Trump Says US-Iran Ceasefire Is Over, Continues Talks After Strikes In Strait Of Hormuz

President Donald Trump said the US-Iran ceasefire was “over” while also saying the US would continue talks with Iran, after the two sides traded strikes this week.

Reuters reported that the US military struck Iranian islands, ports and infrastructure for two consecutive nights after reporting that Iran had struck three ships in the Strait of Hormuz, and CNN said Iran’s top negotiator warned the country is ready to mount an “all-out defense” if necessary.

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CNN said Qatari negotiators were meeting with Iranian officials and that Pakistani mediators were also involved in efforts to de-escalate after Trump declared the ceasefire no longer in effect.

CNN also reported that Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is expected to travel to Oman on Saturday to discuss the Strait of Hormuz and broader regional developments, as interlocutors try to revive the faltering diplomatic process.

CBS News added that Iranian officials privately told Trump advisers that they made a mistake in shooting at commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz earlier this week and that the attacks stemmed from an “errant” sect of hardliners trying to undermine negotiations.

The US Treasury Department targeted Ali Ansari, described in a press release as a financier for Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, with sanctions after Iran’s resumption of attacks on international shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.

In the same period, CBS News said Qatari mediators were in Mashad, Iran, to try to de-escalate the situation and facilitate indirect diplomacy to return to a truce and allow the Strait of Hormuz to reopen.

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CBS News also reported that the White House wants the regime to publicly acknowledge its mistake, quoting one official: “We screwed up. We made a mistake. Let's keep talking.”

NBC News said Trump wrote on Truth Social that “the United States has stated to them, in no uncertain terms, that the Cease Fire is OVER!” even as he said the US agreed to continue talks.

NBC News further said talks in Iran aim to address the implementation of the U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding and disputes over navigation in the strait, while CNBC reported that Brent crude futures for September delivery were easing to $76.30 per barrel and West Texas Intermediate to $71.87.

CNN said the Strait of Hormuz has emerged as the key stumbling block to the ceasefire because Iran continued to assert control over parts of the waterway and fired on ships earlier this week, while the Memorandum of Understanding called for Iran to “make arrangements… for the safe passage of commercial vessels” and engage with Oman “to define the future administration” of the waterway.

CNN reported that CENTCOM maintains the Strait is “open” to vessel traffic even as crossings dropped recently, with MarineTraffic data showing at least 15 commercial vessels transited the Strait of Hormuz in the past 24 hours.

The Independent said Trump agreed to return to negotiations with Iran while insisting the US-Iran ceasefire was “over” after the two sides traded strikes, and it also said Israel has shared intelligence with the US about a new Iranian plot to kill Trump.

CBS News said the talks are to take place in Oman on Saturday and that the US will respond using military and economic leverage if Iran continues to engage in hostile acts.

Reuters also reported that Qatari negotiators traveled to Iran in an effort to restart talks after disputes over navigation in the strait led to the collapse of diplomacy, with the expected visit coming as interlocutors try to revive the diplomatic process.