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🚨 President Donald Trump said moments ago that he considers the U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding (MOU) effectively over, accusing Iran of violating the understanding by launching attacks on ships and firing rockets during the funeral period.

Trump said the U.S. responded with strikes “20 times tougher” than Iran’s retaliation, adding: “Every time you hit, we hit.” He called Iranian leaders “evil” and “a cancer,” saying, “As far as I’m concerned, it’s over. I don’t want to deal with them anymore.”

But he added that if U.S. negotiators would like to still speak with Iran, he’d let them, though in his mind continuing talks with Iran was “just a waste of time.”

Note: Trump has repeatedly made sweeping claims, set deadlines for the US government that he routinely ignored, and alternated between threatening military action, including nuclear annihilation, and expressing openness to negotiations during the U.S.-Iran talks. It is unclear whether the comments today mark a potential end to the MOU or are simply a negotiating tactic following the latest escalation.