'Waste Of Time': Trump Says Iran Ceasefire Over, Talks To Continue | Top Quotes
'Waste Of Time': Trump Says Iran Ceasefire Over, Talks To Continue | Top Quotes Published By, Last Updated: July 08, 2026, 15:17 IST President Trump
'Waste Of Time': Trump Says Iran Ceasefire Over, Talks To Continue | Top Quotes Published By, Last Updated: July 08, 2026, 15:17 IST President Trump declared the ceasefire with Iran "over" after both sides traded fire. He called Iran "scum" but said negotiators can continue talks. US President Donald Trump speaks at the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey. (Source: Reuters) United States President Donald Trump on Wednesday said that the ceasefire with Iran for him was “over"; however, the negotiators can keep talking to Tehran. Trump’s remarks came after the two sides traded fire over the issue of commercial ships getting attacked in the Strait of Hormuz. Trump called Iran “scum" and “cuckoo" after the US launched strikes on Iran overnight, and Iran’s Guards claimed that they had targeted US bases in the Gulf in retaliatory strikes. ‘I Think It’s Over’ Speaking at the NATO summit in Ankara, Trump said that the truce with Iran is now over. “I think it’s over. I don’t want to deal with them any more, they’re scum. 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. As far as I’m concerned, it’s over," he said.
‘Waste Of Time Dealing With Them’ Trump stated that he will speak to businessman-turned-negotiator Steve Witkoff and his son-in-law Jared Kushner, who have been the negotiators in the Iran deal, but stressed that now it was up to Tehran to return to the table. Also Read: ‘Iran Ceasefire Is Over’: Trump Says He No Longer Wants To Deal With Tehran After Hormuz Ship Attack “Frankly, I don’t want to waste my time with them. Now, I’ll let our wonderful negotiators keep talking if they want, but I don’t see it. As far as I’m concerned, it’s just a waste of time dealing with them. They’re liars," Trump said. ‘They’re Cuckoo’ The US president accused the Iranians of repeatedly misrepresenting the agreed-upon terms of the ceasefire, which was signed between Washington and Tehran on June 17. “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," Trump said. ‘Liars, Cheats, Sick People’ While speaking to the reporters, Trump blasted Iran and called them “liars, cheats and sick people" who have killed 54,000 people. “They’re liars, they’re cheats, they’re sick people.
They’ve hurt their people. They killed 54,000 people — as of now — who were protesting. You know, when people say how come they haven’t taken over? They can’t take over because they’re dead," Trump said. ‘Attacked Very Dangerous People’ Trump said that the US had attacked “very dangerous people" from Iran last night. The strikes were carried out after three ships came under attack while transiting the Strait of Hormuz, which the US claimed was carried out by the Iranian army. Also Read: From Hormuz To Airstrikes: 5 Events That Shattered The Fragile US-Iran Ceasefire “We attacked very powerfully last night, the very dangerous people from Iran. They’re sick, there’s something wrong with them," the US president added. ‘They’re Evil People’ Calling Iran “evil", Trump reiterated that the aim of the conflict has been the denuclearisation of Tehran and that the US is going to “denuke it". “We hit them [Iran] very hard last night. I told them that every time you hit, we hit, and, of course, they’re dirty players, so they go after everyone, probably including me. We don’t like them. I don’t like them. They’re evil people, and it’s the denuclearisation of Iran. And we’re going to denuke it," Trump stated.
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