A man walks past the Iranian flag hanging on Vanak Square in Tehran, Iran, on June 10, 2026. (Credit: Atta Kenare/AFP)
Just hours after threatening to strike Iran "very hard," U.S. President Donald Trump appeared in the Oval Office with a radically different message. "We have just reached an excellent end to the war with Iran," he said Thursday, adding that only the "finalization of the documents" remained and that a signature could come "very soon," possibly in Europe over the weekend. This announcement immediately sparked a sense of déjà vu. Donald Trump has claimed several times in recent months that a deal with Tehran was imminent, only for talks to stall, collapse, or be overtaken by a new surge of violence. Iran, for its part, has also fueled confusion by sending out multiple contradictory signals.More 'truce' than grand agreement"We can confirm that a final and consensual text of the peace...
Just hours after threatening to strike Iran "very hard," U.S. President Donald Trump appeared in the Oval Office with a radically different message. "We have just reached an excellent end to the war with Iran," he said Thursday, adding that only the "finalization of the documents" remained and that a signature could come "very soon," possibly in Europe over the weekend. This announcement immediately sparked a sense of déjà vu. Donald Trump has claimed several times in recent months that a deal with Tehran was imminent, only for talks to stall, collapse, or be overtaken by a new surge of violence. Iran, for its part, has also fueled confusion by sending out multiple contradictory signals.More 'truce' than grand agreement"We can confirm that a final and consensual text of the peace...
