President Donald Trump announced at the NATO summit in Ankara that the tentative ceasefire with Iran has ended following an intensive overnight bombing campaign triggered by Iranian attacks on commercial shipping.
Addressing reporters, Trump stated he no longer wishes to negotiate with Iran, describing the nation in strongly negative terms and asserting that further discussions would be ineffective.
The declaration may mark the conclusion of weeks of negotiations that produced a memorandum of understanding intended to restore vessel traffic through the Strait of Hormuz.
Iranian forces struck at least three commercial vessels transiting the strait on Monday and Tuesday, prompting the U.S. military to conduct strikes on more than 80 targets within Iran.
The evolving situation continues to involve both diplomatic efforts and military actions as regional tensions persist.
