Key facts
- Hostilities have resumed between the US and Iran following US military strikes.
- Iran accused the US of violating a ceasefire agreement.
- The US revoked a temporary sanctions waiver for Iranian oil exports.
- Oil prices saw an immediate 3% increase.
- President Donald Trump declared the ceasefire over and called Iranian leaders "scum".
- Nato's secretary general supported the US military action.
Hostilities have resumed between the United States and Iran, with President Donald Trump declaring a fragile ceasefire over. Tehran accused the US of violating the agreement intended to end the war after US military strikes were launched around the Strait of Hormuz and a temporary sanctions waiver for Iranian oil exports was revoked.
Speaking at the Nato summit in Ankara, Trump stated that the memorandum of understanding with Iran was concluded and described the country's leaders as "vicious, violent people" whom he would not deal with, calling them "scum." He indicated, however, that talks might continue.
Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte supported the US actions, stating that Iran's violation of the ceasefire made a forceful US reaction crucial.
The US military reported hitting more than 80 targets in response to Iranian attacks on three commercial vessels passing through the Strait of Hormuz. Iran, through the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, claimed to have targeted 85 facilities in retaliation at US military sites in Bahrain and Kuwait.