Trump says Iran ceasefire “is over” after exchanges of fire

US President Donald Trump said the ceasefire with Iran “is over” after what he described as major exchanges of fire between US forces and the Islamic Republic.

Remarks at NATO summit in Ankara

Speaking on the sidelines of a NATO summit in Ankara on Wednesday, Trump said he believed the truce with Iran had ended following overnight strikes and retaliatory action by Iran’s Guards.

When asked if the truce with Iran was finished, Trump said:

“I think it’s over. I don’t want to deal with them any more; they’re scum,”

and added:

“They’re scum, they’re sick people, they’re led by sick people, and they’re vicious, violent people. And if they had a nuclear weapon, they’d use it.”

Exchanges of fire and economic reaction

The report notes Washington launched strikes on Iran overnight and that Iran’s Guards said they had targeted US bases in the Gulf. Oil prices jumped five percent after Trump’s remarks.

Comments on negotiations and the June 17 agreement

Trump said he would speak to businessman-turned-negotiator Steve Witkoff and his son-in-law Jared Kushner, who have been dealing with the Iranians, but insisted it was up to Tehran to return to the table. He described talks as futile from his perspective.

He accused Iran of misrepresenting the terms of a ceasefire that the report says Washington and Tehran signed on June 17, saying:

“Everyone’s agreed, no nuclear weapon. We make a deal. They go outside, joke to the press, they say we never even talked about it. There’s something wrong with them, they’re cuckoo,”

and later:

“As far as I’m concerned, it’s over.”

What happens next

The source material records Trump’s declarations and the immediate market move in oil prices; it reports exchanges of fire and retaliatory claims by Iran’s Guards. The situation and any official responses beyond these statements were not detailed in the source.