Trump says Iran talks will continue, but ceasefire ‘is OVER!’

President Trump on Friday declared the U.S. ceasefire with Iran is over, even as he said talks to find a peace deal will continue.

“The Islamic Republic of Iran has asked us to continue ‘talks.’ We have agreed to do so, but the United States has stated to them, in no uncertain terms, that the Cease Fire is OVER!” Trump wrote on Truth Social.

The end of the ceasefire, in place since June 17, comes as Iran and the U.S. have exchanged strikes this week over accused violations of the agreement.

Washington and Tehran signed a memorandum of understanding to restart peace negotiations last month, releasing the text of the agreement as a framework aimed at reopening the Strait of Hormuz and lifting the U.S. naval blockade on the critical maritime corridor through which 20 percent of the world’s oil supply flows.

The deal has since unraveled as the U.S. carried out retaliatory attacks against Iran in response to Tehran’s targeting of shipping vessels in the strait, including striking 90 targets inside Iran on Wednesday evening.

That followed U.S. strikes against Iran on Tuesday evening that lasted for hours, retaliation for Tehran targeting three commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz in recent days, according to the Trump administration.

Iran also has fired drones and missiles at Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan, countries that host U.S. military assets and troops.

Trump on Wednesday declared the temporary halt in fighting was “over,” telling reporters he did not “want to deal with [Iran] anymore” and called the country’s negotiators “scum” at the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey.

“As far as I’m concerned, it’s just a waste of time dealing with” Iran, Trump said.