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President Donald Trump said Wednesday after the latest round of tit-for-tat strikes between the U.S. and Iran that he considers the ceasefire between the two nations to be over — throwing the status of a preliminary agreement to end the conflict and the broader peace process into uncertain territory."To me, I think it's over. I don't want to deal with them," Trump said from the NATO summit. "They're scum. They're sick people. They're led by sick people, and they're vicious, violent people."Trump said U.S. negotiators wanted to continue to try to broker peace but he said, "As far as I'm concerned, it's over.""As far as I'm concerned, it's just a waste of time dealing with them," he added. "They're liars."Trump made the comments several hours after Iran said it targeted U.S. military sites in Bahrain and Kuwait. The attacks came after the United States launched strikes against Iran in retaliation for attacks on vessels in the Strait of Hormuz that American officials described as a ceasefire violation.U.S. Central Command said it launched strikes against Iran to "impose heavy costs for targeting and attacking commercial shipping crewed by innocent civilians in an international waterway.""Iran’s demonstrated aggression was unwarranted, dangerous, and a clear violation of the ceasefire," CENTCOM said.The United States also revoked a license for Iran to sell oil in response to a series of attacks on the commercial vessels that the regime has not taken responsibility for.The ongoing conflict around the strait and escalating U.S. response underscored the tenuous status of peace negotiations. U.S. and Iranian officials signed a preliminary peace agreement in June to end a war that began on Feb. 28. The memorandum of understanding called for reopening the Strait of Hormuz and launched further negotiations on Iran's nuclear program and U.S. sanctions.Contributing: Reuters, Zac Anderson
