Trump now says a peace deal will be announced 'soon,' cancels further strikes

A small motorboat passes anchored vessels in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Thursday, June 11, 2026. Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP hide caption

President Trump said Thursday he's canceling strikes in Iran for this evening and that a peace deal is imminent. It's the latest salvo in a series of whiplash proclamations threatening more strikes and promising peace.

"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," he wrote on Truth Social.

"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," he added.

He said later in the Oval Office: "We should get done over the next few days. We're going to have a signing, maybe in Europe, and it's a great thing."

Trump was asked if they secured an agreement on nuclear issues and he said "yes, conceptually."

This comes as Trump in recent days had again been amping up his war rhetoric.

Earlier Thursday morning, the president had said that the U.S. will attack Iran "VERY HARD TONIGHT," while almost simultaneously telling Fox News the two sides are still negotiating.