Trump cancels further strikes on Iran, announcing peace deal is imminent

NPR | By Aya Batrawy,

Steve Inskeep

Published June 12, 2026 at 6:46 AM EDT

President Trump said Thursday that he was canceling strikes on Iran as talks were back on with Iran and a peace deal was imminent.

Aya Batrawy

Aya Batraway is an NPR International Correspondent based in Dubai. She joined in 2022 from the Associated Press, where she was an editor and reporter for over 11 years.

Steve Inskeep

Steve Inskeep is a host of NPR's Morning Edition, as well as NPR's morning news podcast Up First.

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