Trump says Iran strike cancelled, suggests deal near

2026-06-12

US President Donald Trump said on social media on the 11th that he had called off a planned strike on Iran scheduled for later that night. He said talks aimed at ending the fighting had reached the highest levels of Iran's leadership and won approval, and suggested a deal was close.

Deal process in final stages

Trump posted that 'the time and place of signing will be announced soon' and stressed that Israel, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Qatar, Turkey and others had approved. He later told reporters at the White House that 'a resolution should come in the next few days' and signaled the possibility of signing a deal document in Europe as soon as this weekend. US Vice President JD Vance and others are expected to attend the signing.

Calls for nuclear renunciation and Strait opening

Trump has been pressing Iran to agree not to possess nuclear weapons. On this day as well, he said 'Iran will agree that it will never possess nuclear weapons. The document is in its final stage.' On the Strait of Hormuz, he said it would 'open soon' after the signing. Asked whether Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei had approved it, he replied, 'I understand that he has.'

Outlook for US-Iran talks remains unclear

US news site Axios reported, citing sources, that Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi and a Qatari envoy held talks on the 10th. It said the gap with the United States had narrowed over three points: lifting Iran's frozen assets, opening the Strait of Hormuz, and how to negotiate the nuclear issue. It also said approval from Ayatollah Mojtaba had not yet been obtained. Iran is struggling to gauge Trump's true intentions amid daily US military strikes, it said.

According to Qatar's state news agency, Emir Sheikh Tamim held a phone call with Trump on the 11th. Trump said he was carrying out final procedures toward a deal with Iran, it said. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei pushed back, saying Washington was trying to create the impression that the United States had yielded under pressure, and said 'the red lines will not be compromised.' Fars news agency, close to the Revolutionary Guards, also said through sources that 'no document has been approved,' while reporting that the United States had accepted a draft deal proposed by Iran.

Israel also watching the talks

The Israeli prime minister's office said on the 11th that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a phone call with Trump. According to the office, Trump said the final agreement would include removal of enriched uranium, limits on missile production and an end to support for pro-Iran groups, and explained that Israel would not be a party to the deal. The US military struck Iran on the 9th and 10th, and Trump warned on the morning of the 11th that there could be a third straight day of attacks that night. He also hinted at strikes on oil infrastructure, including Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf, and claimed he would 'take complete control of the oil and gas market.'

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