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When will the Iran war end? Here’s what Trump has said.

2026-06-10T14:31:00-0400 / https://www.cbsnews.com/news/when-will-the-iran-war-end-what-trump-has-said/

From virtually the start of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran in February, President Trump has insisted it is almost over. And he’s continued to give timelines ranging from a few days to a few weeks.

Fifteen weeks later — three times longer than his initial four-to-five-week estimate — ending the war has proven elusive. The president has at times shifted his language about the conflict, sometimes referring to it as an “excursion” rather than a war. After a sometimes shaky ceasefire was reached in April, Mr. Trump, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth suggested that the “war” phase — Operation Epic Fury — is over, despite intermittent attacks and the lack of an agreement to end Iran’s nuclear capabilities and reopen the Strait of Hormuz without conditions.

The U.S. and Israeli offensive against Iran began on Feb. 28, with assurances from Mr. Trump that it would not last long.

“Four to five weeks”

March 1

Mr. Trump said on the day after airstrikes began that the U.S. military intended to sustain its assault on Iran for four to five weeks if necessary. He said it “won’t be difficult” for Israel and the U.S. to maintain the intensity of the battle, even as he warned of the possibility of more American casualties.

“Four weeks”

March 2

“I don’t want to see it go on too long,” Mr. Trump told CNN during a phone interview. “I always thought it would be four weeks. And we’re a little ahead of schedule.”

“We projected four to five weeks”

March 2

At a Medal of Honor ceremony on the same day, the president offered the same timeline, but indicated the war could be longer.

“We’re already substantially ahead of our time projections,” he said. “But whatever the time is, it’s okay. Whatever it takes, we will always — and we have from — right from the beginning, we projected four to five weeks, but we have capability to go far longer than that. We’ll do it.”

War is “very complete”

March 9

“I think the war is very complete, pretty much,” Mr. Trump told CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang in a phone call.

“Very soon”

March 9

Asked during a news conference in Miami whether he thought the war would end within days, the president replied, “No, but I think soon — very soon.”

“As long as it’s necessary”

March 13

A few days later, as he departed for Florida, the president was asked how long the war was likely to last.

“I can’t tell you that,” he replied. “I mean, I have my own idea, but what good does it do? It’ll be as long as it’s necessary.”

In five days, it could end up being a “good deal for everybody”

March 23

At an event in Memphis, the president said, “We’ll see what happens. I think there’s a very good chance we’re going to end up in a deal, and so we’re giving it five days and going to see where that takes us. And I would say at the end of this period, I think it could very well end up being a very good deal for everybody.”

“Really a lot ahead of schedule”

March 26

Nearly four weeks after the war began, Mr. Trump said during a Cabinet meeting, “We estimated it would take approximately four to six weeks to achieve our mission. Twenty-six days on, we’re extremely — really a lot ahead of schedule.”

U.S. leaving Iran and Strait of Hormuz “very soon … 2 to 3 weeks”

March 31

As average gas prices in the U.S. topped $4 per gallon on March 31 for the first time since 2022, the president faced questions about his plans to bring them back down.

“All I have to do is leave Iran, and we’ll be doing that very soon,” he said as he signed an unrelated executive order.

Asked whether the war would be over in two weeks, the president replied, “I think two or three weeks, yeah, we’ll leave … But we’re finishing the job, and I think within maybe two weeks — maybe a couple of days longer to do the job — but we want to knock out every single thing there.”

U.S. will hit Iran for “two to three weeks”

April 1

In an address to the nation, as the war was in the middle of its fifth week, the president said, “We are going to hit them extremely hard over the next two to three weeks.”

About a week later, the parties announced a ceasefire.

Ceasefire announced

April 7

“I agree to suspend the bombing and attack of Iran for a period of two weeks,” Mr. Trump said in a Truth Social post.

“They like to say I promised 6 weeks to defeat Iran”

April 20

In a Truth Social post, Mr. Trump said, “…[T]hey like to say that I promised 6 weeks to defeat Iran, and actually, from the Military standpoint, it was far faster than that, but I’m not going to let them rush the United States into making a Deal that is not as good as it could have been.”

“I read the Fake News saying that I am under ‘pressure’ to make a Deal,” he added. “THIS IS NOT TRUE! I am under no pressure whatsoever, although, it will all happen, relatively quickly! Time is not my adversary, the only thing that matters is that we finally, after 47 years, straighten out the MESS that other Presidents let happen because they didn’t have the Courage or Foresight to do what had to be done with respect to Iran.”

Deal is “largely negotiated” and announcement coming “shortly”

May 23

The president claimed in a Truth Social post, “An Agreement has been largely negotiated, subject to finalization between the United States of America, the Islamic Republic of Iran, and the various other Countries, as listed.” He added, “Final aspects and details of the Deal are currently being discussed, and will be announced shortly.”

But within hours, Iran said it had not agreed to some of the terms Mr. Trump had touted, like the opening of the Strait of Hormuz.

Won’t “rush into a deal” and “Both sides must take their time and get it right”

May 24

“The negotiations are proceeding in an orderly and constructive manner, and I have informed my representatives not to rush into a deal in that time is on our side,” Mr. Trump said in a Truth Social post. “The Blockade will remain in full force and effect until an agreement is reached, certified, and signed. Both sides must take their time and get it right.”

Iran said on May 25 that though an understanding had been reached on a “large portion of issues,” an agreement was not imminent.

Vance: Still “TBD” on whether Trump will sign deal to extend ceasefire

May 28

Vice President JD Vance told reporters it wasn’t clear whether Mr. Trump would sign a memorandum of understanding to extend the ceasefire by 60 days, citing some “language points” that required resolution.

But earlier in the day, a White House pool report cited U.S. sources in stating that a tentative agreement had been reached on the memorandum.

Trump outlines deal, says he’s in a “final determination meeting”

May 29

“No money will be exchanged, until further notice,” the president said on Truth Social. “Other items, of far less importance, have been agreed to. I will be meeting now, in the Situation Room, to make a final determination.”

But Fars, a semi-official Iranian news agency, said Iran had not ratified the agreement and said Iranian officials had referred to Mr. Trump’s statement as “a mixture of truth and lies.”

Agreement reachable “over the next week”

June 1

Mr. Trump told ABC News on June 1 he thought he’d have an agreement with Iran to extend the ceasefire and reopen the Strait of Hormuz “over the next week.”

“Looking good, looking good,” he told ABC News’ chief Washington correspondent Jonathan Karl in a telephone conversation on Monday.

Iran talks proceeding at a “rapid pace”

June 1

The president posted on Truth Social, “Talks are continuing, at a rapid pace, with the Islamic Republic of Iran. Thank you for your attention to this matter!”

“Two weeks”

June 8

At a tele-rally for ally and GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, Mr. Trump told supporters, “You’re really gonna win this over the next two weeks when we declare total victory. It’ll be a total victory, it will happen very soon, and oil prices will come tumbling down.”

Deal could be signed “in two to three days”

June 9

“And now we’re in the final throes of what will be a very very good deal that will not allow any way shape or form nuclear weapons,” Mr. Trump told reporters after attending the third game of the NBA Finals at New York’s Madison Square Garden. “And the strait will open up right away. It will open up immediately upon signing, which could be in two or three days.”

Vance: U.S. “very close” to a deal with Iran, but could be a week or months away

June 9

In an interview with Robert Costa for CBS “Sunday Morning,” Vance said the U.S. is “very close” to reaching a deal that would address Iran’s nuclear program “for the long term,” but that it could come next week or months from now.

He said the deal could “absolutely” come before November’s midterm elections but did not offer a specific timeline.

“I think we’re going to know a lot before the midterm elections,” he said. “Look, I think that the deal could happen in the next week, but the deal could also happen months from now.”

Vance suggested Tucker Carlson interview Ghislaine Maxwell amid Epstein fallout, new book reveals

2026-06-10T16:36:11.444Z / CNN

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PUBLISHED Jun 10, 2026, 12:36 PM ET

Vice President JD Vance, Tucker Carlson and Ghislaine Maxwell.

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Summary

• Vice President JD Vance suggested Tucker Carlson interview Ghislaine Maxwell to clear President Donald Trump’s name, a new book reveals.
• He suggested it during a July 2025 Situation Room meeting as officials faced mounting pressure over the Jeffrey Epstein files, according to an excerpt from the book.
• The book excerpt comes as the Trump administration has faced criticism for its handling of the Epstein files.

AI-generated summary was reviewed by a CNN editor.

Vice President JD Vance suggested last summer that former Fox News host Tucker Carlson should interview Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell to clear the president’s name, a new book reveals.

The suggestion from the vice president came during a Situation Room meeting of top administration officials on July 17, 2025, as they grappled with mounting pressure to release files related to the late convicted sex offender, according to an excerpt of the book “Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump” that was published in The New York Times on Wednesday. The book, by reporters Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan, is set to be published on June 23.

The book excerpt comes as the Trump administration has faced criticism for its handling of the files and as members of Congress continue interviewing people who appear in the files on the extent of their relationship with the late convicted sex offender. The excerpt also reveals a behind-the-scenes meeting that came even as the administration publicly downplayed the files.

“This is a huge problem,” Vance told those gathered at the meeting, which included then-Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, chief of staff Susie Wiles, press secretary Karoline Leavitt and communications director Steven Cheung, according to the excerpt. Then-Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel were on the phone, according to the book.

It was then that Vance suggested the White House approach conservative commentator Carlson to do a sit down interview with Maxwell in prison. He believed that it would help Trump amid calls for transparency within his base and reports of the president’s ties to Epstein if Maxwell was “willing to state” Trump hadn’t participated in Epstein’s wrongdoing, according to the excerpt.

Vance, at the meeting, was also an advocate of voluntarily releasing all the files related to Epstein as soon as possible, according to the book, arguing that the administration should get ahead of Congress potentially forcing the files’ release — which is what eventually came to pass.

Blanche laid out the administration’s options at the meeting. He offered to interview the Epstein associate himself, according to the book.

CNN has reached out to the White House, the Justice Department and The Tucker Carlson Network for comment on the claims in the book excerpt.

A week after the Situation Room meeting recounted in the book, Blanche did interview Maxwell. According to transcripts, which were released later that summer, Maxwell said she never witnessed anything untoward in Trump’s friendship with Epstein and never heard of any allegations that he acted inappropriately.

Maxwell was offered limited immunity during the interview so that she could discuss her criminal case, but the Justice Department did not promise any other benefits in exchange for her testimony, according to the transcript.

This undated trial evidence image obtained December 8, 2021, from the US District Court for the Southern District of New York shows British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell and US financier Jeffrey Epstein in Queen’s log cabin at Balmoral.

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The White House counsel brought up the option of pardoning Maxwell or reducing her sentence during the July 17 meeting, the book excerpt says, but several officials expressed “strong disapproval.”

In 2022, Maxwell was sentenced to 20 years in prison for sex trafficking minor girls for Epstein. A week after the interview with Blanche, she was moved from a Florida prison to a lower-security federal prison camp in Texas.

Trump’s Justice Department, meanwhile, began releasing files related to Epstein in December after months of resistance and after Congress passed a law forcing it to do so. The president’s name is mentioned more than 1,000 times in the documents, which prompted scrutiny over his ties to Epstein.

Among the files was a list of unverified assault allegations against Trump compiled by FBI officials, along with FBI notes about a woman who accused Trump in a lawsuit of raping her when she was 13. The documents also included an FBI interview with one of Epstein’s victims who stated that Maxwell once “presented her” to Trump at a party.

The Justice Department said at the time that the allegations against Trump in the documents were false. The president has long denied any wrongdoing related to Epstein or any allegation of sexual misconduct. There’s also no public evidence that the allegations against Trump were deemed credible by the FBI.

US May budget deficit shrinks but customs collections turn negative due to tariff refunds

June 10, 2026 6:04 PM UTC / Reuters

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WASHINGTON, June 10 (Reuters) – The U.S. budget deficit for May fell $23 billion or 7% to $293 billion due largely to ​prior-year calendar shifts in benefit payments as both ‌outlays and receipts fell, with the latter taking a big hit from refunds of President Donald Trump’s emergency tariffs, the Treasury ​Department said on Wednesday.

Customs duty refunds totaled $21.97 billion ​in May against gross customs collections of $21.93 billion, ⁠making for net customs outflows of $42 million for ​the month, the Treasury said.

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The U.S. Customs and Border ​Protection agency began issuing refunds of some $166 billion in tariffs collected under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act that were declared illegal ​by the U.S. Supreme Court in February. Prior ​to this, customs duties had become a significant source of Treasury ‌monthly ⁠receipts, reaching into the low $30 billion range late last year.

Total receipts for May fell $36 billion or 10% to $336 billion compared to May 2025, while outlays fell $59 billion, ​or 9% to $628 ​billion.

But taking ⁠into account calendar shifts of some June 2025 payments into May that year, the ​Treasury said the adjusted May budget deficit ​at $293 ⁠billion would be an increase of $71 billion or 32% from the prior year.

The budget deficit for the first eight ⁠months ​of the fiscal 2026 year starting ​Oct. 1 totaled $1.246 trillion, a decline of $118 billion or 9% on ​an unadjusted basis.

Reporting by David Lawder; Editing by Andrea Ricci

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Emergency action seeks to prevent erasure of ‘mother’ and ‘father’ in code of largest US town

2026-06-10 12:19 EDT / Fox News

New York’s legislature voted to use nonbinary terms ‘gestating parent’ and ‘non-gestating parent’ in its state code

By Elaine Mallon, Fox News

Published June 10, 2026 12:19pm EDT

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America’s largest township fights NY bill replacing ‘mother’ and ‘father’ with “woke” terms

Officials in America’s largest township are pushing back against a New York Democrat-backed bill that would replace “mother” and “father” in state law with gender-neutral parental terms, passing an emergency resolution to preserve those terms.

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Officials in America’s most populated township are taking urgent action to stop a Democrat-backed bill that would replace “mother” and “father” in New York State law with gender-neutral parental terms.

The emergency resolution from Hempstead Township comes just days after New York State Legislature passed a bill that would replace “mother” with the term “gestating parent” and “father” with “non-gestating parent.” It would also change “paternity” to “parentage.”

Democrats say the measure is an effort to be more “inclusive” of the state’s residents with non-traditional “gender identities.” It is now awaiting action from Democrat Gov. Kathy Hochul.

Hempstead Township Supervisor John Ferretti told Fox News Digital the legislation is “woke nonsense.”

Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman stands with Town of Hempstead Supervisor John Ferretti, Town of North Hempstead Supervisor Jen DeSena, and other local officials to provide a public safety update and share tips with residents ahead of an approaching winter storm on Jan. 23, 2026 in Mineola, New York.(Howard Schnapp / Newsday RM via Getty Images)

“As a father of two, it was an insult to me and to my wife,” Ferretti said in an interview on Tuesday. “As soon as I learned, the first thing I did was bring my wife into our bedroom and say, ‘Look what they did up in Albany. They’re eliminating the terms mother and father from state law.’”

His nine-year-old daughter overheard the conversation and got upset, asking Ferretti: “Can I still call you dad?”

BILL REPLACING ‘MOTHER’ AND ‘FATHER’ WITH GENDER-NEUTRAL TERMS PASSES IN NEW YORK, HEADS TO HOCHUL’S DESK

“It really hit close to home,” he continued. “We need to take a stand in the Town of Hempstead, the largest township in America, and make sure that we make it clear not just to residents in the Town of Hempstead, but to residents throughout New York State, that we won’t stand for this kind of woke nonsense.”

While the 2026 legislative session ended last week, Hochul has until the end of the year to sign the bill into law. Hochul told reporters last week that she had not yet reviewed the proposal.

“I have until the end of the year to review them and make a decision, so I won’t be commenting on pending legislation,” Hochul said during a news conference, according to FOX 5 New York.

Ferretti said he hopes Hochul ultimately rejects the bill, but said she’ll wait to act until after the election “because she’s not brave enough to take a stand.”

He said that the emergency resolution in Hempstead is intended to ensure the town continues recognizing the terms “mother” and “father” in its own laws and policies, regardless of whether the state measure ultimately becomes law.

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Hempstead Township supervisor John Ferretti is slamming the New York legislature for “erasing” mother and father from the state’s legal code.(John Ferretti)

“We’re taking a stand because we will not allow woke Democrat liberals in New York State and the New York State Legislature to erase the traditional family,” Ferretti said. “They did not pass a law that adds language. They passed a law that erases mother and father from certain statutes under New York state law, and that’s completely unacceptable.”

“If Albany wanted to add additional language to their state laws, they could have added additional language, and we would not be discussing this right now,” Ferretti continued. “Instead, they chose to erase mother and father and replace it, and we won’t stand for that.”

Ferretti said the resolution has garnered support from Republican lawmakers representing Nassau County, including Assembly Minority Leader Ed Ra, state Sen. Steve Rhoads, Assemblywoman Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick and other members of the county’s Republican legislative delegation.

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Republican gubernatorial candidate and Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman also blasted the proposal on social media.

“In Kathy Hochul’s New York, ‘mom’ is now defined as ‘gestating parent,’” Blakeman wrote. “Not when I’m Governor! I’ll stand up for moms and dads against this insanity.”

The fight marks the latest cultural flashpoint involving Hempstead, a Republican-led township of roughly 800,000 residents located on Long Island and within Nassau County. Hempstead officials previously backed measures include a push to keep biological males from competing in girls’ and women’s sports athletic facilities operated by Hempstead Township.

Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman announced an executive order banning transgender girls and women from competing in women’s sports at county facilities in Mineola, N.Y., on March 18, 2024.(Adam Gray/Reuters)

Conservative groups are also mobilizing against the parental-language bill.

“It’s just absurd, but also inherently dehumanizing,” Maggie McKneely with Concerned Women for America Legislative Action Committee told Fox News Digital.

“It reduces women to just their reproductive organs, but women are so much more than that. They are individuals with unique abilities and capabilities, and yes, motherhood is one of the greatest things that a woman can be. Being a mother is an incredible gift,” McKneely continued.

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“Women do so much more than that, and to reduce them to just whether or not they are capable of gestating a child is really sad and dehumanizing. To reduce men to being just non-gestating people is just really sad.”

Fox News Digital reached out to Hochul’s office for comment.

Elaine Mallon is a writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business covering national politics.

Bill Gates faces congressional investigators over ties to Jeffrey Epstein

2026-06-10 1:53 PM EDT / CNN

By Janelle Olisea, CNN

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ICE mandates additional training for new hires after backlash

June 10, 2026 2:52 PM EDT / CBS News

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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement this week extended training for new officers and mandated additional instruction for those onboarded under a shortened Trump administration academy process that has now been scrapped, according to an internal agency memo obtained by CBS News.

The moves follow months of concerns raised by Democratic lawmakers, advocates and former ICE officials about the length and quality of the training undergone by the federal immigration agents at the forefront of President Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigration.

Those concerns intensified after federal immigration agents fatally shot two U.S. citizens, Renee Good and Alex Pretti, during a controversial crackdown in Minneapolis earlier this year that the Trump administration scaled back after bipartisan backlash.

In February, Ryan Schwank, a former ICE instructor, delivered a scathing whistleblower complaint to Congress, denouncing the agency’s training process as “deficient, defective, and broken.” He warned that the administration was at risk of onboarding thousands of ICE officers who would not be able to carry out immigration enforcement in a lawful way.

In an internal memo this week, an ICE official said the agency would be extending its core training program for immigration enforcement officers from 42 days to roughly 71 days. That extended training period is set to start in July for new academy classes at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, or FLETC, in Georgia, where ICE recruits are trained.

ICE officers who underwent the prior 42-day training process will now be required to participate in an additional “follow-on” training, dubbed the Advanced Field Officer Training Program, according to the memo. It’s unclear how long or intensive that supplemental training will be.

The ICE official said the training changes were designed to promote officer safety, operational efficiency and compliance with laws and policies.

The revamp of ICE’s officer training scheme was previewed by Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin during testimony before Congress last week.

“The training policy is going to change a little bit, because we’re going to be doing crowd control and fit today’s needs. But all training always is willing to change, back and forth,” Mullin told lawmakers on the Senate Appropriations Committee on June 2.

In a statement to CBS News, the Department of Homeland Security, which oversees ICE, confirmed the training changes.

“As our officers continue to face coordinated campaigns of violence against them including riots outside ICE facilities, sniper attacks, and more than a 1,300% increase in assaults against them, ICE is instituting additional training including, crowd control measures, additional training for high-risk vehicle stops, a live-fire cover course for officer safety, and medical training,” DHS said.

The added training, DHS said, will be “tracked online and monitored closely.”

“New hires take what they learn at FLETC and apply it to real-life scenarios while on duty, preserving ICE’s reputation as one of the most elite law enforcement agencies not only in the U.S., but the entire world,” DHS said.

The shortened ICE training course was adopted during the tenure of now-ousted Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, as the Trump administration moved quickly to hire and onboard 10,000 new deportation agents. ICE began that massive hiring blitz after receiving an unprecedented $75 billion infusion of funds through the so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill” last summer.

For months this year, congressional Democrats refused to fully fund ICE and Border Patrol unless the administration agreed to make certain reforms, such as prohibiting agents from masking up during operations.

Republicans eventually moved forward with funding the agencies through the end of President Trump’s term using the reconciliation process, which did not require making a deal with Democrats. Both chambers passed the $70 billion legislation over the past week, and the president signed it into law Wednesday morning.

Trump says US will strike Iran ‘very hard’ again today

June 10, 2026 12:08pm EDT / Fox News

Trump accused Tehran of shooting down an American military helicopter and stringing the US along in negotiating a nuclear deal

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President Donald Trump revealed the U.S. will be attacked Iran on Wednesday, citing stalled talks, attack on U.S. helicopter.

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President Donald Trump vowed a forceful response against Iran on Wednesday, saying the U.S. would be “attacking them very hard” after accusing Tehran of prolonging nuclear negotiations and targeting a U.S. helicopter.

Trump was asked during the signing of the Secure America Act in the Oval Office what he meant about an earlier social media post in which he wrote that Iran has taken too long to negotiate a deal and “now they will have to pay the price!!!”

“We’re going to be attacking them and attacking them very hard,” Trump told reporters, adding that the action is being taken after Iran shot down an American military helicopter.

The two crew members aboard a U.S. Army AH-64 Apache were rescued by American forces after the helicopter went down near the coast of Oman while patrolling regional waters, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said Monday. Both soldiers were safely rescued within two hours.

US ARMY HELICOPTER GOES DOWN, BUT PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP SAYS ‘PILOTS ARE FINE’

President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, June 10, 2026, in Washington.(AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

On Tuesday, CENTCOM said U.S. forces completed self-defense strikes against Iran on Tuesday at Trump’s orders in response to the downing of the helicopter.

A U.S. Army AH-64D Apache helicopter hovers during military exercises between Poland and NATO allied countries in Orzysz, northwestern Poland, on Sept. 17, 2025.(WOJTEK RADWANSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

“We hit them hard yesterday and we’re going to hit them again hard today,” Trump said.

Trump said the U.S. and Iran are “really close to a deal,” though accused Tehran of “tapping us along” and “playing us for suckers.”

When asked if the U.S. will strike Iranian power plants and bridges, Trump said he wouldn’t disclose any details.

“We have the strongest military anywhere in the world,” the president said. “And sometimes you’ll have to use it.”

President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, June 10, 2026, in Washington.(AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Trump reiterated that Iran cannot be allowed to have a nuclear weapon.

TRUMP KEEPS FORECASTING AN IRAN DEAL – WHY THE WHITE HOUSE STILL THINKS IT CAN HAPPEN

“They’ve agreed to that,” he said, adding that all Tehran has to do is sign the agreement.

“It’s fully negotiated,” Trump said, “but they’re tapping and tapping. And I say, ‘All right, let’s give them a couple of more days’ … because it’s a meaningful paper. They know when they sign that paper it’s meaningful.”

In a Truth Social post from earlier Wednesday, Trump claimed Iran’s military “is a complete and total mess.”

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“Much of it, like their Navy and Air Force, doesn’t even exist anymore – They have been completely defeated,” the post read. “Iran is all talk and no action. The Bully of the Middle East is DEAD!!! They’ve taken too long to negotiate a deal that would have been great for them, now they will have to pay the price!!!”

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Dem Rep Chrissy Houlahan on Graham Platner: ‘I’m not a resident of Maine…I don’t make that choice for the people of Maine’

2026-06-10T19:07:06.864Z / CNN Politics

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Published 3:07 PM EDT, Wed June 10, 2026

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Dem Rep Chrissy Houlahan on Graham Platner: ‘I’m not a resident of Maine…I don’t make that choice for the people of Maine’

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Democratic Congresswoman Chrissy Houlahan tells Dana Bash she is “hopeful” Graham Platner’s campaign for Senate in Maine is “successful” after he wins the Democratic nomination despite a string of controversies.

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Vance says Netanyahu has “certainly gotten some things wrong”

June 10, 2026 / 3:42 PM EDT / CBS News

Vice President JD Vance said the interests of the U.S. and Israel are not always in sync as President Trump’s relationship with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been tested over the Iran war.

“Prime Minister Netanyahu, look, he governs a country that has obviously been a very close partner of the United States. But, even when we’ve been close partners, sometimes we have interests that are perfectly aligned and sometimes we have interests that are misaligned,” Vance told Robert Costa in an interview airing this week on “CBS Sunday Morning.”

Vance described Netanyahu as a leader who “aggressively asserts the interests of his country” but said Mr. Trump “has been very clear about what is in our best interest.”

“Sometimes that means we’re on the same page and sometimes it means that we’re not,” Vance said, adding that “where that diverges, we, unfortunately for the Israelis, have to choose the side of the American people, which we always do.”

Asked whether Netanyahu has made any mistakes in how he’s approached his relationship with the U.S. on Iran, Vance said, “he’s certainly gotten some things wrong.”

Vance declined to give examples, saying those conversations “are better left in private.”

“But what I would say is that he’s been a good partner,” Vance said. “We’re gonna keep on working together. But where interests diverge, the United States is gonna pursue the best interests of our nation, and that’s how it’s gonna be.”

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In recent weeks, Mr. Trump has spoken publicly about the need for Netanyahu to understand the president’s push to drive the negotiations with Iran himself.

Israel launched airstrikes on Beirut over the weekend, which led to Iran retaliating with its own strike on Israel.

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US consumer inflation posts largest increase in three years in May

2026-06-10T12:41:11.785Z / https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-consumer-prices-increase-expected-may-2026-06-10/

WASHINGTON, June 10 (Reuters) – U.S. consumer inflation increased at its fastest pace in three years in May, boosted by surging prices for energy products ​amid the Middle East conflict, and giving more ammunition for the Federal Reserve to keep interest rates unchanged into 2027.

The third straight month of strong ​increases in the Consumer Price Index reported by the Labor Department on Wednesday underscored the mounting pressure on households, who are increasingly tapping their savings to fund spending.

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Inflation outpaced wage growth for a second consecutive month, which could weigh on overall economic growth. The soaring cost of living is a political liability for President Donald Trump and his Republican Party, seeking to retain control of Congress in the midterm elections in November. ​Trump won the 2024 presidential election in large part because of his promise to lower inflation, but has seen his approval rating tumble as frustration mounts over his handling ​of the economy.

“Americans are getting squeezed financially by inflation,” said Heather Long, chief economist at Navy Federal Credit Union. “It’s not just bad vibes ⁠about the economy now; there are real financial pressures, especially on middle-class and lower-income households.”

The Consumer Price Index increased 4.2% in the 12 months through May, the largest gain since April ​2023, the Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics said. The CPI advanced 3.8% year-on-year in April. Prices increased 0.5% over the month after climbing 0.6% in April. The rise in inflation ​was in line with economists’ expectations.

The U.S. central bank tracks the Personal Consumption Expenditures Price Indexes for its 2% inflation target. All inflation measures are running well above the Fed’s target.

A 3.9% jump in the prices of energy goods accounted for more than 60% of the rise in the monthly CPI. Energy prices rose 3.8% in April. They vaulted 23.5% in the 12 months through May. Gasoline prices accelerated 7.0% over the ​month and were up 40.5% from a year ago. Prices at the pump have retreated in recent weeks as oil prices eased, raising cautious optimism among economists that May could ​be the peak in CPI inflation.

But the U.S. and Iran engaged in tit-for-tat strikes on Tuesday, with President Donald Trump saying on Wednesday Tehran had taken too long to negotiate a deal and would now “have ​to pay ⁠the price.” Iran has said it would reassess diplomatic engagement with Washington.

Inflation last month was also lifted by higher rents. While food price growth slowed after accelerating in April, risks remained to the upside as the war, now in its fourth month, has raised the cost of fertilizers. Grocery prices edged up 0.1%, with increases in the prices of nonalcoholic beverages, cereals and bakery products as well as fruits and vegetables partially offset by decreases in the cost of meat and dairy products.

RENTS REMAIN ELEVATED

Excluding the volatile food and energy components, the CPI increased 2.9% ​year-on-year in May after rising 2.8% in ​April. The so-called core CPI gained 0.2% ⁠on a monthly basis after rising 0.4% in April. The slowdown in the monthly core CPI mostly reflected a 1.7% drop in motor vehicle insurance, the largest decline since October 2020.

Rents increased a solid 0.4% after rising 0.5% in April. Rent measures were boosted by a one-time ​adjustment in April after last year’s shutdown of the government prevented data collection. Economists had expected the effects to fade in May.

The ​dollar slipped against a basket ⁠of currencies. U.S. Treasury yields edged higher.

The CPI report followed news last week that the economy posted a third successive month of above-expectations job growth in May. The unemployment rate remained at 4.3% for a third consecutive month. Though financial markets have started pricing in a rate hike, economists continued to believe the bar remained high for the central bank to tighten monetary policy.

The Fed is expected ⁠to leave ​its benchmark overnight interest rate in the 3.50%-3.75% range at next week’s meeting.

“Now that the Iran crisis has extended ​into June, we have begun to see broader impacts across several categories of consumer prices,” said Jeffrey Roach, chief economist at LPL Financial. “If the Strait of Hormuz remains disrupted through the Labor Day weekend, we would expect the ​energy shock to affect additional sectors and heighten uncertainty about the future path of monetary policy.”

Reporting by Lucia Mutikani; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama and Andrea Ricci