Trump says Iran talks will continue, but ceasefire ‘is OVER!’

President Trump on Friday declared the U.S. ceasefire with Iran is over, even as he said talks to find a peace deal will continue. 

“The Islamic Republic of Iran has asked us to continue ‘talks.’ We have agreed to do so, but the United States has stated to them, in no uncertain terms, that the Cease Fire is OVER!” Trump wrote on Truth Social.

The end of the ceasefire, in place since June 17, comes as Iran and the U.S. have exchanged strikes this week over accused violations of the agreement. 

Washington and Tehran signed a memorandum of understanding to restart peace negotiations last month, releasing the text of the agreement as a framework aimed at reopening the Strait of Hormuz and lifting the U.S. naval blockade on the........

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