Trump Says Iran Ceasefire Is Over at Ankara Summit
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President Donald Trump said the interim ceasefire or memorandum with Iran was over as renewed U.S.-Iran escalation followed Iranian attacks around the Strait of Hormuz and U.S. strikes on Iranian targets. Speaking at the NATO summit in Ankara alongside Secretary-General Mark Rutte, he repeated his claim that he had prevented a Turkey-Israel war and said he did not want a deal with Tehran. Reports differed on whether he would still allow negotiations to continue, but they agreed on the core declaration that the Iran ceasefire was over. The comments kept Israel in the public frame because Trump paired the Iran answer with his Turkey-Israel claim.
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Sources factually disagree on continued talks: AP reports Trump said the interim agreement was over but that he would allow negotiations to continue; Ynet's Hebrew update reports he was not interested in continuing contacts with Tehran; and Ynetnews with the parallel Hebrew page quotes him saying he did not want a deal with Iran. The remaining facts are uniform: Trump said the agreement, ceasefire or memorandum with Iran was over amid renewed U.S.-Iran escalation. No other factual disagreements.
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