Seems like it resolves No to me? There's a 6.9" model, they just called it "pro" instead of "plus", so presumably this is best interpreted as "the rumors were wrong, you can still by a giant phone if you want".

@mods should be N/A'd, there was no plus model

Plus models will stop producing(

@eppsilon What if there is no “Plus”?

https://www.macrumors.com/2025/02/13/iphone-sizes-change-next-year-what-to-know/