Washington, 10 July 2026 (dpa/MIA) - US President Donald Trump on Friday again declared the ceasefire in the Iran war to be over following his military's latest airstrikes in retaliation for attacks on shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.

The United States had stated to Iran "in no uncertain terms" that the ceasefire is "OVER," he wrote on his Truth Social platform.

At the same time, he left the door open for further contacts, Trump added, claiming that that Tehran had itself asked for "talks" to continue.

Trump had already stated at this week's NATO summit in Ankara that, in his view, the ceasefire was a thing of the past. However, he would allow his negotiators to continue talking to Iran if they so wished, Trump said in the Turkish capital.

Pressed by a reporter a second time about whether the ceasefire and the framework agreement with Iran were history, Trump replied: "I think it's over. I don't want to deal with them any more, they're scum."

He added that he considered it a waste of time to deal with Iranian representatives. "They're liars," Trump railed.

Attacks resume in the Middle East

Since then, the situation in the Middle East has escalated once again. In response to attacks on tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, the US military bombed targets in Iran on several occasions.

In addition, the US has reimposed sanctions on Iranian oil sales. Iran, for its part, responded with its own attacks. As a result, Kuwait, Bahrain and Jordan - which host important US military bases - came under fire once again.

Washington and Tehran had agreed on a framework deal in mid-June as part of efforts to bring the war to an end. This was intended to serve as the starting point for more in-depth negotiations - but the talks had already stalled even before the latest attacks.

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