Donald Trump don declare say di ceasefire agreement with Iran don finish. Di American president blast Iran leadership as scum and cuckoo after fresh exchanges of fire overnight. E talk to reporters for Nato summit for Turkey say US hit dem very hard last night and go probably hit dem hard again tonight.
Trump accuse Tehran of violating di interim deal wey both countries sign for June. Di deal wey dem call memorandum of understanding (MoU) call for end of conflict, but Trump say dem lie and cheat. Iran Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi respond for X say dem no answer vulgarity with vulgarity, but with action: fearlessly and with great valour.
Tuesday night to Wednesday see di worst exchange of strikes between US and Iran since di MoU wey dem sign on 17 June. Di MoU get 14 points, including 60-day period for ceasefire during which negotiations go continue, safe passage of vessels through Strait of Hormuz, and US lifting sanctions on Iran.
When dem ask Trump about di deal for Nato summit on Wednesday, e say: I think e don finish. I no want to deal with dem again, dem be scum. We make a deal. Dem go outside, talk to press, dem say we never even talk about am. Something dey wrong with dem. Dem be cuckoo. As far as I dey concerned, e don finish.
Trump say US negotiators fit continue talks if dem want, but e see am as waste of time. However, for later news conference, e tell reporters say e no think Iran war go start again and say anything wey happen go finish quick.
E don prompt responses from several Iranian officials. Senior adviser to Iran supreme leader Ali Akbar Velayati warn say new strikes from US go meet immediate response. Iran Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi also say Trump comments no be sign of strength, but admission of failure of policy wey dey built on brute force, sanctions, and threats for years, wey no fit bring Iranian nation to dem knees.
US Central Command (Centcom) say for Tuesday dem launch powerful strikes in response to attacks on three tankers for Strait of Hormuz. Iranian state media say eight members of country army don die for US strikes for Bandar Abbas and Bushehr, southern Iran. US also say dem don revoke temporary suspension of sanctions on Iranian oil sales.
For Wednesday, Iran say dem target US military sites for Bahrain and Kuwait for retaliation. Oil prices jump after Trump comments, though dem still well below di highs wey dem see during full closure of di strait. Centcom say for Wednesday more than 20 US Navy warships dey continue to patrol waters across Middle East.
Iran parliamentary speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, wey also be country chief negotiator with US, accuse US of breaching di MoU on sanctions on oil sales and other issues, including di attacks for southern Iran and violating Iranian adjustments for Strait. E say di era of bullying and extortion don finish. E lead nowhere. We no fold.
Nato chief Mark Rutte describe di American strikes as absolutely necessary, saying say Iran dey basically violate di ceasefire. Several exchanges of fire don happen since di MoU dem sign last month. US launch series of strikes on Iran on 26 June after Iranian projectile hit cargo ship for Strait of Hormuz. Further US strikes take place on 27 June, following attack on tanker. But later dat month both sides agree to stand down.
Part of di MoU 14 points na for immediate and permanent termination of military operations on all fronts. Iran agree to use dem best efforts for safe passage of commercial vessels with no charge for 60 days. Both sides continue negotiations on terms of permanent end to war, but talks pause during funeral ceremonies for late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, wey dem kill on first day of US-Israel strikes on Iran. Ceremonies dey happen for Iraq on Wednesday, with final rites and burial set for Mashhad for north-east Iran on Thursday.
E no clear when talks go resume after dis latest round of strikes, as Trump respond to question about further negotiations with comment: I no care. Frankly, I no want to waste my time with dem. Now, I go let our wonderful negotiators keep talking if dem want, but I no see am. Trump also reference im special envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner, calling dem good people wey fit negotiate if dem want.
