The Iran situation became considerably more complicated on Thursday when it emerged that Israel had launched its own strikes against Iranian nuclear and military targets on the same day Trump announced a ceasefire deal, and that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had reportedly not been told the announcement was coming.
Reporting cited by Breitbart noted that Trump’s ceasefire announcement, made on Truth Social and later celebrated at a Georgia tele-rally, took Netanyahu by surprise. Israeli sources told Channel 12 that Israel does not recognize reaching any agreement. The Israeli Prime Minister’s office subsequently released a statement saying Netanyahu had expressed appreciation for Trump’s “commitment to the ceasefire,” which managed to be technically complimentary while affirming nothing.
This is the architecture of the situation: the U.S. bombs Iran for several days, announces a deal, Iran says no deal exists, and Israel, which was not part of the U.S. memorandum of understanding, runs its own separate bombing campaign on the same country on the same day. The naval blockade remains in place. A signing ceremony has been promised “shortly.”
Trump told reporters the deal would be “a great thing” and expected finalization within days. He said the signing might happen in Europe this weekend. He also said oil prices would come down because the Strait of Hormuz, currently shut down by Iran, would reopen once the agreement is signed. The Strait of Hormuz handles roughly 20 percent of the world’s energy supply.
Iran’s foreign ministry maintained no agreement had been finalized. A senior official involved in the talks told MS NOW the same. Israel continued its own military operations.
When three parties are simultaneously claiming credit for, rejecting, and separately continuing a war that one of them has declared over, at what point does the signing ceremony actually take place?
Sources
Fox News Live News Blog: US-Iran War June 11, 2026
The Times of Israel: Trump says he warned Netanyahu Israel could be left alone if it escalated Iran fight, claims US got last-minute notice of strikes
