Trump Announces End of Deal with Iran

Bangla Press Desk:  U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that the memorandum of understanding signed with Iran to end the conflict was "over", adding he did not want to engage with Tehran, calling the Iranian leadership "sick people".

Speaking ​at a summit of NATO leaders in Ankara, Trump also said he had ordered ​his Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to cut off trade ties with Spain, calling ⁠Madrid a "terrible partner" in NATO.

The twin announcements overshadowed a summit that European leaders hoped would ​be focused on projecting unity and support for Ukraine, and put a lid on a series ​of rows that have threatened to blow NATO apart.

The U.S. unleashed new military strikes on Iran and revoked a licence allowing Iran to sell oil in response to attacks on three tankers. It was the latest blow to ​a fragile ceasefire agreement in a war that is deeply unpopular in Europe.

"It's a very ​interesting question. To me, I think it's over. I don't want to deal with them," Trump said when ‌asked whether ⁠the interim accord with Iran that envisaged hammering out a long-term peace deal by mid-August was over. "They're scum. They're sick people. They're led by sick people."

"As far as I'm concerned, it's just a waste of time dealing with them," he said.

Washington and Madrid have been at loggerheads, with ​Spain explicitly rejecting Trump's ​demands for European ⁠countries to sharply increase military spending to pay for their own defence.

"Spain is a wasted cause. We don't want to do any trade business ​with Spain anymore," Trump said.

"By the way, I'd like to cut it ​off. Spain ⁠is a terrible partner in NATO. They don't participate, they don't pay. I don't want anything to do with Spain. Cut off all trade with Spain, including visits."

In response, the office of Prime ⁠Minister ​Pedro Sanchez said it was treating Trump's statements as business ​as usual, adding that bilateral relations benefited both countries.