The president said peace talks can continue but are a ‘waste of time’ as the flareup threatens to overshadow the NATO summit.
Here’s the latest
• US-Iran truce uncertain: President Donald Trump said he believes the Memorandum of Understanding with Tehran “is over,” but that negotiators can “keep talking if they want,” after the US and Iran exchanged strikes across the Middle East — casting doubt on the status of ongoing talks. Oilprices jumped after his comments, made at the NATO summit in Turkey.
• Surge of attacks: Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said they attacked American military targets in Bahrain and Kuwait after the US launched strikes and reimposed sanctions on Iranian oil sales, following attacks on ships near the Strait of Hormuz.
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• NATO summit: In Ankara, NATO’s secretary general touted increased European and Canadian defense spending — a major focus for Trump. Denmark’s leader, meanwhile, reiterated that Greenland is “not for sale” after Trump again said the island “should be controlled by the United States.”
