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lostincalifornia

(5,686 posts)
Wed Jul 8, 2026, 04:37 AM 14 hrs ago

Trump Says US Ceasefire With Iran Is 'Over' After Strikes

Source: Bloomberg

US President Donald Trump said his tentative ceasefire with Iran is over.

“For me, I think it’s over,” he said on Wednesday in Ankara, sitting next to NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte at the military alliance’s annual summit. “As far as I’m concerned it’s just a waste of time.”

Trump’s remarks came shortly after the US launched a new wave of strikes against Iran and revoked a waiver that allowed the sale of Iranian oil. The actions, taken in response to recent attacks on ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz, brought fresh volatility to energy markets and tested an already fragile peace agreement between Washington and Tehran.

“I don’t want to deal with them, but they’re scum,” Trump said. “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.”

Read more: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-07-08/trump-says-us-ceasefire-with-iran-is-over-after-strikes

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Trump Says US Ceasefire With Iran Is 'Over' After Strikes (Original Post) lostincalifornia 14 hrs ago OP
The sick fuck in Chief is projecting again. Nt yaesu 14 hrs ago #1
F.F.S. Dunc 14 hrs ago #2
An asshole calling other assholes assholes. cstanleytech 14 hrs ago #3
Oil prices had gone below "breakeven" for some drillers so had to get that back up BumRushDaShow 13 hrs ago #4
The liar in the WH Whip-poor-will 13 hrs ago #5
So.....no total victory then? SergeStorms 8 hrs ago #6
"The most victories EVER!" durablend 7 hrs ago #9
If it ever "was"... Hugin 8 hrs ago #7
What stocks is he trading now, then? Scrivener7 8 hrs ago #8
He's sending the "sell today" message to his cronies tonekat 5 hrs ago #12
Given the tendency for AleksS 7 hrs ago #10
Ever the asshole pfitz59 5 hrs ago #11
The Bibi Don't Like It prerev 1 hr ago #13
You can only make peace with your enemies, dipshit. maxsolomon 4 min ago #14

Dunc

(594 posts)
2. F.F.S.
Wed Jul 8, 2026, 04:45 AM
14 hrs ago

After reading this news. I’m worried once again that this incompetent administration is going to try a ground invasion to take the straits.

BumRushDaShow

(174,153 posts)
4. Oil prices had gone below "breakeven" for some drillers so had to get that back up
Wed Jul 8, 2026, 05:16 AM
13 hrs ago

WTI had been around $68-$69/bbl and is now trading around $75/bbl.

Whip-poor-will

(691 posts)
5. The liar in the WH
Wed Jul 8, 2026, 05:59 AM
13 hrs ago

Said the Strait of Hormuz was open ......... open fire that is.

This stupid jerk would get his ass whipped on 5th avenue if he pulled a gun on a real man ,not some child protecting his sister from the

child rapist ,he imagines shooting.

SergeStorms

(21,161 posts)
6. So.....no total victory then?
Wed Jul 8, 2026, 10:36 AM
8 hrs ago

They haven't been annihilated?

He'll probably declare "total victory" again by the end of the week.

What's that been now, 8 or 9 total victories in Iran? Just think of all the peace prizes!

durablend

(9,500 posts)
9. "The most victories EVER!"
Wed Jul 8, 2026, 11:21 AM
7 hrs ago

and "The most times a war has been ended!"

The peace prizes will be coming in a crate.

Hugin

(38,138 posts)
7. If it ever "was"...
Wed Jul 8, 2026, 10:39 AM
8 hrs ago

Accounts of that differ. Personally, I believe the whole MoU scam was birthday bullshit.

tonekat

(2,610 posts)
12. He's sending the "sell today" message to his cronies
Wed Jul 8, 2026, 02:11 PM
5 hrs ago

I just heard he's easing off on the whole attack idea, so it will be "Buy" time.

AleksS

(1,726 posts)
10. Given the tendency for
Wed Jul 8, 2026, 12:04 PM
7 hrs ago

Every accusation to actually be a confession with this administration, that line accusing Iran of using a nuclear weapon is pretty concerning.

prerev

(1 post)
13. The Bibi Don't Like It
Wed Jul 8, 2026, 05:48 PM
1 hr ago
Fuck the peace deal/Fuck the peace deal

The Clash was a truly great rock band!

maxsolomon

(39,530 posts)
14. You can only make peace with your enemies, dipshit.
Wed Jul 8, 2026, 07:11 PM
4 min ago

Some dealmaker. When dealmaking gets hard, he quits.

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