Robbie Gramer

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116 appearances 4 recordings 1 series first heard Jan 2026 last heard 27 Jul

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WSJ What’s News · Trump Calls Off Iran Ceasefire · 8 Jul 2026 podcast

Yeah, I mean, there was this series of U.S.

strikes and Iranian counterstrikes overnight in response to Iran targeting more vessels in the Strait of Hormuz as strategic waterway operations.

So Trump lashed out at Iran's leadership after weeks of negotiations here.

It's the starkest sign yet that diplomacy with Iran has stalled under this preliminary ceasefire agreement.

But importantly, there is that caveat, as you pointed out.

Trump was saying, I'll let our wonderful negotiators keep talking if they want it, but I don't see it.

Now, there's negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner have shepherded these negotiations ever since the ceasefire was finalized back in mid-June.

But we don't really know where things stand.

As usual with Trump, he can escalate the rhetoric but also leave a little bit of room for negotiation.

So there is a possibility that this is just dialing up the pressure on Iran, trying to shake them out of this rut of continuing these low-level attacks on the straight, trying to get them back to the negotiating table in a serious way.

Or it could be a sign that the U.S.

is ready to undertake serious military operations in the region again.

How are allies responding to those threats?

Well, it depends who you ask here.

I mean, this is a really high-stakes summit for the NATO alliance.

We've got the war in Ukraine.

We've got a Trump administration that's really angry at NATO allies for, in their mind, not stepping up to help his war in Iran.

And so all of these European NATO allies and Ukraine are trying to project this show of unity, of alliance solidarity.

But you have Trump, the ultimate wild card here.

And when he has the bully pulpit, European leaders just have to sit there and white knuckle whatever is going to happen.

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