Trump says interim accord with Iran to end war is 'over'

ANKARA: US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that the memorandum of ​understanding signed with Iran to end the conflict ‌was “over”, adding he didn’t want to engage with Tehran. The interim ceasefire agreement signed between Washington and Tehran — under the mediation of ​Pakistan — was intended to provide a 60-day window ​for negotiations on a permanent agreement, but indirect ⁠talks in Qatar ended with no sign of ​headway and the US military unleashed a new wave of strikes ​against Iran on Tuesday. “To me, I think it’s over. I don’t want to deal with them,” Trump said ahead of a ​NATO summit in the Turkish capital Ankara. “They’re scum. They’re ​sick people. They’re led by sick people,” he added alongside NATO ‌Secretary ⁠General Mark Rutte . “As far as I’m concerned, it’s just a waste of time dealing with them.” The US on Tuesday also revoked a license allowing Iran to sell ​oil after three ​tankers were ⁠hit by projectiles in the Strait of Hormuz. NATO leaders meet in Ankara after Trump rekindles disputes over Iran, Greenland Under the interim US-Iran , the US Treasury ​issued a to allow ​the sale ⁠of crude oil and petrochemical and petroleum products of Iranian origin through August 21. In revoking that license on ⁠Tuesday, ​it gave Iran until July ​17 to wind down any transactions.