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WSJ Opinion: Potomac Watch

Donald Trump Announces an Iran Agreement After Cancelling Strikes

WSJ Opinion: Potomac Watch

The Wall Street Journal

News, Society & Culture

4.22.8K Ratings

🗓️ 11 June 2026

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Donald Trump says an agreement with Iran has been made, but Iranians say the deal is not done just yet. Plus, will Republicans pass the President's defense spending request before their hold on Congress runs out?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:41.3

Donald Trump threatens Iran with military escalation after a couple of nights of bombing, including saying that he might take over

0:47.5

Iranian industrial oil production at Kark Island. Then a couple of hours later, the president says, a deal with Iran is at hand

0:57.1

and agreed to by all of the Gulf allies. So what's going on here? Who's on first? Plus,

1:04.7

we have Kate O'Dell here to talk about what the prospects are for the president's defense spending request, a big

1:12.4

request in Congress. Welcome, I'm Paul as you go here with Kate and Elliot Kaufman on Potomac

1:19.1

Watch. Elliot's watching Iran for us. So it's really hard to know what's going on, Elliot.

1:25.9

I mean, the president is often back and forth, but today in particular, we had actually

1:32.1

taped a program earlier based on his morning comments and evening comments about the lack

1:37.7

of a deal with Iran.

1:39.7

And then come about an hour or so ago, he says this on a truth social post, based on the fact that discussions

1:48.0

with the Islamic Republic of Iran have been brought to the highest level of Iranian leadership

1:52.5

and approved. I have as president, et cetera, canceled the scheduled strikes and bombings against Iran

1:59.1

this evening. Discussions and final points have been

2:02.5

in both concept and great detail approved by all parties involved, including the U.S.,

2:08.9

Israel, Saudi Arabia, UAE, etc. What's going on, Elliot? I mean, we don't know the details

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