Tehran 'holds firm' to red lines as Trump backpedals from escalation threat
Trump pledged 'VERY HARD' strikes on Iran hours before
claiming a deal with the Islamic Republic 'has been reached'
JUN 11, 2026
An Iranian official told US media on 11 June that the
“war will continue” until Washington “respects” Tehran’s interests, coinciding
with reports that the Islamic Republic has withdrawn from negotiations.
Mohammad Mokhber, advisor to Iran’s Supreme Leader,
told CNN that the situation is “in their hands.”
“If they respect Iran’s interests and act accordingly,
the war will end; otherwise, it will continue,” he added, stressing that Tehran
will “not back down” and “not step back.”
US President Donald Trump is “mistaken” if he believes
he can continue to “test” Iran’s military capabilities, Mokhber said, adding
that the “fate of the war depends on Washington’s actions.”
An Iranian source told Fars News Agency earlier
on Thursday that there would be “no new talks” and that Tehran will “stand
firm” on its terms.
The warnings from Tehran came a few hours before Trump
backtracked on threats to launch major strikes on Iran and seize its strategic
Kharg Island.
“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, canceled
the scheduled strikes and bombings against Iran this evening,” he said via
social media.
He also claimed “final points” have been approved “in
both concept and great detail” by all parties involved, including Israel, Saudi
Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Turkiye, Pakistan, Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan, Egypt, and
others.
Trump stressed that the illegal naval blockade on
Iranian ports will remain in place. Just a few hours earlier, the
president had said the US would be striking Iran “VERY HARD TONIGHT.”
“At some point in the not-too-distant future, we will
be taking Kharg Island, and other oil infrastructure points, and assume total
control of their Oil and Gas Markets, much like we have with Venezuela.”
This followed overnight Iranian missile strikes on key
US sites in Bahrain, Kuwait, and Jordan – launched in response to new US
airstrikes on Iran’s southern coast and Tehran province.
Iran also announced the “complete closure” of
the Strait of Hormuz to all shipping on 11 June.
Washington has repeatedly bombed Iran since the
so-called ceasefire was announced in April. Tehran has retaliated each
time.
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