A short while ago, Donald Trump declared the ceasefire with Iran “over”, though did leave some leeway for his negotiating team to continue talks with Tehran.
It’s not the first time the US president has issued definitive statements about the agreement – here is what he has said previously.
- 8 April – US and Iran sign agree to a tentative two-week ceasefire
- 21 April – Trump says he doesn’t want to extend the two-week ceasefire and says he “expects to be bombing” again soon. Later that day, he says US attacks have been called off after a request from Pakistan
- 8 May – Trump says the world will know the ceasefire is over when there is “one big glow coming out of Iran”
- 11 May – Days later, Trump says the ceasefire is on “massive life support”
- 11 June – Trump indicates the ceasefire is over, threatening to hit Iran “very hard”, before calling off the strikes later that evening
- 17 June – As Trump signs an initial agreement to end the war, he says: “If they don’t behave, we’ll go right back to dropping bombs right smack in the middle of their head”
- 8 July – Trump says the ceasefire is “over” but says negotiators on both sides can continue to talk
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