Trump says Iran peace deal is near after threatening new strikes
Key takeaways
- Trump has said multiple times in recent weeks that the warring parties have been on the cusp of a deal without anything coming to fruition.
- Extending the terms of the ceasefire gives US leaders more time to negotiate over Iran’s nuclear programme, the main reason Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu used to justify launching the war.
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US President Donald Trump said Thursday he had halted plans for new military strikes on Iran, claiming negotiators were close to extending a fragile ceasefire, just hours after threatening to intensify the conflict by targeting Iran’s oil industry.
By: FRANCE 24 U.S. President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C. on June 11, 2026. © Daniel Heuer, Reuters US President Donald Trump said Thursday he had called off new military strikes on Iran, claiming a breakthrough in negotiations to end the war just hours after the American leader threatened to escalate the conflict by seizing control of Iran's oil industry.
Trump has said multiple times in recent weeks that the warring parties have been on the cusp of a deal without anything coming to fruition. A spokesperson for Iran’s Foreign Ministry said in a live phone call on state television that mediators were active and nothing had been finalised to end the conflict that began February 28 when the US and Israel jointly attacked Iran.