U.S. President Donald Trump said on July 8 (local time) that the truce with Iran is over, following reports that the U.S. carried out airstrikes on Iran and that Iran shelled a U.S. military base in the Persian Gulf. He also criticized the Iranian government, calling it "sick."

According to foreign media including AFP, when asked by reporters at the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, whether the truce with Iran was now over, President Trump replied, "I think it is."

He added, "We can continue to talk, but dealing with them is just a waste of time."

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