Says he doesn't want to deal with them anymore, that they are "scum".😆
Oil prices immediately rise 8% and stocks drop 800 points!
Netanyahu must be full of "I told him so" right now! grin
President Trump said Wednesday he believes the current ceasefire with Iran is over after an exchange of attacks between the U.S. and Iran, the latest escalation straining the agreement to end the war – and he said he may hit Iran with more strikes tonight.
"I think it's over. I don't want to deal with them anymore. They're scum," Trump told reporters in Ankara, Turkey, where he is attending the NATO summit.
The stunning turnaround comes after Trump recently celebrated the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the U.S. and Iran to help end the war he and Israel started. Trump insisted the deal would bring "peace and security" to the region. But within just weeks, he's amped up aggression.
Trump said the U.S. hasn't attacked Iran at the "highest level" yet, saying he could hit electric plants and desalination plants.
"I don't want to do that but if we have to, we'll take them out," Trump said. Attacks on civilian infrastructure could constitute a war crime.
He also floated the idea of reinstituting the naval blockade on Iran.
Trump is expected to take more questions during a Wednesday press conference.
Trump's declaration in Ankara that the understanding is moot has already impacted markets, with oil prices starting to climb again. And it leaves his party, and his own approval ratings, in a precarious position once again with four months until the midterm election and little time to remedy the conflict that Americans have disapproved of from the start.
He said the top U.S. negotiators, special envoy Steve Witkoff and his son-in-law Jared Kushner, want to continue to negotiate.
But, Trump added, "as far as I'm concerned, it's just a waste of time dealing with them. They're liars," he said.
There was no immediate response from the Iranian government.
https://www.npr.org/2026/07/08/nx-s1-5883929/trump-nato-iran-strikes-press-conference
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