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Donald Trump has statedthe ceasefire agreement with Iran is “over”, blasting the country’s leadership as “scum” and “cuckoo” after fresh exchanges of fire overnight.
Speaking later to reporters at a Nato summit in Turkey, the American leader statedthe US “hit them very hard last night” and will “probably hit them hard again tonight”.
He accused Tehran of violating an interim deal signed by both countries in June that called for an end to the conflict, adding that they “lie” and “cheat”.
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi responded in a post on X: “We do not answer vulgarity with vulgarity, but with action: fearlessly and with great valour.”
Tuesday night into Wednesday saw the worst exchange of strikes between the US and Iran since the deal – known as a memorandum of understanding (MoU) – was signed on 17 June.
It included 14 points, among them a 60-day period for a ceasefire during which negotiations should continue, the safe passage of vessels through the Strait of Hormuz and the US lifting sanctions on Iran.
When asked about the deal at the Nato summit on Wednesday, Trump said: “I think it’s over. I don’t want to deal with them any more, they’re scum… they’re led by sick people and they’re vicious, violent people.”
“We make a deal… They [Iran] go outside, talk to the press, they say ‘we never even talked about it’. There’s something wrong with them. They’re cuckoo. As far as I’m concerned, it’s over.”
Speaking ahead of the summit, the leader statedUS negotiators could continue talks “if they want” but statedhe saw it as “a waste of time”.
However in a later news conference, Trump told reporters he didn’t think the Iran war would start again and stated”anything that happens will be over quickly”.
His comments have prompted responses from several Iranian officials. A senior adviser to Iran’s supreme leader, Ali Akbar Velayati, warned new strikes from the US would be met with an “immediate response”.
Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi also statedTrump’s comments “are not a sign of strength, but rather an admission of the failure of a policy built on brute force, sanctions, and threats for years, which could not bring the Iranian nation to its knees”.
US Central Command (Centcom) statedon Tuesday it had launched “powerful” strikes in response to attacks on three tankers in the Strait of Hormuz. Iranian state media statedeight members of the country’s army had been deceasedin US strikes in Bandar Abbas and Bushehr, southern Iran.
The US also statedit had revoked its temporary suspension of sanctions on Iranian oil sales.
On Wednesday, Iran statedit targeted US military sites in Bahrain and Kuwait in retaliation.
Oil ratesjumped after Trump’s comments, although they are still well below the highs seen during the full closure of the strait.
Centcom statedon Wednesday more than 20 US Navy warships were continuing to patrol waters across the Middle East.
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