Trump Says U.S. Airstrikes Will End Soon, Claims Direct Talks with Iranian Officials

As U.S. airstrikes against Iran continued for a second day on June 10 (local time), U.S. President Donald Trump stated that he had personally spoken with Iranian officials.

According to Reuters, President Trump said in an interview with Fox News that day that he had spoken directly with Iranian officials who requested a halt to the U.S. airstrikes against Iran.

However, Iranian state media denied the contents of the interview, stating that there had been no communication between Iranian officials and President Trump.

Furthermore, while President Trump mentioned that the U.S. airstrikes against Iran would soon cease, he left room for further action, noting that options for additional strikes remain open.

U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), which oversees U.S. forces in the Middle East, announced via X (formerly Twitter) that day that it had "initiated additional self-defense strikes against multiple targets within Iran at 5:15 p.m. Eastern Time today (6:15 a.m. KST on June 11)."

The additional U.S. strikes against Iran were carried out approximately five hours after President Trump met with reporters at the White House and warned, "We will hit Iran even harder again today."

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