US President Donald Trump on Thursday announced that he has called off planned military strikes against Iran, hours after threatening to escalate the war with more bombings and a desire to “take over” Tehran’s oil export hub Kharg Island.
A multilateral consensus reached
The US President said the “final points” of agreement between Washington and Tehran have been approved by all the parties involved, including the United States, Israel, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Turkey, Pakistan, Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan, Egypt, and others.
“Based on the fact that discussions with the Islamic Republic of Iran have been brought to the highest level of Iranian leadership and approved, I have, as President of the United States of America, cancelled the scheduled strikes and bombings against Iran this evening,” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social.
Naval blockade remains active
Trump, however, added in the post that ongoing US naval blockade of Iran’s ports in the Strait of Hormuz will “remain in full force”.
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) June 11, 2026
“The Naval Blockade will remain in full force and effect until this transaction is finalized. Time and place of the signing to be announced shortly,” the Republican leader said.
A sudden reversal from the brink of war
The announcement came after two days of consecutive strikes by US and Iran which threatened the Gulf region closer to resumption of a full-scale war.
.@POTUS on Iran: “They have no defense; they can’t do anything about it. The only thing they have is Fake News. They have the New York Times—writes stories like they’re doing great… they’re really in submission. They just don’t know it yet.” pic.twitter.com/6y46jj6Grd
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Hours after unveiling fresh salvo of threats against Tehran on social media, saying US would hit Iran “very hard tonight” and take “total control” of oil market and Kharg Island, Trump suggested that talks to extend the fragile ceasefire between the two countries have made progress.
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Behind-the-scenes Qatari mediation
It’s not the first time that Trump has claimed a deal with Iran was close, however, reports stated that a Qatari delegation was in Tehran earlier this week to hold discussion over peace deal.
Tehran warns of an endless energy quagmire
Meanwhile, Iran’s parliamentary speaker, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, warned earlier that “wrong strategies and impulsive decisions” would wreak havoc on energy markets and “create an endless quagmire that you will be stuck in for years.”
