Trump says interim accord to end war is ’over’ after Iranian strikes

Reuters - U.S. President Donald Trump said ​an interim agreement to end the war with Iran ​was "over" on Wednesday after Tehran carried out new ⁠attacks on U.S. bases in the Gulf.

In a ​flare-up of hostilities that pushed oil prices up to a ​two-week high, Iran said it had targeted U.S. military sites in Bahrain and Kuwait after U.S. forces struck Iranian targets in response ​to attacks on tankers in the Strait of ​Hormuz.

The attacks further undermined efforts to turn the interim ceasefire agreement ‌that ⁠was reached last month into a permanent peace deal to end the war, which began with U.S.-Israeli airstrikes on Iran on February 28.

Asked before a NATO summit in ​Turkey whether the ​memorandum of ⁠understanding reached last month was over, Trump said: "It's a very interesting question. To me, ​I think it's over. I don't want ​to ⁠deal with them."

"They're scum. They're sick people. They're led by sick people," he told reporters in Ankara. "As far as ⁠I'm ​concerned, it's just a waste of ​time dealing with them."