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BumRushDaShow

(173,484 posts)
Thu Jun 11, 2026, 01:50 PM Jun 11

Trump says he has called off latest threats to strike Iran

Source: AP

Updated 1:56 PM EDT, June 11, 2026


DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday he has called off new military strikes on Iran, hours after threatening to escalate the war by seizing control of the country’s oil industry.

Trump said in a social media post that he made the move “based on the fact that discussions with the Islamic Republic of Iran have been brought to the highest level of Iranian leadership and approved.” The announcement came after two days of back-and-forth attacks between the U.S. and Iran had threatened pushed the Middle East closer to the resumption of a full-scale war.

Just hours after Trump posted on social media that the U.S. would hit Iran “VERY HARD TONIGHT” and take “total control” of Iran’s oil and gas industries, the president was suggesting that progress has been made in talks to extend the fragile ceasefire.

He wrote that “discussions and final points have been, in both concept and great detail,” approved by United States, Israel, and other regional allies. He did not offer details. Trump on multiple occasions over the last several weeks has claimed that the warring parties have been on the cusp of a deal without anything coming to fruition.

Read more: https://apnews.com/article/iran-us-ceasefire-hezbollah-israel-11-june-2026-3c2c6d356a1e25b4d7edf66b2edba57d



Article updated.

Original article -

Updated 1:41 PM EDT, June 11, 2026


DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday he has called off new military strikes on Iran, hours after threatening to escalate the war.

The president said in a social media post that he made the move “based on the fact that discussions with the Islamic Republic of Iran have been brought to the highest level of Iranian leadership and approved.”

Trump also suggested that progress has been made in talks to extend the fragile ceasefire, writing that “discussions and final points have been, in both concept and great detail,” approved by United States, Israel, and other regional allies. He did not offer details.

Trump on multiple occasions over the last several weeks has claimed that the warring parties have been on the cusp of a deal without anything coming to fruition.

THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below.
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Trump says he has called off latest threats to strike Iran (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Jun 11 OP
What time is it, boys and girls!? Ray Bruns Jun 11 #1
Pump and dump time Miguelito Loveless Jun 11 #12
No attack, no deal, no talks, no victory. Only trump lining his pockets again Torchlight Jun 11 #2
So we probably pay $100B and get a pinky promise about nukes nuxvomica Jun 11 #3
Because their using the situation room for secret meet ups to cover up Epstein Bengus81 Jun 11 #4
He's a psycho. City Lights Jun 11 #5
Such a strong leader. CivicGrief Jun 11 #6
Yes, a peace deal is imminent! Again! Fil1957 Jun 11 #7
Stock market may buy it, but betting markets aren't pat_k Jun 11 #8
Is this Tuesday? mdbl Jun 11 #9
Yeah that is what is confusing BumRushDaShow Jun 11 #10
TACO Thirsday IbogaProject Jun 11 #15
This war will continue for the remainder of his term BWdem4life Jun 11 #11
Future Wikipedia entries on the Child Rapist admin Miguelito Loveless Jun 11 #13
Apparently, any day that ends in Y is a TACO day. C_U_L8R Jun 11 #14

Torchlight

(7,230 posts)
2. No attack, no deal, no talks, no victory. Only trump lining his pockets again
Thu Jun 11, 2026, 02:04 PM
Jun 11

at the expense of 250 years of tradition and sacrifice. The craven war profiteer who tells his voters sedition is patriotic, asking only for their money as he waddles upstairs to take another nap.

nuxvomica

(14,378 posts)
3. So we probably pay $100B and get a pinky promise about nukes
Thu Jun 11, 2026, 02:05 PM
Jun 11

Fine with me because we shouldn't have a war going on during a succession.

Bengus81

(10,572 posts)
4. Because their using the situation room for secret meet ups to cover up Epstein
Thu Jun 11, 2026, 02:07 PM
Jun 11

No time to monitor bombings,we gotta kill this Epstein thingy

CivicGrief

(389 posts)
6. Such a strong leader.
Thu Jun 11, 2026, 02:13 PM
Jun 11

Did the Iranian leadership call him sir with tears in their eyes and claim he is the dreamiest man to walk the earth? It’s totally ridiculous.

pat_k

(14,497 posts)
8. Stock market may buy it, but betting markets aren't
Thu Jun 11, 2026, 02:37 PM
Jun 11
https://kalshi.com/markets/kxusairanagreement/us-iran-nuclear-deal/kxusairanagreement-27



Seems to me folks are relatively bullish on before 2028 because they figure by then he will have either died or been removed so J.D. could make the humiliating deal he will never make.
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