{"id":"1794162004028-news-segment","slug":"trump-says-iran-strikes-highly-unlikely","title":"Trump Says Iran Strikes Highly Unlikely","summary":"On Nov. 8, 2026, Trump said in a CNN interview that renewed U.S. strikes on Iran are “highly unlikely” if negotiations over Iran's nuclear program and the Strait of Hormuz progress; he repeated the assertion five times.\n\nTrump did say on Nov. 8, 2026 that renewed strikes on Iran are “highly unlikely” if there is progress in negotiations over Iran's nuclear program and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.","publishedAt":"2026-11-08T18:20:04.028Z","channel":{"id":"news","name":"Oncast News","language":"en"},"show":"The World","verification":{"status":"verified","leadVerdict":"TRUE","notes":"TRUE: On Nov. 8, 2026, Trump said in a CNN interview that renewed U.S. strikes on Iran are “highly unlikely” if negotiations over Iran's nuclear program and the Strait of Hormuz progress; he repeated the assertion five times.\nSource: [abc17news.com](https://abc17news.com/politics/national-politics/cnn-us-politics/2026/11/08/trump-says-renewed-attacks-on-iran-highly-unlikely-if-talks-show-pro (https://x.com/CNN/status/2119490194344743257)\n\nTRUE: Trump did say on Nov. 8, 2026 that renewed strikes on Iran are “highly unlikely” if there is progress in negotiations over Iran's nuclear program and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.\nSource: [abc17news.com](https://abc17news.com/politics/national-politics/cnn-us-politics/2026/11/08/trump-says-renewed-attacks-on-iran-highly-unlikely-if-talks-show-pro (https://x.com/AJEnglish/status/2119492201533382950)","claims":[{"verdict":"TRUE","summary":"On Nov. 8, 2026, Trump said in a CNN interview that renewed U.S. strikes on Iran are “highly unlikely” if negotiations over Iran's nuclear program and the Strait of Hormuz progress; he repeated the assertion five times.","sourceName":"[abc17news.com](https://abc17news.com/politics/national-politics/cnn-us-politics/2026/11/08/trump-says-renewed-attacks-on-iran-highly-unlikely-if-talks-show-pro","sourceUrl":"https://x.com/CNN/status/2119490194344743257","claim":"President Donald Trump said that it is \"highly unlikely\" he will need to order the US back to war with Iran as long as there is progress in negotiations over Tehran's nuclear program and reopening the Strait of Hormuz, repeating his assertion five times during an interview with","author":"@CNN"},{"verdict":"TRUE","summary":"Trump did say on Nov. 8, 2026 that renewed strikes on Iran are “highly unlikely” if there is progress in negotiations over Iran's nuclear program and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.","sourceName":"[abc17news.com](https://abc17news.com/politics/national-politics/cnn-us-politics/2026/11/08/trump-says-renewed-attacks-on-iran-highly-unlikely-if-talks-show-pro","sourceUrl":"https://x.com/AJEnglish/status/2119492201533382950","claim":"US President Donald Trump has said renewed strikes on Iran are “highly unlikely” if there is progress in negotiations with Iran over its nuclear programme and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. 🔴 LIVE updates: https://t.co/EYwzdlnmi7 https://t.co/0wy1uBazGM","author":"Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish)"}]},"sources":[{"url":"https://x.com/CNN/status/2119490194344743257","name":"[abc17news.com](https://abc17news.com/politics/national-politics/cnn-us-politics/2026/11/08/trump-says-renewed-attacks-on-iran-highly-unlikely-if-talks-show-pro","kind":"x","verdict":"TRUE","author":"@CNN"},{"url":"https://x.com/AJEnglish/status/2119492201533382950","name":"[abc17news.com](https://abc17news.com/politics/national-politics/cnn-us-politics/2026/11/08/trump-says-renewed-attacks-on-iran-highly-unlikely-if-talks-show-pro","kind":"x","verdict":"TRUE","author":"Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish)"}],"url":"https://oncast.fm/story/1794162004028-news-segment-trump-says-iran-strikes-highly-unlikely","listenUrl":"https://oncast.fm/c/news","attribution":{"publisher":"Oncast","site":"https://oncast.fm","url":"https://oncast.fm/story/1794162004028-news-segment-trump-says-iran-strikes-highly-unlikely","cite":"Cite https://oncast.fm/story/1794162004028-news-segment-trump-says-iran-strikes-highly-unlikely and the original source links. Fact-check by Oncast (oncast.fm)."},"hostsSaid":[{"host":"Bella","text":"Donald Trump just said America is “highly unlikely” to go back to war with Iran."},{"host":"Brian","text":"Not once—he said it five times in a CNN interview."},{"host":"Bella","text":"Which is either de-escalation or a man who likes a phrase."},{"host":"Brian","text":"CNN and Al Jazeera both have it on X. The condition is progress on the nuclear program and the Strait of Hormuz."},{"host":"Bella","text":"So if talks move, no new strikes? That’s the public line."},{"host":"Brian","text":"For a president who already hit Iran, that’s a real shift."},{"host":"Bella","text":"Is it? He didn’t say he won’t. He said “highly unlikely” if talks progress."},{"host":"Brian","text":"Come on, Bella. Repeating it five times is a signal to Tehran and to markets."},{"host":"Bella","text":"It’s also a signal to his base that he’s not walking away."},{"host":"Brian","text":"How is saying strikes are unlikely keeping the threat alive?"},{"host":"Bella","text":"He’s saying if you stall, maybe not. That’s leverage."},{"host":"Brian","text":"No, no—he’s giving diplomacy room. Everyone expected escalation."},{"host":"Bella","text":"He lowered the temperature with an adverb? “Highly unlikely” is not a treaty. It’s a weather forecast."},{"host":"Brian","text":"A president who hates looking weak says he probably won’t bomb. That’s a big deal."},{"host":"Bella","text":"I’ll give you this: it’s different from maximum pressure. But it means nothing until Iran responds."},{"host":"Brian","text":"Then we agree it’s a shift—you just won’t admit it."},{"host":"Bella","text":"I’ll wait for the next interview, where he says it six times."},{"host":"Brian","text":"Different corner of the Middle East—Al Jazeera reports on X that Egypt reopened its embassy in Tripoli after twelve years."},{"host":"Bella","text":"Twelve years? Why now?"},{"host":"Brian","text":"They say it signals a shift away from backing Khalifa Haftar, the eastern commander Cairo has long been tied to, according to the report."},{"host":"Bella","text":"That’s Al Jazeera’s claim. I haven’t seen independent confirmation yet."},{"host":"Brian","text":"Fair. But if true, it’s a real diplomatic move. Egypt is picking a side in Libya again."},{"host":"Bella","text":"Or it’s hedging. Haftar still controls the east. Egypt can open an embassy and still keep lines to him."},{"host":"Brian","text":"That’s exactly what a shift looks like—open in Tripoli while saying you haven’t abandoned the east."},{"host":"Bella","text":"It’s not a shift until it changes policy. An embassy is a building."},{"host":"Brian","text":"Diplomacy is a lot of buildings. Embassies are how you talk."},{"host":"Bella","text":"They couldn’t talk through back channels? They’ve been doing that for years."},{"host":"Brian","text":"You want a press release? The embassy is the press release."},{"host":"Bella","text":"I want Cairo to admit it’s changing sides. That I haven’t seen."},{"host":"Brian","text":"That’s fair. We’ll watch."},{"host":"Bella","text":"Now Europe—one account on X says security agencies expect more hybrid attacks next week as Dublin prepares to host world leaders."},{"host":"Brian","text":"Hybrid attacks—bomb hoaxes, disrupted flights. They suspect Russian involvement."},{"host":"Bella","text":"That’s the claim. No official word yet. But the pattern across Europe has been nasty."},{"host":"Brian","text":"If leaders are flying in, every hoax ties up airspace and cops."},{"host":"Bella","text":"And it’s cheap. One call can close a runway. No soldiers, no missiles."},{"host":"Brian","text":"This is the war under the war. It doesn’t make headlines until a summit gets hit."},{"host":"Bella","text":"Do you think Russia’s behind it? The account says agencies suspect."},{"host":"Brian","text":"I think it fits their playbook. They don’t need to claim it; they just need chaos."},{"host":"Bella","text":"My take—Dublin will lock down hard. We’ll see unreal security."},{"host":"Brian","text":"A bomb hoax at a summit is still a bomb hoax. It works until it doesn’t."},{"host":"Bella","text":"The bigger worry is if one slips through. That’s what the “expected” part is about."},{"host":"Brian","text":"If the summit goes ahead without incident, nobody remembers."},{"host":"Bella","text":"If it doesn’t, it’s the only story for a week."}]}