Trump announced on June 11 that he was canceling planned U.S. military strikes on Iran scheduled for Thursday evening, claiming negotiations had reached 'the highest level' of Iranian leadership and a peace deal could be signed within days. Iran's government immediately contradicted this, stating through its foreign ministry that no final agreement exists and reports of a deal were 'speculative.' This marks a dramatic reversal from Trump's earlier threat the same day to attack Iran 'very hard' and seize control of Iranian oil infrastructure — a pattern of escalation and de-escalation that has defined the 100+ day conflict.