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lostincalifornia

(5,730 posts)
Wed Jul 8, 2026, 04:37 AM Jul 8

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

Dunc

(617 posts)
2. F.F.S.
Wed Jul 8, 2026, 04:45 AM
Jul 8

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

(174,501 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
Jul 8

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

Whip-poor-will

(713 posts)
5. The liar in the WH
Wed Jul 8, 2026, 05:59 AM
Jul 8

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

(21,180 posts)
6. So.....no total victory then?
Wed Jul 8, 2026, 10:36 AM
Jul 8

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

(9,542 posts)
9. "The most victories EVER!"
Wed Jul 8, 2026, 11:21 AM
Jul 8

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

The peace prizes will be coming in a crate.

Hugin

(38,156 posts)
7. If it ever "was"...
Wed Jul 8, 2026, 10:39 AM
Jul 8

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

tonekat

(2,614 posts)
12. He's sending the "sell today" message to his cronies
Wed Jul 8, 2026, 02:11 PM
Jul 8

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
Jul 8

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

prerev

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

The Clash was a truly great rock band!

maxsolomon

(39,590 posts)
14. You can only make peace with your enemies, dipshit.
Wed Jul 8, 2026, 07:11 PM
Jul 8

Some dealmaker. When dealmaking gets hard, he quits.

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