Posted on 06/09/2026 8:43:11 AM PDT by Miami Rebel
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said that, despite the exchange of strikes between Iran and Israel, a deal to end the war in the Middle East could be reached “in two or three days.”
“They were going back and forth [with strikes], and now they both agreed, through me, to stop, and now we’re in the final throes of what will be a very, very good deal,” Trump told reporters in New York, where he was attending the NBA finals in Madison Square Garden.
Trump said the deal would stop Iran from having nuclear weapons and result in the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. “The strait will open up right away,” he insisted. “It’ll open up immediately upon signing.”
It is not the first time that the U.S. president has promised an imminent end to the war in Iran, which has been raging since February. Weeks have passed since Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters that negotiating a deal to end the war in Iran could “take a few days.”
Trump on Monday said he had a “very good conversation” with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and downplayed talks of a rift between the two leaders.
Last week Trump was reported to have called Netanyahu “crazy” for his renewed attacks on Lebanon, and over the weekend he told the Financial Times that the Israeli prime minister had “no choice” but to accept a deal with Iran.
The U.S. president on Sunday urged his Israeli counterpart not to retaliate after Iran launched several missiles at Israel. After Netanyahu seemingly ignored the request and struck several Iranian cities, Trump demanded both countries “immediately stop shooting” and respect the U.S.-brokered ceasefire that has been in effect since April.
Both sides suspended military operations on Monday afternoon, but Iran warned that it would respond to any attacks targeting its territory or Lebanon. An Israeli army spokesperson warned residents of the Lebanese city of Tyre to evacuate on Tuesday, suggesting strikes on Hezbollah targets were imminent.
Trump on Monday insisted that Netanyahu had not defied him by retaliating against Iran. “If I tell him to do something, he does it,” he told the BBC, explaining Israel had fired its missiles at Iran before the two leaders had spoken.
According to the Times of Israel, Netanyahu called off a major strike on Iran following the conversation with the U.S. president.
The seemingly brief breakdown of the U.S.-brokered ceasefire began after Israel struck Iran-backed Hezbollah targets in Beirut on Sunday, violating a separate ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon. Iran responded with missile attacks on Israel, calling them retaliation for the strikes on Lebanon. Israel then launched attacks on what it said were military targets in Iran.
The Financial Times reported on Tuesday that the United States was not directly involved in the latest attacks, although U.S. forces launched interceptors to protect American troops stationed in Israel.
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Yea sure
Doubtful. It may be a deal, but it won’t be peace.
From what Date?
D E L U S I O N
I must point out that he next new moon is on June 14, 2026. Trump’s birthday, Flag Day. But it is probably just a coincidence.
Nonsense. It will keep the evil mullahs in power. Bad deal! I want to be dead wrong.
No, it won't
I just turned 80 and people close to me are saying that I’ve lost an edge. Many older people do. Maybe Trump is human and he’s slipping a bit?
No, it won’t because they turds won’t give up their plutonium.
THIS JUST IN
Trump Tells Israel It Could Be ‘On Its Own’ After
Being Warned by Trump Over Israel’s Iran Escalation
Israel has long been identified as conducting aggressive intelligence operations against the US. Significant cases include the convict Jonathan Pollard case, an Israeli spy employed by the US Navy.
Despite Israeli surveillance concerns, “intelligence cooperation”
continues, say US officials fearful of the “anti-semitic” label.
Never ever discussed is Israel’s failure to share intel it had about the infamous “911” when 3500 Americans died.....an event plotted in Israel’s backyard (with the Mossad taking notes, no doubt).
Israel has, of course, predictably denied these allegations fearful that its gross behavior would cut
off tax dollar billions to the tiny sliver in the vast Mideast whining about being wholly dependent on US foreign aid.
Always the salesman, and it’s working on crude futures. But why do I think he will be saying the same thing a month from now?
But we've been hearing that for two of three months!
And it will take longer than 2-3 days to kill the Ayatollahs and IRGC down to a point where decent people can take over and give up the Ayatollah's dream to destroy Israel (and the U.S.).
There will be no peace with Iran until they are forced to SURRENDER..!!
What is Trump smoking?
I’m just guessing because this “we got a deal” stuff is getting old-but I think Trump is buying time for something else…whether it’s oil futures, the stock market or shifting the oil/money markets away from the Middle East.
That’s the only thing I can come up with that makes sense.
Come on Trump do better!
Is this version # 62? Just when they get close, count on Israel to blow it up.
If you add up the two or three days he’s mentioned over the last three nonths you get about 87 days.
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