Trump Declares US-Iran Ceasefire ‘Over’, Casts Doubt on Islamabad MoU

ISLAMABAD: US President Trump has said that the US-Iran ceasefire is over and done, while responding to a question from reporters at the Nato summit in Ankara.

He was asked “Is the ceasefire over? Is the ceasefire done? Is the MoU dead?” (the memorandum of understanding, which led to the ceasefire, was agreed last month).

Trump replied: “It’s a very interesting question. To me, I think it’s over.
“I don’t want to deal with them anymore, they’re scum. You know what scum is? They’re scum. They’re sick people. They’re led by sick people. And they’re vicious, violent people.

“And if they had a nuclear weapon, they’d use it. As far as I’m concerned it’s over.
“I’ll speak to our negotiators, they want to negotiate, they’re good people. Steve Witkoff, Jared Kushner, but they have to come back to me. As far as I’m concerned, it’s just a waste of time dealing with them. They’re liars.

“We make a deal. If I make a deal with him [pointing at Nato Secretary-General Mark Rutte], we have a deal. He goes out, he talks. We [US and Iran] make a deal, everyone’s agreed, no nuclear weapon.

“We make a deal. They [Iran] go outside, talk to the press, they say ‘we never even talked about it’. There’s something wrong with them. They’re cuckoo. As far as I’m concerned, it’s over.”

Trump is then asked if talks will resume.

“I don’t care, they can talk. But I think they’re wasting their time. They’re a bunch of lying guys.”

Meanwhile Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Wednesday discussed regional development with Saudi Ambassador to Islamabad in his office at Foreign Office.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar has had a meeting with Saudi Ambassador Nawaf bin Saeed Ahmad Al-Malkiy, where they discussed the latest regional developments, according to the Foreign Office (FO).

“They exchanged views on the latest regional developments following the signing of the Islamabad MoU (memorandum of understanding) and emphasised advancing collective efforts aimed at facilitating dialogue and diplomacy,” the FO writes on X.

It adds that the Saudi ambassador appreciated Pakistan’s continued efforts towards peace between Washington and Tehran, including through the Regional 4 and its leading role in mediating the Islamabad MoU.