What did Donald Trump do today?
He repeated his Iran spin cycle for at least the 39th time.
Today was still yet another day of rapid-cycling on Iran for Trump. He began the day by promising to conduct massive attacks by evening, including an invasion of Iran's oil facilities on Kharg Island. He backed away from that by implying that Americans were too cowardly to see that kind of invasion through—or, at least, Americans besides himself.
But by midday, Trump was once again declaring that a peace agreement was a done deal.
If all this sounds familiar, it's because Trump has done both of these things—swear utter destruction and promise a peace deal that is always just around the corner—on virtually every day of the 104 days since he launched the war, often on the very same day. This is at least the 39th separate time that Trump has promised that a peace agreement is only days away.
With only Trump's word to go on, there's no particular reason to believe this time is any different. Iran has said that no such agreement has been finalized, and Israel—which Iran has said must agree to halt its attacks on Lebanon as a precondition for any further negotiations—has said it's not a party to any deal at all.
It's worth noting that Iran isn't even pretending to negotiate for an end to the war. Rather, what Trump is claiming for the 39th time is that Iran will sign a memorandum of understanding about the basis for actual peace talks. Trump desperately needs something he can sell as progress in the disastrous Iran campaign, for both political and economic reasons.
Or, as one news summary put it:
Qatari Amiri Diwan: President Trump confirmed the continuation of efforts to complete the final procedures in preparation for announcing the arrangements regarding the signing of the agreement
— Shipwreck (@shipwreck75.bsky.social) June 11, 2026 at 2:20 PM
Trump also declared the Strait of Hormuz was open—a completely absurd claim that he's made before, and for good measure also said it had been open for a month.
Trump: "The strait is open. But the straits have been open for a number of months already and you just didn't know about it."
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) June 11, 2026 at 3:09 PM
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It is not and has not been.
Why does this matter?
- The safety, security, and prosperity of the United States is infinitely more important than Donald Trump's ego.
- Lies don't become true just because you repeat them 39 times or more.
- It's not clear who Trump thinks he's fooling at this point, unless it's himself.