Last Updated:July 08, 2026, 15:23 IST
President Trump declared the ceasefire with Iran over, calling Iranians “liars, cheats, and sick people.” He stated the US attacked “very dangerous people” from Iran.
File image of US President Donald Trump. (Source: Reuters)
United States President Donald Trump, while speaking to reporters in Ankara at the NATO summit on Wednesday, announced that the ceasefire with Iran is over for him and that he doesn’t want to deal with the Iranians anymore.
“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,” the US president said.
Calling Iranians “liars, cheats and sick 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.
“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.
“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.
“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,” he said.
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.
US Launches ‘Powerful’ Strikes Against Iran
The remarks of the US president came hours after the US launched “powerful” military strikes against Iran after three commercial ships were struck while transiting the Strait of Hormuz. In response, Iran carried out retaliatory strikes on the US Navy warships in the Sea of Oman.
US Central Command, in a statement, said the “powerful” strikes were carried out in response to Iranian attacks on ships passing through the waterway and would “impose heavy costs for targeting and attacking commercial shipping.”
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Explosions were reported across multiple locations in southern Iran early Wednesday, with Iranian media saying blasts rocked the country’s key oil export hub on Kharg Island, as well as Qeshm Island and the port cities of Sirik and Bandar Abbas.
A US official told Reuters that the strikes were aimed at degrading Iran’s military capabilities, targeting air defence systems, coastal surveillance infrastructure, surface-to-air missile batteries, anti-ship cruise missiles and drone launch sites.
The US launched strikes on Iran amid the 7-day funeral of Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
Meanwhile, Iran launched retaliatory strikes and fired at least two anti-ship cruise missiles and various drones at US Navy warships in the Sea of Oman in response to US strikes, according to Fars news agency.
According to a report published in Axios, US President Donald Trump had approved the Iran strike plan and gave the orders on Tuesday during his visit to Turkey for the NATO Summit.
What Triggered The Ceasefire Fallout?
The US and Iran had reached a fragile ceasefire last month and signed a memorandum of understanding, which had temporarily halted hostilities following months of conflict that began with U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran in February.
However, the tensions escalated between the two countries after reports of attacks on commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz emerged.
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The latest escalation followed reports from the British maritime security agency UKMTO that an “unknown projectile” struck an oil tanker on Tuesday, sparking a fire, while two other commercial vessels were also hit, including one that was reportedly targeted by a drone.
The incidents occurred near the coast of Oman, where Muscat had proposed a temporary shipping corridor along its territorial waters to safeguard maritime traffic. Iran has opposed the plan, arguing that vessels transiting the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz should instead pay transit fees.
With inputs from AFP, Reuters
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