Trump says Iran ceasefire is ‘over’

The United States’ ceasefire with Iran is “over”, said US President Donald Trump on Wednesday after American and Iranian forces exchanged fire following attacks in the Strait of Hormuz.

“I do not want to deal with them any more,” Trump said at a summit of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in the Turkish capital, Ankara. “They are scum.”

He added: “As far as I am concerned, it’s over.”

.@POTUS on the status of the ceasefire with Iran: "To me, I think it's over. I don't want to deal with them anymore. They're scum... They're led by sick people... I'll speak to our negotiators. They want to negotiate—they're good people... but they have to come back to me. As far… pic.twitter.com/6eYfwMxSdn— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) July 8, 2026

The interim ceasefire agreement signed between Washington and Tehran – under the mediation of ​Pakistan – was intended to provide a 60-day window ​for negotiations on a permanent agreement, but indirect ⁠talks in Qatar ended with no sign of ​headway, Reuters reported.

Indian benchmark Sensex fell by 1,000 points within 30 minutes after Trump’s remarks. At the time of closing, the Sensex and Nifty were down by 2.1%.

The US president made the statement after America launched strikes on Iran in response to Tehran’s alleged attacks a day earlier...

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