IRAN WAR: Trump says ceasefire is ‘over’ with ‘evil, sick people’

Here's the latest on the Iran war on Wednesday.

Published Jul 08, 2026  •  2 minute read

US President Donald Trump gestures as he meets with NATO Secretary General on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Ankara, on July 8, 2026. Photo by FILIP SINGER /POOL/AFP via Getty Images

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U.S. President Donald Trump said the memorandum of understanding with Iran is “over” after the United States and Iran traded strikes on Tuesday.

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Trump said negotiators can “keep talking if they want,” which casts doubt on the status of the ongoing trade talks. The American president made the remarks at the NATO summit in Turkey.

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in Iran said it attacked U.S. military targets in Bahrain and Kuwait after the U.S. launched strikes and reimposed sanctions on Iranian oil after attacks on ships near the Strait of Hormuz.

Here’s the latest on the Iran war on Wednesday:

Trump rips into Iran, calling them ‘scum’

On Wednesday, President Trump said he believes the memorandum of understanding with Iran “is over” after a series of strikes across the Middle East.

Speaking at the NATO summit in Turkey, Trump put down Iran, stating, “It’s a waste of time dealing with them.”

Trump’s comment comes after Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed it attacked U.S. military targets in Bahrain and Kuwait in response to American strikes on Iran.

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Trump described Iran as “evil, sick people” and “they’re scum,” stating they were “dirty players” for attacking commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, thus violating the ceasefire, per CNN.

The president said American negotiators can “keep talking if they want” but noted the U.S. is wasting time talking to Iran, wants to “do our business” instead of working with diplomacy.

“We have to rid their cancer, their cancer,” he said. “And you know what you do? You’ve got to cut out cancer early. And that’s the way I feel.”

NATO chief says strikes ‘absolutely necessary’

On Wednesday, NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte was asked about the overnight exchange of strikes between the U.S. and Iran.

Rutte said the strikes were “absolutely necessary,” accusing Iran of violating the ceasefire agreement, per BBC.

“I think it is totally crucial that the US forcefully reacts,” said Rutte.

On the contrary, Iran’s chief negotiator, Mohammad Ghalibaf, accused the U.S. of violating the ceasefire, stating that Washington violated “Iranian adjustments in the strait” by continually threatening Tehran and reinstating oil sanctions.

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“The era of bullying and extortion is over. It leads nowhere. We don’t fold,” Ghalibaf said on X.

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Iran will stand ‘firmly for our rights,’ says president

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian clapped back at the U.S., comparing its foreign policy to its conduct as the host of the FIFA World Cup.

On X, Pezeshkian said: “The U.S. government’s conduct as World Cup host follows its familiar foreign policy: bending rules, bullying rivals, creating obstacles, and cheating. This is their MAGA playbook. Iran rejects such games. We stand firmly for our rights.”

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Pezeshkian’s comments came after an exchange of strikes between the U.S. and Iran in the Gulf overnight.

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