NewsWorld newsIranLIVEUpdated 1 min agoDonald Trump has said he believes the ceasefire with Iran is 'over' after the US targeted Iran overnight, and Tehran responded with strikes on US bases in the Middle EastDonald Trump believes the ceasefire is 'over'(Image: AFP via Getty Images)Donald Trump has declared he believes the ceasefire with Iran is 'over'.The US launched strikes on Iran overnight, hours after it revoked a license authorising the sale of Iranian oil in retaliation for what it said were Tehran's attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran hit back with strikes on Bahrain and Kuwait.Speaking at the NATO summit in Turkey this morning, Trump described Iran as "scum" and said: “I think it [the ceasefire] is over. I don’t want to deal with them anymore. They’re scum.“I’ll speak to our negotiators, they want to negotiate, they’re good people. But as far as I’m concerned it’s just a waste of time dealing with them [Iran]. They’re liars... There’s something wrong with them. They’re cuckoo. As far as I’m concerned it’s over.”‌View PostView PostView PostToday10:03 BSTTrump calls Spain 'terrible partner' saying 'cut off all trade'Donald Trump has lashed out at Spain and called it a “terrible partner” with its lack of support for the war in Iran along with resistance to increase NATO spending.“Spain is a wasted cause,” Trump said on the sidelines of the NATO summit. “We don’t want to do any trade business with Spain anymore, by the way. I’d like to cut it off.”He went on: “I don’t want anything to do with Spain. Cut off all trade with Spain, including visits.”Trump called Spain a "terrible ally"(Image: AP Photo/Alex Brandon)Today09:54 BSTOil prices rise amid fresh attacks and Trump saying ceasefire is overOil prices have risen and stocks have slumped after fresh attacks between the US and Iran which threaten to lengthen disruption in the Strait of Hormuz.The price of Brent crude oil was up by as much as 3% on Wednesday morning to around 76 US dollars a barrel, climbing to a two-week high.Prices have been coming down in recent weeks after Donald Trump declared a ceasefire deal had been reached with Iran and that the Strait of Hormuz would reopen. But this morning it says that agreement is over at a NATO summit.Today09:50 BSTTrump calls Iranian regime 'evil', saying 'you have to cut out cancer early'Trump called the Iranian regime "evil people" as he repeated the line that the US can't allow the country to have a nuclear weapon.He pointed to attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, as well as strikes against targets in Kuwait and Bahrain."These are evil sick people," said Trump. "They're cancer, and you know what you have to do - you have to cut out cancer early."He continued: "If they had a nuclear weapon they would use it... They are bad people and frankly I don't want to waste my time with them."Trump speaking with Rutte(Image: AFP via Getty Images)Today09:41 BSTTrump says negotiators from both sides 'can talk'Trump says that the interim agreement with Iran is “over” but he will allow talks to continue.“For me, I think it’s over,” Trump responded when asked about the status of the ceasefire. “It’s just a waste of time dealing with them.”He made the comment on the sidelines of the two-day NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, and hours after striking Iran in what the U.S. described as retaliation for strikes on tankers in the Strait of Hormuz.But he did say negotiators from both sides "can talk" even if they would be "wasting their time".Trump speaking at the NATO summit(Image: Filip Singer/Pool EPA via AP)Today09:36 BSTAirstrikes during days-long funeral for late Supreme LeaderThe attacks on shipping and the resulting strikes from both the US and Iran have come during the dayslong funeral for Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed on February 28 in the war’s first moments at age 86.The funeral, which ends Thursday, had been thought to be a period of lower tensions — though mourners have repeatedly called for the killings of Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.Today09:34 BSTTrump: 'They are cuckoo... as far as I'm concerned, the ceasefire is over!'When asked whether the ceasefire and the Memorandum of Understanding with Iran was dead, Trump said: “I think it’s over. I don’t want to deal with them anymore. They’re scum.“I’ll speak to our negotiators, they want to negotiate, they’re good people. But as far as I’m concerned it’s just a waste of time dealing with them [Iran]. They’re liars.“There’s something wrong with them. They’re cuckoo. As far as I’m concerned it’s over.”Today09:33 BSTIran targeted Bahrain and Kuwait in tit for tat attacksThe US military attacked Iran early Wednesday after it said Tehran struck three ships in the Strait of Hormuz and revoked the Islamic Republic’s ability to openly sell crude oil in the world market.Iran retaliated with strikes targeting Bahrain and Kuwait.The regional crossfire raised the risks that an interim agreement to halt fighting in the war could break down ahead of Trump's latest comments on the ceasefire.Today09:27 BSTUS launched strikes on Iran overnightThe U.S. military's Central Command said American forces launched strikes overnight "to impose heavy costs for targeting and attacking commercial shipping crewed by innocent civilians in an international waterway."It said it hit Iranian targets including air defense systems, radars and over 60 small boats used by Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard.Those boats have been key to threatening ships in the strait, through which a fifth of the world's traded oil and natural gas passed before the war.‌