Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at renewed strikes between U.S. and Iranian forces, the winners and losers of the NATO leaders’ summit, and the United States threatening to cut off trade with Spain.
‘It’s Over’
The U.S.-Iran cease-fire appears to be effectively dead.
Just 21 days after U.S. and Iranian officials signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that halted active fighting, removed the U.S. naval blockade on Iran, and laid the groundwork for future nuclear talks, U.S. President Donald Trump told NATO leaders on Wednesday that the truce deal is done.
“As far as I’m concerned, it’s over,” Trump said, calling the Iranian regime “cuckoo.” Although the U.S. president said that peace talks would continue, he remained skeptical about their probability of success. “They can talk, but I think they’re wasting their time,” Trump said.
