EU foreign affairs chief says the fighting 'further complicate already fraught talks to end the war'

US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday the ceasefire with Iran was “over” following major exchanges of fire between US forces and the Islamic republic.

Trump blasted Iran as “scum” and “cuckoo” after Washington launched strikes on the Islamic Republic overnight and Iran’s Guards said they had targeted US bases in the Gulf.

Oil prices jumped 5% after Trump’s remarks.

“I think it’s over. I don’t want to deal with them any more, they’re scum,” Trump said at a NATO summit in the Turkish capital Ankara when asked if the truce with Iran was now finished.