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'VERY HARD'

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Liz Wolfe | 6.12.2026 9:30 AM

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Trump exercises restraint with Iran: Last night, President Donald Trump said he would hit Iran "VERY HARD."

"At some point in the not ​too distant ​future, we will be taking ‌Kharg ⁠Island, and other oil infrastructure points, and assume total ​control ​of ⁠their Oil and Gas Markets, ​much like we ​have ⁠with Venezuela," he said via Truth Social.

Thankfully, Trump walked that all back, calling off U.S. strikes in Iran and saying that a peace deal looked to be "in pretty final shape" (which has not been confirmed by Iran).

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Meanwhile, "Israeli airstrikes continued in southern Lebanon on Friday, the Lebanese state-run news agency reported, as the long-running conflict with Iran-backed Hezbollah militants showed few signs of letting up despite Trump's claims of diplomatic progress with Iran," reports The New York Times. Iran has said repeatedly that peace deals must include an end to Israel's strikes in........

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