After two days of tit-for-tat strikes with Iran, U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday (June 11, 2026) mentioned he would pause additional assaults, claiming that Tehran has “accepted” talks, simply hours after threatening to hit the nation “very laborious” and seize its Kharg Island and different vitality infrastructure.
“Based mostly on the truth that discussions with the Islamic Republic of Iran have been dropped at the very best stage of Iranian management and accepted, I’ve, as President of america of America, cancelled the scheduled strikes and bombings in opposition to Iran this night,” Mr. Trump wrote in a social media publish on Thursday night time.
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“Discussions and last factors have been, in each idea and nice element, accepted by all events concerned, together with america, Israel, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Turkey, Pakistan, Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan, Egypt, and others,” he mentioned including that the U.S. naval blockade of Iranian ports “will stay in full drive and impact till this Transaction is finalized — Time and place of the signing to be introduced shortly.”
Earlier within the day, Mr. Trump had written in one other publish that he would proceed placing Iran after either side exchanged hearth for 2 consecutive nights. After Thursday’s assault, Iran additionally introduced that it closed the Strait of Hormuz to all traffc.
In latest months, Mr. Trump had made a number of U-turns after making harsh threats in opposition to Iran and issuing ultimatums, typically claiming progress in talks.
After Mr. Trump threatened to take Kharg Island, Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf, Iran’s Parliament speaker, had warned that any additional escalation would result in an explosion of vitality infrastructure and markets. “Improper methods and impulsive choices will reset the complete board for the more severe, explode vitality infrastructure and markets and create an infinite quagmire that you can be caught in for years. You will notice a unique Iran,” he wrote in a social media publish.
Mr. Trump’s threats, Iran’s counter-threats, his abrupt U-turn and claims of progress in talks all got here inside hours, following one other spherical of U.S. air strikes on Iran and Tehran’s retaliation in opposition to U.S. bases within the area.
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) mentioned its forces launched strikes on Iranian navy surveillance capabilities, communication methods, and air defence websites throughout Iran within the early hours of Thursday (native time). “U.S. Marine Corps, Air Power, and Navy belongings fired precision munitions on Iranian targets that posed a risk to U.S. forces and worldwide business ships transiting regional waters,” CENTCOM mentioned in an announcement, including that the assaults had been “in response to Iran’s unwarranted and continued aggression”.
Iranian state media confirmed that Hormozgan and different southern areas had been attacked by the U.S. In response, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) launched two waves of strikes concentrating on American navy bases in three international locations within the area, the Guards mentioned in an announcement. “Eighteen key targets belonging to the felony U.S. navy had been struck and destroyed on the Ali al-Salem and Ahmad al-Jaber airbases in Kuwait, in addition to the Sheikh Isa airbase in Bahrain,” the IRGC mentioned.
It added that 12 ballistic missiles had been launched on the U.S.-operated al-Azraq air base in Jordan. The IRGC Aerospace Power “hit American F-35, F-15, and F-16 fighter jets and essential services of the U.S. military positioned on the airbase and a command-and-control centre,” the Guards mentioned.
The Iranian navy’s public relations workplace claimed that radar methods and communication antennas related to a Patriot air defence system on the headquarters of the U.S. Navy’s Fifth Fleet in Bahrain had been focused by “explosive-laden drones”.
Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, the senior-most operational command of the armed forces, mentioned Tehran would proceed to answer “the acts of aggression and mischief of america”.
It additionally ordered closure of the Strait of Hormuz. “From this second, resulting from insecurity within the area, the Strait of Hormuz is asserted closed to the passage of all vessels, together with oil tankers and business ships, and any visitors will likely be focused,” the command introduced.
The Persian Gulf Strait Authority (PGSA), the physique Iran created after the warfare broke out to handle the waterway, mentioned “candidates who’ve acquired a move [to cross the strait] are requested to be affected person and await the upcoming PGSA steerage.”
U.S. CENTCOM, nonetheless, mentioned the Iranian declare was false. “Industrial ships are persevering with to transit out and in of the Strait of Hormuz tonight,” it mentioned within the early morning of Thursday. However Iran’s Tasnim information company claimed that visitors via the strait has come “to a whole standstill”.
The U.S. mentioned Iran is taking part in a “zero-sum recreation”, which it will lose. “Any harm it inflicts on our allies within the Gulf will likely be paid for with funds extracted from Iranian Accounts. Any tolls paid to the Persian Gulf Strait Authority will likely be offset by funds extracted from their accounts,” U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent mentioned in a social media publish. “Each assault Iran launches will solely deepen the financial and monetary penalties it faces.”
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