Trump Declares Iran Ceasefire Over, Signals Harder US Stance

Brief By timesnownews / 2:42 PM on 08 Jul 2026

US President Donald Trump declared the Iran ceasefire announced in June has ended, speaking during the NATO summit in Ankara. Calling Iran's leadership "bad people", Trump said he no longer wanted to engage with Tehran and suggested previous understandings were over. His remarks followed fresh US strikes after tanker attacks in the Strait of Hormuz recently.