US President Donald Trump has said that the ceasefire agreement with Iran is now “over.” Speaking at the NATO Summit 2026 in Ankara, Turkey, Trump said there was no point in continuing talks with Tehran and called the negotiations a “waste of time.” His remarks came after the recent incident of US carried out fresh military strikes on Iran late Tuesday which escalated the situation further. In response, Iran also launched new attacks on US military bases in Bahrain, Kuwait and other Gulf countries.
Trump Declares End of Iran Deal After US Launches Over 80 Strikes
Trump made the statement during a joint press conference with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, after a journalist asked a question of whether the Iran ceasefire and the 14-point Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) were effectively over.
BREAKING: President Trump just announced the Ceasefire with Iran is over and he’s done with them
“I do NOT want to deal with them anymore. They’re scum… They’re led by sick people”
IT’S ACTUALLY HAPPENING pic.twitter.com/jnPJLg4glx
— MAGA Voice (@MAGAVoice) July 8, 2026
“We attacked very powerfully last night, the very dangerous people from Iran. They are sick, something is wrong with them. We say, ‘Go and do your funeral stuff,’ and instead of that, they start shooting rockets at ships yesterday. So we hit them very hard last night,” said Trump.
“For me, the memorandum of understanding is over. I don’t want to deal with them anymore. They’re scum. And if they get a nuclear weapon. They’re liars. In my eyes, it’s a waste of time to continue talking to them. They’re crazy, for me it’s over,” he stated.
“These are evil, sick people, and we have to rid their cancer. They’re cancer! And you know what you do? You got to cut out cancer early, man,” Trump added.
Will US Iran War Resumes?
Fresh fighting broke out between the United States and Iran after Washington carried out another round of military strikes in the region. Iran and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) have not yet officially responded to the latest attacks.
According to the release of the US Central Command (CENTCOM), the strikes were conducted on July 7 as “an immediate response to Iran’s latest attacks on commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz.”
In a statement, CENTCOM said, “US Central Command (CENTCOM) forces completed a new round of offensive strikes against Iran on July 7, hitting over 80 targets with precision munitions as an immediate response to Iran’s latest attacks on commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz.”
According to CENTCOM, the operation was aimed at degrading Iran’s ability to carry out further “attacks” on international shipping.
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