The president said earlier Thursday that he expected a signing ceremony for an agreement in the coming days. But an Iranian official denied any final deal had been reached.
Updated 12:29 AM EDT, Fri June 12, 2026
Here's the latest
• Trump touts progress: President Donald Trump claimed the US has “ended the war with Iran,” after earlier Thursday announcing a “great settlement” that he said would resolve the conflict and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Trump said Vice President JD Vance could attend a signing ceremony in Europe in the coming days.• No confirmation from Tehran: Despite Trump’s pronouncement, Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson has said the country did not yet reach a final decision on any agreement, according to state media. The spokesperson said reports of a deal were “merely speculation.”
• Recent escalations: Trump vowed earlier Thursday to take Kharg Island, which handles roughly 90% of Iran’s crude exports. Tehran said it targeted US bases in the region overnight for a second consecutive day, following US strikes across Iran.
1 hr 11 min ago
Iranian hardliner suspects deception in Trump claim a deal is close
By Jessie YeungA hardline senior lawmaker in Iran has warned that President Donald Trump may be acting deceptively in announcing a “great settlement” to end the war, instead urging Iran to continue its attacks.
“The probability of deception by Trump is high,” said lawmaker Ebrahim Rezaei, spokesperson for the Iranian parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Committee, in a post on X. He added that the US president instead “wants to keep the situation calm for now.”
Rezaei said Iran should instead “strike harder, destroy and annihilate the enemy’s infrastructure, economic centers, and artificial intelligence in the region so they feel more pain.”
On Thursday night, Trump claimed he had “ended the war” with Iran and touted a “great settlement,” in a sudden about-turn just hours after he warned of hitting Iran “VERY HARD” and vowed to take Kharg Island –– Iran’s key oil export hub. Trump later said he had canceled those planned strikes.
Rezaei warned the US against attacking Kharg Island in another post, saying “if you come, you will not return alive.”
The tiny island in the Persian Gulf is an economic lifeline for Iran and handles roughly 90% of the country’s crude exports.
Rezaei isn’t the only Iranian hardliner to voice suspicions about the US and of Trump. Throughout the ongoing negotiations, a small but influential hardline faction known as “Jebhe-ye Paydari,” or the Endurance Front, has worked to sabotage a potential deal with the US, viewing such an agreement as capitulation.
2 hr 59 min ago
Vessels are anchored in the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, on June 10. Stringer/Reuters
The ongoing Iran war is projected to slow global economic growth to its weakest pace since the Covid-19 pandemic and renewed hostilities could cause it to slump further, according to a report released by the World Bank on Thursday.
Global economic growth is forecast at 2.5% this year, down from 2.9% in 2025, it said.
“A renewed escalation of hostilities or more prolonged disruptions to commodity flows could further raise commodity prices, intensify inflationary pressures and food insecurity, trigger financial stress, and lower growth.
“If energy supply disruptions prove more severe than assumed and are accompanied by substantial financial stress, global growth could fall to just 1.3% in 2026,” the World Bank added.
Oil, gas and fertilizer prices have spiked as shipping through the Strait of Hormuz remains effectively blocked.
Because of the Iran war, growth for all developing economies is forecast to be weaker than in 2025. Per capita income across developing countries except China and India is not expected to return to the pre-pandemic level until after 2028, it said.
“The probability of deception by Trump is high,” said lawmaker Ebrahim Rezaei, spokesperson for the Iranian parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Committee, in a post on X. He added that the US president instead “wants to keep the situation calm for now.”
Rezaei said Iran should instead “strike harder, destroy and annihilate the enemy’s infrastructure, economic centers, and artificial intelligence in the region so they feel more pain.”
On Thursday night, Trump claimed he had “ended the war” with Iran and touted a “great settlement,” in a sudden about-turn just hours after he warned of hitting Iran “VERY HARD” and vowed to take Kharg Island –– Iran’s key oil export hub. Trump later said he had canceled those planned strikes.
Rezaei warned the US against attacking Kharg Island in another post, saying “if you come, you will not return alive.”
The tiny island in the Persian Gulf is an economic lifeline for Iran and handles roughly 90% of the country’s crude exports.
Rezaei isn’t the only Iranian hardliner to voice suspicions about the US and of Trump. Throughout the ongoing negotiations, a small but influential hardline faction known as “Jebhe-ye Paydari,” or the Endurance Front, has worked to sabotage a potential deal with the US, viewing such an agreement as capitulation.
2 hr 59 min ago
Iran war to send global economic growth to weakest pace since pandemic, World Bank says
By Sylvie ZhuangVessels are anchored in the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, on June 10. Stringer/Reuters
The ongoing Iran war is projected to slow global economic growth to its weakest pace since the Covid-19 pandemic and renewed hostilities could cause it to slump further, according to a report released by the World Bank on Thursday.
Global economic growth is forecast at 2.5% this year, down from 2.9% in 2025, it said.
“A renewed escalation of hostilities or more prolonged disruptions to commodity flows could further raise commodity prices, intensify inflationary pressures and food insecurity, trigger financial stress, and lower growth.
“If energy supply disruptions prove more severe than assumed and are accompanied by substantial financial stress, global growth could fall to just 1.3% in 2026,” the World Bank added.
Oil, gas and fertilizer prices have spiked as shipping through the Strait of Hormuz remains effectively blocked.
Because of the Iran war, growth for all developing economies is forecast to be weaker than in 2025. Per capita income across developing countries except China and India is not expected to return to the pre-pandemic level until after 2028, it said.
3 hr 51 min ago
A 3D graphic showing what appears to be a nuclear explosion in an unidentified city was aired on Iranian state media IRIB, in what has been described as an "editing error." From IRIB
Iranian state-run broadcaster IRIB aired footage early Friday which appeared to show a simulated nuclear explosion over a city during a news segment. It later said it was an internal mistake.
The 3D graphic shows a bright flash appearing over an unidentified city, before a mushroom cloud rises up amid plumes of smoke. It rattled nerves inside Iran and sparked speculation online that the channel may have been hacked.
IRIB said afterward that “the airing of footage showing a nuclear explosion was the result of an editing error.” The outlet had not been hacked, an IRIB anchor said on air.
5 hr 50 min ago
US President Donald Trump is pictured during an event in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, June 11, in Washington, DC. Jacquelyn Martin/AP
President Donald Trump claimed that the United States had “ended the war” with Iran today, after asserting earlier that the two sides had agreed to a “very strong memorandum of understanding” to stop the fighting.
“I don’t know if you heard, but we ended the war with Iran today,” President Donald Trump said on a telerally supporting Georgia Lt. Governor Burt Jones, who is running for governor. “They have agreed never to have a nuclear weapon, something that we insisted on; that was the whole purpose. That was 95 percent of it.”
The statement from Trump came after he canceled further strikes on Iran earlier today, suggesting on Truth Social an agreement had been reached without detailing its terms.
Iran has not confirmed any agreement has been reached, and Trump said in the social media post that the US blockade of ships going exiting or entering Iranian ports would continue until “this Transaction is finalized.”
7 hr 45 min ago
Tehran remains skeptical after Trump cancels planned strikes and touts progress over peace deal
While the Iranians acknowledge President Donald Trump saying he has canceled military action against the country, there still is a good deal of distrust and skepticism.
Tehran has warned that any strikes against them would result in severe consequences and upend any sort of progress made toward an agreement.
CNN operates in Iran only with the permission of the government but maintains full editorial control of its reports.
8 hr 28 min ago
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke with President Donald Trump Thursday evening after the US president’s post on social media claiming that Israel supported a potential impending agreement with Iran.
But Trump has focused his public comments on dealing with Iran’s enriched uranium; he hasn’t mentioned ballistic missiles or proxies in weeks.
Trump has also declined to put a timeline on negotiations for a final agreement, which first requires a memorandum of understanding to enable subsequent talks.
Trump’s announcement of an imminent agreement on Truth Social caught Netanyahu by surprise as he was meeting with his top security official to discuss Iran.
8 hr 10 min ago
Esmail Baghaei, spokesperson of Iran's Foreign Ministry seen during a press conference on June 1, in Tehran, Iran. Foad Ashtari/SOPA Images/Sipa USA/AP/File
Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei told Iran’s state-run news agency IRNA that reports of a finalized agreement with the United States were “merely speculation” and said Tehran had not yet made a final decision on any deal.
Baghaei said Qatar and Pakistan were “active as mediators,” but added that “U.S. actions are affecting the diplomatic process.”
“From the beginning, the status of the negotiations was clear to us, and a large portion of the text had already been finalized. However, the Americans kept changing their positions,” Baghaei said, according to IRNA.
He added that Iran had “proven that it does not compromise on what it has defined as its red lines.”
“So far, Iran has not reached a final decision regarding any agreement,” he said.
He also said the situation in the Strait of Hormuz had become “less secure because of U.S. actions.”
Earlier on Thursday, President Donald Trump said he was canceling the strikes against Iran that he had previewed hours earlier because “final points” of a deal with the country had been approved.
“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 on Truth Social.
9 hr 9 min ago
US President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, on Thursday, June 11. Daniel Heuer/Reuters
President Donald Trump suggested Thursday that Iran’s new supreme leader supports the agreement, in which he said Tehran has agreed “conceptually” to allow the US to secure nuclear materials and to stop pursuing a nuclear weapon.
“I understand the answer is yes,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office when pressed on whether the supreme leader has approved of the agreement, adding that the US will end its blockade immediately once it’s signed.
Trump heralded “a very strong memorandum of understanding,” calling it “a little conceptual,” but insisting Iran had committed to forego pursuing nuclear capabilities.
“They will not have a nuclear weapon, they’ve agreed to that — there will be no, which is the whole reason, which is a big part of the reason,” Trump said. “They will not only not have, they will not purchase, develop in any way, any shape, in any way, shape or form a nuclear weapon.”
And he said he believes negotiators in Iran want a deal “as much as I do, or more.”
8 hr 33 min ago
President Trump cancels scheduled strikes against Iran
President Donald Trump said Thursday he was canceling the strikes against Iran and that the two countries were very close to a peace agreement — one that could be signed as soon as this weekend.
“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,” the US president wrote on Truth Social.
But, Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei told Iran’s state-run news agency IRNA that reports of a finalized agreement with the US were “merely speculation” and said Tehran had not yet made a final decision on any deal.
What Iran said: Baghaei said “Iran has not reached a final decision regarding any agreement” and that “U.S. actions are affecting the diplomatic process.” Trump, however, suggested Iran’s supreme leader supports the settlement and has agree “conceptually” to allow the US to secure nuclear materials and to top pursing a nuclear weapon.
Who is involved: The United States, Israel, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Turkey, Pakistan, Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan and Egypt as nations involved in the approvals, according to Trump.
What we know about the meetings in Iran: A Qatari delegation had been in Tehran this week for discussions. US officials believe meetings between Iranian and Qatari officials helped resolve some of the remaining sticking points, a person familiar said. Those mediators “hit some breakthroughs,” a source said.
What has the recent timeline looked like: Iran passed along its latest draft of the proposed agreement through Qatari mediators earlier this week, according to a person familiar with the matter. Trump returned a proposed deal with changes nearly two weeks ago, looking to harden some of the language around the nuclear issue.
What the reaction has been: Trump’s post on social media suggesting an imminent agreement surprised Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu — who was in the midst of a security discussion about Iran, according to an Israeli source. Trump later said he spoke to Netanyahu and other Gulf leaders. Meantime, oil prices fell and US stocks moved sharply higher.
CNN’s Kevin Liptak, John Towfighi, Tal Shalev, Mohammed Tawfeeq, Aida Karimi, Kit Maher, Donald Judd and Jeremy Diamond contributed reporting to this report, which has been updated with the latest statement from Iran.
9 hr 15 min ago
President Donald Trump said the United States’ latest military action against Iran has pushed Tehran to actually agree to a peace deal this time, after he’s said repeatedly over the past couple months that an agreement is close.
“They’ve taken a pounding, they’ve taken a pounding like very few people could take, and they want to make the deal a lot more than I do,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office Thursday. “They got hit very hard recently, as you know, and I don’t like to have to do things that way, but I felt it was necessary.”
Trump has repeatedly suggested before that Iran wants a deal more than the United States, though other times he’s claimed an agreement was close it didn’t come to fruition.
The president said he canceled attacks on Iran tonight because the two sides were close to an agreement. He said that the US explained to Iran exactly what the attacks would look like tonight, before ultimately not going through with them.
“We were hitting them very hard for the last three days, we had them even harder tonight,” Trump said. “There wasn’t a thing they could have done about it, and we won this war militarily very early on.”
Iranian state media says footage of simulated nuclear explosion was "editing error"
By Jessie YeungA 3D graphic showing what appears to be a nuclear explosion in an unidentified city was aired on Iranian state media IRIB, in what has been described as an "editing error." From IRIB
Iranian state-run broadcaster IRIB aired footage early Friday which appeared to show a simulated nuclear explosion over a city during a news segment. It later said it was an internal mistake.
The 3D graphic shows a bright flash appearing over an unidentified city, before a mushroom cloud rises up amid plumes of smoke. It rattled nerves inside Iran and sparked speculation online that the channel may have been hacked.
IRIB said afterward that “the airing of footage showing a nuclear explosion was the result of an editing error.” The outlet had not been hacked, an IRIB anchor said on air.
5 hr 50 min ago
"We ended the war with Iran today," Trump says
By Kit MaherUS President Donald Trump is pictured during an event in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, June 11, in Washington, DC. Jacquelyn Martin/AP
President Donald Trump claimed that the United States had “ended the war” with Iran today, after asserting earlier that the two sides had agreed to a “very strong memorandum of understanding” to stop the fighting.
“I don’t know if you heard, but we ended the war with Iran today,” President Donald Trump said on a telerally supporting Georgia Lt. Governor Burt Jones, who is running for governor. “They have agreed never to have a nuclear weapon, something that we insisted on; that was the whole purpose. That was 95 percent of it.”
The statement from Trump came after he canceled further strikes on Iran earlier today, suggesting on Truth Social an agreement had been reached without detailing its terms.
Iran has not confirmed any agreement has been reached, and Trump said in the social media post that the US blockade of ships going exiting or entering Iranian ports would continue until “this Transaction is finalized.”
7 hr 45 min ago
Tehran remains skeptical after Trump cancels planned strikes and touts progress
By Frederik Pleitgen in Zanjan, IranTehran remains skeptical after Trump cancels planned strikes and touts progress over peace deal
While the Iranians acknowledge President Donald Trump saying he has canceled military action against the country, there still is a good deal of distrust and skepticism.
Tehran has warned that any strikes against them would result in severe consequences and upend any sort of progress made toward an agreement.
CNN operates in Iran only with the permission of the government but maintains full editorial control of its reports.
8 hr 28 min ago
Netanyahu speaks with Trump after his post claiming Israel supports impending Iran deal
From CNN's Dana KarniPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke with President Donald Trump Thursday evening after the US president’s post on social media claiming that Israel supported a potential impending agreement with Iran.
In a readout of the call from the prime minister’s office, Netanyahu “expressed his appreciation” to Trump for his commitment that a final agreement with Iran would remove Tehran’s enriched uranium, dismantle its nuclear infrastructure, limit its missile production and halt its support for regional proxies.
But Trump has focused his public comments on dealing with Iran’s enriched uranium; he hasn’t mentioned ballistic missiles or proxies in weeks.
Trump has also declined to put a timeline on negotiations for a final agreement, which first requires a memorandum of understanding to enable subsequent talks.
Trump’s announcement of an imminent agreement on Truth Social caught Netanyahu by surprise as he was meeting with his top security official to discuss Iran.
8 hr 10 min ago
Iran's foreign ministry spokesperson tells state media no agreement has been finalized
By Mohammed TawfeeqEsmail Baghaei, spokesperson of Iran's Foreign Ministry seen during a press conference on June 1, in Tehran, Iran. Foad Ashtari/SOPA Images/Sipa USA/AP/File
Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei told Iran’s state-run news agency IRNA that reports of a finalized agreement with the United States were “merely speculation” and said Tehran had not yet made a final decision on any deal.
Baghaei said Qatar and Pakistan were “active as mediators,” but added that “U.S. actions are affecting the diplomatic process.”
“From the beginning, the status of the negotiations was clear to us, and a large portion of the text had already been finalized. However, the Americans kept changing their positions,” Baghaei said, according to IRNA.
He added that Iran had “proven that it does not compromise on what it has defined as its red lines.”
“So far, Iran has not reached a final decision regarding any agreement,” he said.
He also said the situation in the Strait of Hormuz had become “less secure because of U.S. actions.”
Earlier on Thursday, President Donald Trump said he was canceling the strikes against Iran that he had previewed hours earlier because “final points” of a deal with the country had been approved.
“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 on Truth Social.
9 hr 9 min ago
Trump suggests supreme leader supports agreement
By Donald JuddUS President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, on Thursday, June 11. Daniel Heuer/Reuters
President Donald Trump suggested Thursday that Iran’s new supreme leader supports the agreement, in which he said Tehran has agreed “conceptually” to allow the US to secure nuclear materials and to stop pursuing a nuclear weapon.
“I understand the answer is yes,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office when pressed on whether the supreme leader has approved of the agreement, adding that the US will end its blockade immediately once it’s signed.
Trump heralded “a very strong memorandum of understanding,” calling it “a little conceptual,” but insisting Iran had committed to forego pursuing nuclear capabilities.
“They will not have a nuclear weapon, they’ve agreed to that — there will be no, which is the whole reason, which is a big part of the reason,” Trump said. “They will not only not have, they will not purchase, develop in any way, any shape, in any way, shape or form a nuclear weapon.”
And he said he believes negotiators in Iran want a deal “as much as I do, or more.”
8 hr 33 min ago
What we know about the potential US-Iran peace agreement
By Elise HammondPresident Trump cancels scheduled strikes against Iran
President Donald Trump said Thursday he was canceling the strikes against Iran and that the two countries were very close to a peace agreement — one that could be signed as soon as this weekend.
“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,” the US president wrote on Truth Social.
But, Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei told Iran’s state-run news agency IRNA that reports of a finalized agreement with the US were “merely speculation” and said Tehran had not yet made a final decision on any deal.
Here’s what Trump said today:
- From the Oval Office, Trump trumpeted a “great settlement” that could resolve the war, suggesting it would be finalized in the coming days. He said he anticipated a signing ceremony soon, potentially in Europe, to be attended by Vice President JD Vance.
- The latest military action pushed Tehran to actually agree to a deal this time, Trump said, and that Iran has “taken a pounding like very few people could take, and they want to make a deal a lot more than I do.”
- Trump said it is a “very strong memorandum of understanding,” and called the deal a “little conceptual.” Iran had committed to forego pursing nuclear capabilities, he said, and the US will end its blockade immediately once it’s signed.
What Iran said: Baghaei said “Iran has not reached a final decision regarding any agreement” and that “U.S. actions are affecting the diplomatic process.” Trump, however, suggested Iran’s supreme leader supports the settlement and has agree “conceptually” to allow the US to secure nuclear materials and to top pursing a nuclear weapon.
Who is involved: The United States, Israel, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Turkey, Pakistan, Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan and Egypt as nations involved in the approvals, according to Trump.
What we know about the meetings in Iran: A Qatari delegation had been in Tehran this week for discussions. US officials believe meetings between Iranian and Qatari officials helped resolve some of the remaining sticking points, a person familiar said. Those mediators “hit some breakthroughs,” a source said.
What has the recent timeline looked like: Iran passed along its latest draft of the proposed agreement through Qatari mediators earlier this week, according to a person familiar with the matter. Trump returned a proposed deal with changes nearly two weeks ago, looking to harden some of the language around the nuclear issue.
What the reaction has been: Trump’s post on social media suggesting an imminent agreement surprised Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu — who was in the midst of a security discussion about Iran, according to an Israeli source. Trump later said he spoke to Netanyahu and other Gulf leaders. Meantime, oil prices fell and US stocks moved sharply higher.
CNN’s Kevin Liptak, John Towfighi, Tal Shalev, Mohammed Tawfeeq, Aida Karimi, Kit Maher, Donald Judd and Jeremy Diamond contributed reporting to this report, which has been updated with the latest statement from Iran.
9 hr 15 min ago
Trump claims latest attacks pushed Iran to accept peace agreement
By Kit MaherPresident Donald Trump said the United States’ latest military action against Iran has pushed Tehran to actually agree to a peace deal this time, after he’s said repeatedly over the past couple months that an agreement is close.
“They’ve taken a pounding, they’ve taken a pounding like very few people could take, and they want to make the deal a lot more than I do,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office Thursday. “They got hit very hard recently, as you know, and I don’t like to have to do things that way, but I felt it was necessary.”
Trump has repeatedly suggested before that Iran wants a deal more than the United States, though other times he’s claimed an agreement was close it didn’t come to fruition.
The president said he canceled attacks on Iran tonight because the two sides were close to an agreement. He said that the US explained to Iran exactly what the attacks would look like tonight, before ultimately not going through with them.
“We were hitting them very hard for the last three days, we had them even harder tonight,” Trump said. “There wasn’t a thing they could have done about it, and we won this war militarily very early on.”
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