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The Rest of the World Report | Thursday, June 11, 2026 — Evening Edition
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Deal Or No Deal
Thursday began with a threat and ended with a cancellation, and neither the threat nor the cancellation moved Iran.
Early Thursday morning Washington time, President Trump posted to Truth Social that the United States would hit Iran “VERY HARD TONIGHT” and promised to seize Kharg Island, the Persian Gulf hub through which roughly 90 percent of Iran’s oil exports flow, along with other Iranian oil infrastructure. The posts landed against the backdrop of a second straight day of…
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