakistan. Pakistan’s foreign minister and prime minister called Iran’s president and foreign minister and tried to persuade them to participate in the next round of negotiations. Iran’s Supreme National Security Council was also convened to decide on this. But Iran is skeptical and concerned that this won’t end up being the deal they want. First of all, they are concerned that this could mean that sanctions will not be lifted and frozen funds will not be thawed after months of negotiations.
America and Israel’s war against Iran
On February 28, 2026, the United States and Israel launched a joint offensive codenamed “Operation Epic Fury” and “Operation Roaring Lion,” respectively. assassinated Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei and his family and their families numerous The top military and security authorities schedule His son Mojtaba Khamenei was installed as his successor on March 9.
The conflict has resulted in numerous casualties, and Iran’s Ministry of Health has report The Minab school bombing killed more than 2,000 people, including 160 children, and injured 26,500 others. displacement Of the 3.2 million people, targeting Historic Golestan Palace.
In retaliation, Iran closed Launched, linking the Strait of Hormuz to most international traffic drone and missile strike Opposed to US military bases and regional targets; casualties Across Israel and the Gulf States.
islamabad talks
Pakistan-led mediation efforts finally reached the climax A two-week ceasefire was established at the Islamabad talks on April 8th. announced By Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. The content of the discussion is held April 11th.
The Iranian delegation is made up of Iranian Consultative Assembly Chairman Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. Meanwhile, the US delegation included US Vice President J.D. Vance, US Special Envoy for the Middle East Steve Witkoff, and Jared Kushner.
Talks ended after 21 hours without reaching an agreement. However, another round of dialogue is on the table and Pakistan is actively pursuing it. White House Press Secretary Caroline Levitt mentioned At a press conference on April 15, 2026, he said the next round of talks would likely be held at “the same location as before,” hinting at another visit by the U.S. delegation to Islamabad.
Vance and others were scheduled to travel to Islamabad, but President Trump canceled the trip. meanwhile busy Speaking to reporters outside Air Force One in Florida on April 25, the US president said:I’m not going to spend 15 hours on a plane flying back and forth to submit incomplete documentation. Therefore, we will respond over the phone. They are always available to call. ”
However, on the other hand Araguchi did meet Prime Minister Sharif and Marshal Munir are in front again heading Negotiations with the United States against Oman and Russia stagnated.
April 19th in America confiscated After attacking Iran’s Towska merchant ship with a guided missile destroyer, the Iranian government vowed retaliation. On the same day, President Trump issued another statement. caveat On his Truth Social platform he said:
“We’re proposing a very fair and reasonable DEAL. We hope they accept it. If they don’t, the United States will destroy every power plant and every bridge in Iran.”
Fact or fiction?
US blocked Iranian port on April 13th. Since then, Iran has shown reluctance to negotiate, insisting that the US should lift the blockade first. On April 25, the Iranian president said in a phone call to the Pakistani prime minister that the Iranian government would not negotiate with the United States under threat or blockade. Khaleej Timesa publication based in the United Arab Emirates, quotation The Iranian statement said:
In fact, Iran is reluctant to negotiate until the blockade is lifted. Soch fact check They suspected the video was fake because the person speaking did not resemble any Iranian official who had recently appeared in public. Moreover, a meaningless name is written on the blue microphone. Second, Google’s AI search results identify Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi as the person speaking, but Abbas Araghchi does not appear to be speaking in the video.
To find out, we ran the video through two online AI detection tools.
First, I tried running hive moderation.
Screenshot of Hive moderation results
The results showed that there was a 95.8% and 98.2% chance that the video and audio were generated by AI, respectively.
We also include Deepfake-O-meter Check if AI generated it.
Screenshot of DeepFake-O-Meter results
Based on the results of two detectors, LIPINC and AVSRDD, it is very likely that the video was generated by AI.
- LIPINC (2024) showed 100% results. This stands for lip sync detection based on mouth mismatch. It mainly focuses on the slight movements of a person’s mouth and see if the mouth looks natural or robotic.
- AVSRDD (2025) found that videos are 99.9% fake. Abbreviation for Audio-Visual Speech Representation Deepfake Detection. This detector verifies whether a subject is real by checking the coordination of the subject’s voice and lip movements.
Therefore, based on our observations and the results obtained by our AI detection tools, Soch fact check I conclude that video It was generated by AI.
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Conclusion: The video that appears to be an Iranian official talking about the US blockade of the Strait of Hormuz was generated by AI.
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