Trump Says US-Iran Ceasefire Is ‘Over’ After Hormuz Strikes

Trump said that negotiations could continue on a broader U.S.-Iran peace deal even though he considers the temporary truce to have ended.

President Donald Trump arrives to speak at a lunch in the White House Rose Garden on July 6, 2026, in Washington. AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson

U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the ceasefire with Iran is effectively “over” but that he will allow negotiations between Washington and Tehran to continue.

“For me, I think it’s over,” Trump responded when asked by reporters about the status of the ceasefire, which was extended when the two sides signed a memorandum of understanding last month to give a window for talks on a broader U.S.-Iran peace deal.

“It’s just a waste of time dealing with them,” Trump added, with his remarks coming on the sidelines of the two-day NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, just hours after U.S. forces struck Iranian targets in what the United States described as retaliation for attacks on tankers in the Strait of Hormuz.

Trump added that American representatives can continue to talk with Iranian negotiators, but he cast doubt on the prospects of a successful outcome.

“They can talk, but I think they’re wasting their time,” Trump said.

His comments follow an announcement by U.S. Central Command late July 7 that it had launched a series of precision strikes against Iranian targets after Tehran attacked three commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz, the key maritime chokepoint over which Iran has been asserting control and restricting vessel traffic.

In response, Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps said they targeted 85 key U.S. military sites in Bahrain and Kuwait on July 8, while Iran’s state-run news agency stated that Tehran would continue “maintaining restrictions on navigation” in Hormuz.

Brent crude oil prices jumped around 5 percent after Trump’s remarks to over $78 per barrel.

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