United States President Donald Trump has declared the ceasefire\nagreement with Iran is \u201cover\u201d, while denouncing the Iranian government\nas \u201cgarbage\u201d and \u201ccrazy\u201d after the two nations exchanged fresh attacks.\nSpeaking ahead of the NATO summit in Turkey, Trump said US negotiators\ncould continue talks \u201cif they want\u201d, but he considered it a \u201cwaste of\ntime\u201d. \u201cI think it\u2019s over. I don\u2019t want to deal with them anymore. They\nare garbage\u2026 they are led by sick people and they are cruel, violent\npeople,\u201d Trump said. \u201cWe made a deal. They [Iran] walked out, spoke to\nthe press, then said, \u2018we never even discussed it\u2019. Something is wrong\nwith them. They are crazy. As far as I\u2019m concerned, it\u2019s over.\u201d<\/p>\n
The latest wave of attacks began after three oil tankers were struck\nin the Strait of Hormuz. US Central Command (CENTCOM) said on Tuesday\n(07\/07) that it had struck more than 80 targets, including over 60 fast\nboats belonging to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). The\nstrikes hit several areas, including Bandar Abbas and Sirik, and caused\nseveral injuries from shrapnel, according to Iranian state media. On\nWednesday (08\/07), Iran stated it had targeted US military facilities in\nBahrain and Kuwait in retaliation for the American strikes. Oil prices\nspiked following Trump\u2019s comments, though they remain far below the peak\nlevels seen when the Strait of Hormuz was completely closed.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf\nasserted that it was the US that violated the memorandum of\nunderstanding (MoU) by \u201cdisrupting adjustments made by Iran in the\nStrait of Hormuz\u201d. Last month, Tehran and Washington signed a 14-page\nMoU aimed at extending the ceasefire and ending the conflict \u201con all\nfronts\u201d.<\/p>\n
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi accused the US of a \u201cblatant\nviolation\u201d of the MoU signed by the two countries. In a statement,\nAraghchi said the US strikes, the reimposition of sanctions on Iranian\noil sales, and the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hezbollah in\nLebanon had rendered \u201cimportant and fundamental parts of the\nunderstanding to end the war ineffective\u201d. He stressed that Iran \u201cwill\nnot hesitate\u201d to defend its \u201cterritorial integrity, national\nsovereignty, and national security\u201d. Araghchi also issued a warning to\nGulf states hosting US military bases, stating Iran would \u201ctarget the\nsource and point of origin\u201d of any attack directed against his\ncountry.<\/p>\n
Iranian media confirmed new strikes in the southwestern coastal\nregion on Wednesday morning, with reports of explosions heard in the\nport city of Bushehr and surrounding areas. A senior security official\nin Bushehr said \u201cenemy projectiles\u201d hit two military bases, one in\nDashti County and another near the city of Choghadak, according to the\nFars news agency. The official added that no casualties were reported.\nReports of an alleged attack on Kharg Island, Iran\u2019s main oil export\nterminal located offshore, were denied by the Mehr news agency.<\/p>\n
Brent crude oil, the international benchmark, rose more than 3% to\nUS$76 per barrel. Market participants fear the escalation could disrupt\nenergy shipments through the Strait of Hormuz, a strategic waterway that\nnormally carries about a fifth of the world\u2019s oil supply. Kuwait\u2019s\nForeign Ministry condemned what it called Iran\u2019s \u201crepeated and heinous\naggression\u201d, describing the action as a \u201cblatant aggression\u201d undermining\nefforts to de-escalate tensions. The ministry affirmed Kuwait\u2019s right to\n\u201ctake all necessary measures\u201d to protect its national security and\ninterests. A spokesperson for Qatar\u2019s Foreign Ministry, Majed Al Ansari,\nsaid Doha holds Iran \u201cfully responsible\u201d for the alleged attack\ntargeting the vessel Al-Rekayyat as it transited near the strait on\nTuesday.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/trump-declares-ceasefire-over-calls-iranian-government-garbage-1783569126", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }