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Iran ‘Playing Us for Suckers’, Trump Says, US Will Attack Them ‘Very Hard’

Trump warned military action could soon follow as negotiations stalled and Iran was accused of downing a U.S. Apache helicopter.

  • On Wednesday, President Donald Trump signaled the United States may resume military strikes against Iran, citing stalled negotiations and the recent downing of a U.S. Apache helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz.
  • Trump had described peace talks as being in the "final throes" on Tuesday, but offered a starkly different assessment one day later, expressing frustration with Tehran's slow pace in negotiations.
  • Warning that Iran would "have to pay the price," Trump told a Fox News journalist he was considering targeting Iranian power plants and bridges as peace talks had stalled.
  • Amid the standoff, Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon killed 12 people Wednesday, prompting United Nations chief Antonio Guterres and officials from Russian and Chinese foreign ministries to call for restraint.
  • Negotiators from Qatar and Pakistan traveled to Tehran on Wednesday to meet with Iranian officials "to bridge the remaining gaps," signaling continued diplomatic efforts amid military escalation threats.
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US attacks after Apache down. Tehran replies on the Gulf. "The understanding was close, but Iran treats us like fools"

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France24 broke the news in France on Wednesday, June 10, 2026.
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