President Donald Trump said the United States agreed to continue talks requested by Iran, while warning Tehran that the ceasefire is over after renewed strikes and rising tensions around the Strait of Hormuz.
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President Donald Trump said July 10 that the United States has agreed to continue talks with Iran, even as he declared that the ceasefire between the two countries has ended.
“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 in a Truth Social post.
The president did not say when new talks would take place or what issues would be discussed. His statement came after renewed fighting in the Middle East and the breakdown of a previous understanding between Washington and Tehran.
A memorandum of understanding between the United States and Iran was signed in June. Since then, administration officials, including Vice President JD Vance, have met with Iranian officials to discuss how to proceed.
The initial peace deal collapsed after Iran launched strikes last week on vessels in the Strait of Hormuz. The U.S. military responded by striking Iranian military assets.
Iran has said vessels traveling through the Strait of Hormuz should follow routes approved by Tehran. Before the war began, about one-fifth of all traded oil and natural gas passed through the strait. Iran’s control over the waterway during the conflict contributed to a global energy crisis, although oil prices have fallen sharply from wartime highs of $120 per barrel.
U.S. Central Command said July 9 that it had completed a round of strikes hitting 90 targets. Soon after, Iranian state media and news outlets reported airstrikes and explosions in several parts of Iran, including Bushehr and Sistan and Baluchestan provinces, the cities of Ahvaz and Chabahar, and other areas.
Iran responded July 9 with a broader series of attacks across the region. Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait and Qatar were targeted, and missile-alert sirens sounded in all four countries. People were urged to seek shelter, and one person was reportedly injured in Kuwait as air defense systems responded to incoming fire.
On July 10, Mohammad Baqer Zolqadr, head of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, said U.S. attacks on Iranian infrastructure would receive a “reciprocal response,” according to state-run Press TV. He did not provide further details.
Trump had previously warned Iran before the April ceasefire that the United States would strike Iranian power plants and bridges. In an April 7 Truth Social post, he wrote, “A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again.”
The Strait of Hormuz remains a central flashpoint in the conflict. While Iran has said it controls transit through the strait, the United States has continued urging mariners to use a southern route through Oman’s territorial waters to avoid Iranian waters.
The Joint Maritime Information Center, a multinational body overseen by the U.S. Navy, issued a July 10 advisory urging ships to take that route. A similar advisory preceded an Iranian attack on July 7 that resulted in three vessels being hit.
U.S. Central Command said in a July 9 post on X that Iran’s claim that ships may transit the Strait of Hormuz only on routes designated by Iran is false. The command said U.S. forces have enabled the movement of “more than 800 commercial vessels and 380 million barrels of crude oil through the vital international trade corridor” since May.
Trump’s latest statement keeps diplomatic channels open while making clear that the United States no longer considers the ceasefire in effect. The administration is now balancing renewed talks with Iran against continued military operations and maritime security concerns in one of the world’s most important energy corridors.
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