Trump Says Iran Ceasefire Is ‘Over’

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

President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte at the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey.

Trump’s comments came a day after the U.S. launched new strikes on Iran and revoked a temporary license that had allowed Tehran to sell oil, in response to what U.S. officials said were Iranian attacks on commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz. Filip Singer / Pool Photo / AP

President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the ceasefire with Iran is “over,” a sign that the fragile diplomatic track with Tehran may be collapsing after new violence in the Strait of Hormuz.

“To me, I think it’s over,” Trump told reporters at a meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in Ankara, Turkey, when asked whether the ceasefire and memorandum of understanding with Iran were dead.

“I don’t want to deal with them, but they’re scum. You know what scum is? They’re scum, they’re sick people, they’re led by sick people, and they’re vicious, violent people,” Trump added.