“I think it’s over. I don’t want to deal with them anymore,” Trump told reporters on the second day of the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, when asked about the status of the Memorandum of Understanding signed on June 17.
Trump’s remarks came amid a flare-up of hostilities which saw Iran target U.S. military sites in Kuwait and Bahrain overnight after the U.S. struck Iranian targets following attacks on vessels in the Strait of Hormuz.
“I think it is totally crucial that [the] U.S. forcefully reacts,” he told reporters. “I expect allies today to reconfirm that Iran should never, ever get its hands on a nuclear capability.”
Iranian parliamentary speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, a top negotiator for Iran, insisted it was the U.S. that had violated the interim peace agreement. He cited the U.S. reinstating sanctions on Iranian oil sales—a move made Tuesday after oil tanker attacks—as an example, as well as the “persistent threats of further strikes.”
The U.S. military said three commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz had been “recently attacked” by Iran.
Hours later, CENTCOM confirmed it had struck over 80 targets across Iran, including air defense systems, command and control networks, coastal radar sites, and anti-ship missile capabilities. It also struck “more than 60 Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps small boats in and near the Strait to degrade Iran’s ability to continue attacking international commerce flowing through the international trade corridor.”
Bahrain’s Ministry of Interior issued several warnings for civilians to seek shelter and Kuwait’s armed forces said it had detected and successfully intercepted ballistic missiles and drones breaching its airspace. No material damage was reported as a result of the attacks.
Kaja Kallas, the European Union's foreign affairs chief, said: “The exchanges of fire between the U.S. and Iran further complicate already fraught talks to end the war. Iran’s attacks on Bahrain and Kuwait are unacceptable.”
The Memorandum of Understanding laid out the terms for an extended 60-day cease-fire, allowing time for further technical talks to take place.
U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner discussed the Iran deal with mediators in Doha at the end of June, but it’s understood there were no high-level talks held with Iranian officials.
Oil jumps amid fresh strikes and renewed uncertainty
After Trump’s latest comments, and following the overnight hostilities, the price of Brent crude oil spiked once again, jumping to almost $79 per barrel Wednesday morning—an increase of over 5% from the $75.86 per barrel recorded Tuesday evening.
Arsenio Dominguez, secretary general of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), called for “maximum restraint and de-escalation.” He said nearly 6,000 seafarers are stranded in the Strait, “unable to depart the Persian Gulf safely,” amid the renewed volatility.
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