President Donald Trump said Wednesday after the latest round of tit-for-tat strikes between the U.S. and Iran that he considers the ceasefire between the two nations to be over — throwing the status of a preliminary agreement to end the conflict and the broader peace process into uncertain territory.
Smoke and flames rise after an explosion in Bandar Abbas, Hormozgan Province, Iran, in this screengrab obtained from a social media video released on July 8, 2026. Social Media/ via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. NEWS USE ONLY. VERIFICATION: - Buildings, trees, road layout and business signage that matched the archive and satellite imagery of the road near the Haqani port - Date not verified but NASA FIRMS detected heat at Haqani Port around midnight of July 8, local time. - Iranian Media reported an explosion near the fishing pier and corroborating visuals showed the fire in the area - No old results were found posted online before July 8.
Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer and U.S. President Donald Trump attend a meeting of the North Atlantic Council (NAC) during the NATO leaders' summit in Ankara, Turkey, July 8, 2026. REUTERS/Yves Herman
U.S. President Donald Trump and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio attend a meeting of the North Atlantic Council (NAC) during the NATO leaders' summit in Ankara, Turkey, July 8, 2026. REUTERS/Yves Herman
Smoke and flames rise after an explosion in Bandar Abbas, Hormozgan Province, Iran, in this screengrab obtained from a social media video released on July 8, 2026. Social Media/ via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. NEWS USE ONLY. VERIFICATION: - Buildings, trees, road layout and business signage that matched the archive and satellite imagery of the road near the Haqani port - Date not verified but NASA FIRMS detected heat at Haqani Port around midnight of July 8, local time. - Iranian Media reported an explosion near the fishing pier and corroborating visuals showed the fire in the area - No old results were found posted online before July 8.
Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer and U.S. President Donald Trump attend a meeting of the North Atlantic Council (NAC) during the NATO leaders' summit in Ankara, Turkey, July 8, 2026. REUTERS/Yves Herman
U.S. President Donald Trump and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio attend a meeting of the North Atlantic Council (NAC) during the NATO leaders' summit in Ankara, Turkey, July 8, 2026. REUTERS/Yves Herman
