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As U.S. airstrikes against Iran continued for a second day on June 10 (local time), U.S. President Donald Trump stated that he had personally spoken with Iranian officials.
According to Reuters, President Trump said in an interview with Fox News that day that he had spoken directly with Iranian officials who requested a halt to U.S. airstrikes against Iran.
However, Iranian state media denied the content of the interview, stating that there had been no communication between Iranian officials and President Trump.
Furthermore, while President Trump indicated that U.S. airstrikes against Iran would soon cease, he left room for further action by noting that options for additional strikes remain open.
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), which oversees U.S. forces in the Middle East, announced via X (formerly Twitter) that day that it had "initiated additional self-defense strikes against multiple targets in Iran at 5:15 p.m. Eastern Time today (6:15 a.m. June 11, Korea Standard Time)."
The additional U.S. strikes against Iran were carried out approximately five hours after President Trump met with reporters at the White House and warned that he would "hit Iran even harder today."
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