Trump Says End-of-Hostilities MOU with Iran Is Effectively Over
Ceasefire Agreement in Jeopardy Following Hormuz Strait Clashes
U.S. President Donald Trump stated that the memorandum of understanding (MOU) on ending the war with Iran "seems to be over."
According to major foreign news outlets such as the Associated Press and Agence France-Presse on July 8 (local time), President Trump made these remarks during a meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte on the sidelines of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit held in Ankara, Turkey, that day.
His comments came immediately after the military clash between the United States and Iran in the Strait of Hormuz intensified once again.
The United States Central Command responded to Iran's attack on oil tankers passing through the Strait of Hormuz the previous day by launching airstrikes on more than 80 targets inside Iran. Iran also retaliated by striking 85 U.S. military facilities in Kuwait and Bahrain, among other locations.
Given this situation, President Trump's remarks are interpreted as indicating that, with follow-up negotiations showing no progress and military clashes resuming, the ceasefire agreement has in effect been broken.
President Trump criticized Iran, saying, "I don't want to deal with them," and described them as "tiredsome people."
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He left the possibility of dialogue between the U.S. delegation and Iran open, but at the same time expressed deep distrust toward Iran by stating that "dealing with them is a waste of time."
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