Wednesday, June 17, 2026

Latest

Trump suspends possible Iran sanctions relief

Iran sanctions news
Image – @WhiteHouse, X.

The US president accused the Islamic Republic’s supreme leader of ingratitude for claiming to have won the standoff with Israel.

US President Donald Trump has announced having halted plans to potentially ease sanctions on Iran, criticizing the Islamic Republic’s leadership for claiming victory in its recent standoff with Israel.

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Thursday declared that Iran had triumphed over Israel and the US following 12 days of direct military hostilities. The confrontation began when Israel killed senior Iranian commanders and targeted its nuclear sites. The exchange of long-range strikes culminated in the US intervening with the use of bunker-busting bombs on Iran’s fortified Fordow facility and two other locations.

In a post on Truth Social on Friday, Trump – who had backed Israel’s campaign – accused Khamenei of “blatantly and foolishly” declaring victory, calling the statement “a lie” and insisting it was “not so.”

He said he had been working in recent days on the possible removal of “biting” US sanctions but reversed course after hearing Khamenei’s remarks.

“Instead, I get hit with a statement of anger, hatred, and disgust, and immediately dropped all work on sanction relief, and more,” he wrote.

Trump, who had earlier claimed that Khamenei would be “an easy target,” insisted he knew the supreme leader’s exact location during the war but refused to authorize a strike.

“I SAVED HIM FROM A VERY UGLY AND IGNOMINIOUS DEATH, and he does not have to say, “THANK YOU, PRESIDENT TRUMP!” he wrote.

He added that he had personally intervened to block a major Israeli airstrike that would have killed “many Iranians,” describing it as “the biggest attack of the War, by far.”

Khamenei had earlier claimed that Iran’s retaliatory strikes left Israel “practically knocked out and crushed,” forcing the US to step in to defend its ally.

Israel launched a series of airstrikes on June 13 targeting Iranian military and nuclear sites, as well as senior commanders and nuclear scientists, in what it described as a mission to prevent Tehran from acquiring nuclear weapons.

Iran denies pursuing nuclear weapons, maintaining its nuclear activities are peaceful. It has repeatedly criticized the US sanctions as illegal and unjustified.

The Trump administration moved to restrict Iran’s oil trade as part of its “maximum pressure” campaign reimposed after Washington’s withdrawal in 2018 from the 2015 nuclear deal. Last month, Trump warned that countries buying Iranian oil or petrochemicals would face secondary sanctions.

Moscow denounced the US and Israeli airstrikes on Iran as “illegitimate” and a violation of international law. Commenting on the ceasefire announced by Trump on Tuesday, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov stated that it “can and should be welcomed.” Moscow hopes it “proves to be sustainable,” he added.

Support DTNZ

DTNZ is committed to bringing Kiwis independent, not-for-profit news. We're up against the vast resources of the legacy mainstream media. Help us in the battle against them by donating today.

Promoted Content

Source:RT News

No login required to comment. Name, email and web site fields are optional. Please keep comments respectful, civil and constructive. Moderation times can vary from a few minutes to a few hours. Comments may also be scanned periodically by Artificial Intelligence to eliminate trolls and spam.

11 COMMENTS

  1. Netanyahu has a date with the court on Monday. Expect a false flag event to restart the war to keep Bibi out of jail.

  2. Very little if any video or photo evidence of Iranian missile damage to Haifa and Tel Aviv!

    Makes me wonder!

    “I SAVED HIM FROM A VERY UGLY AND IGNOMINIOUS DEATH, and he does not have to say, “THANK YOU, PRESIDENT TRUMP!” he wrote.”

    And what, Mr president, would major cities in Israel have looked like if you killed him. Seeing as western media show nothing of the damage already?

    Sounds like Khamenei hit a nerve

  3. It’s been reported that after Trump’s rant, he very, VERY quietly lifted the oil sanctions on Iran as a motion of ‘thanks’ and goodwill for warning the U.S. of a planned mass-casualty event on U.S. soil by Israel.
    Iran is now free to sell oil to both Russia and China.
    Why?
    It’s due to Iran receiving leaked intel out of Israel that a False Flag device (an explosive weapon…) was planted by the Mossad, and the J3w$ were going to detonate this in a densely-populated area causing maximum loss of life, and then BLAMING IRAN FOR THE EVENT, LEADING TO WORLD WAR THREE!
    Trump, I would hope, is beginning to see who the REAL enemy is here; ISRAEL! by it’s past actions, and subversion, blackmail and previous mass casualty event known as 9-11.
    https://rumble.com/v3g58o1-lest-you-forget-the-talmudic-yahweh-chosen-rats-and-the-911.html
    https://rumble.com/v6uz11t-iran-releases-proof-israel-is-planning-false-flag-to-spark-ww3.html?e9s=src_v1_s%2Csrc_v1_s_o
    https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/514953/Exclusive-Israel-planned-false-flag-operation-on-US-soil
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyrSPRz5pM8

  4. Khamenei made 2 mistakes
    Not employing the offered help of Russia previous which would have aided the surgical first strike ‘Blitzkrieg’
    And in not finishing the job when the victim was on the ropes

  5. MIT Prof TED POSTOL: Sure Seems Like IRAN URANIUM WAS MOVED
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGy6nq86fT8
    Lies compounded and doubled down on with more lies
    Now that Iran’s nuclear compatibilities have been buried under thousands of tons of granite concrete and steel
    A cover story to obfuscate the truth a distraction in an to attempt to mask and to reinforce that lie is that Trump will now aid Iran to develop a program of peaceful Nuclear agendas
    Hang on a minute
    That was yesterday
    This has been cancelled

  6. Revelation 13:3 And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast.
    Revelation 13:1 World governments that came up out of the sea – of men
    Non House of Israel humanity (Revelation 13:8)
    Who is the head of world governments that are still represented today?
    The remnant distillate serpent seed that the Israelite’s were told to annihilate totally destroy upon entering the promised land – otherwise they become thorns in Your side and briers in Your eyes – which they did not do – which is now what has happened
    The Hittites, Girgashites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, seven nations larger and stronger than you
    When YAHWAH your God has delivered them over to you and you have defeated them, then you must devote them to complete destruction
    Make no treaty with them and show them no mercy
    Who were the Kingdoms offered to Jesus who he refused
    We are living under Judaism not Hebrewism – Political Economic Religious
    John 17:16 They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world
    Speaking to the disciples all of whom were Apostles excepting Judas Iscariot who was an Edomite Jew
    Who Jesus chose to betray Him in order that prophecy be fulfilled and to deliver Us from the bondage of ‘the’ Death (Revelation 1:5)
    Who are the people behind the curtain now who think (Delusional) that they are in control
    Who Own and populate all World Governments
    Through their Ownership and control of all World Central Banks
    Excepting Iran Libya North Korea and Russia
    Where did all the inflation come from?
    Ardern printing 62 billion $’s for a virus that has never been proven to exist
    Paid back with interest
    The price for which we are still paying and will continue to pay as the beast system confused slides into recession
    The last Trump – 1 Corinthians 15:52
    The End of this age – Apocalypse revelation
    Not Armageddon – Which comes at the End of the next
    If this is in fact the end of the age then things must be happening
    Which they are

LEAVE A REPLY

Please enter your comment!
Please enter your name here

Wellington
scattered clouds
9.9 ° C
10.9 °
9.4 °
78 %
2.7kmh
37 %
Wed
12 °
Thu
13 °
Fri
15 °
Sat
15 °
Sun
13 °




Sponsored



Latest

Trending

Sport

Daily Life

Opinion