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The Monexus
Vol. I · No. 169
Thursday, 18 June 2026
Saturday Ed.
Updated 11:38 UTC
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← The MonexusOpinion

Trump's 'I may keep going' on Iran reframes ceasefire as prelude

After telling Fox News he is close to ordering new strikes on Iran's bridges and power plants, Donald Trump has converted a declared ceasefire into a conditional pause — and the gap between his public language and Tehran's reads as the real story.

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