ANKARA, JUL 8 (IANS): US President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced that the ceasefire with Iran “is over” for him. Speaking to reporters at North Atlantic Treaty Organization Summit in Ankara on Wednesday, Trump called Iranians “liars and sick people.”
On the US peace deal with Iran, he said, “To me, I think it’s over. I don’t want to deal with them anymore. They’re scum…They are sick people. They’re led by sick people. They are vicious, violent people and if they had a nuclear weapon, they would use it. As far as I am concerned, its over. I’ll speak to our negotiators. They want to negotiate. They’re good people – Steve Witkoff, Jared Kushner but they have to come back to me. As far as I’m concerned, it’s just a waste of time dealing with them. They’re liars… As far as I’m concerned, it’s over.”
Trump’s statement comes hours after the US carried out a new round of military strikes against Iran, targeting more than 80 sites in response to what Washington described as Tehran’s latest attacks on commercial vessels transiting the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz.
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