Trump says ceasefire is over and calls Iran leaders 'scum', as both sides launch attacks

Trump says ceasefire is over and calls Iran leaders 'scum', as both sides launch attacks Submitted by MEE staff on Wed, 07/08/2026 - 12:37 US launches more than 80 strikes on Iran and Tehran hits back with attacks on Kuwait and Bahrain A vessel at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, on 8 July 2026 (Reuters/Stringer) Off US President Donald Trump has declared that the ceasefire between the US and Iran is “over”, after a wave of attacks were exchanged by both sides despite the memorandum of understanding (MoU) agreed last month. “I think it’s over,” Trump said on Wednesday morning at a meeting of Nato leaders, hours after the US launched more than 80 strikes on Iran. Washington said it was responding to Iranian attacks on commercial vessels transiting through the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday.