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LIVE press conference updates: Trump says ceasefire ‘over’ in Iran war from NATO summit
visibility comment0 event July 8, 2026 timer 12:03
President Donald Trump said Wednesday after the latest round of tit-for-tat strikes between the U.S. and Iran that he considers the ceasefire between the two nations to be over and could resume his bombing campaign — throwing the status of a preliminary agreement to end the conflict and the broader peace process into uncertain territory.
"To me, I think it’s over. I don’t want to deal with them," Trump said from Ankara, Turkey, where he was attending a NATO summit. "They’re scum. They’re sick people. They’re led by sick people, and they’re vicious, violent people."
Trump told reporters during a morning meeting with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte that U.S. negotiators wanted to continue to try to broker peace with Iran but he declared: "As far as I’m concerned, it’s over."
Trump is expected to hold a press conference later Wednesday to provide more updates on the Iran war.
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