Less than a month after Donald Trump finally signed a formal ceasefire agreement with Iran in the unnecessary and illegal war he started with them this year, the US president has already declared that same ceasefire “over,” branding Iranian leadership as “scum” and “liars” and openly calling their negotiations a “waste of time.”
With the US president currently in Ankara, Turkey, attending the NATO Summit, military operations between the United States and Iran saw a sudden and sharp escalation in the dark hours of the night, leading Donald Trump to make a public display out of metaphorically shredding the agreement between the two countries.
During his talks alongside NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, a reporter asked Trump if there had been a collapse of the ceasefire and memorandum of understanding (MoU) between Iran and the US.
“It’s a very interesting question,” Trump responded. “To me, I think it’s over.”
“I don’t want to deal with them anymore — they’re scum,” Trump continued, rapidly growing more incensed. “You know what scum is? They’re scum. They’re sick people. They’re led by sick people. And they’re vicious, violent people.”
“And if they had a nuclear weapon, they’d use it. As far as I’m concerned, it’s over.”
Trump noted that US negotiators, including Steve Witkoff and his own son-in-law, Jared Kushner, remain available to continue talks with Tehran, but made it clear that he finds any further negotiations futile.