The ceasefire with Iran is over according to Donald Trump
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
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What did Donald Trump announce about the ceasefire with Iran at the NATO summit?
the ceasefire with Iran is over, according to Donald Trump at the NATO summit in Ankara this morning.
How did the US describe its strikes on Iranian boats and targets in the Strait of Hormuz?
Now, the United States has launched strikes on Iranian small boats and targets in response to attacks on three oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz.
How did Iran respond and claim it targeted US sites in Bahrain and Kuwait?
Iran then said it targeted US military sites in Bahrain and Kuwait, describing the US attacks as a ceasefire violation.
How did NATO leadership and Mark Rutte react to the US strikes on Iran?
The head of NATO, Mark Rutte, has stood by the US following their strikes on Iran.
I think it was absolutely necessary because when you have a ceasefire and Iran is basically violating the ceasefire, we see what happened yesterday with ships being attacked. I think it is totally crucial that the US forcefully reacts.
Let's get the latest. I'm joined by international journalist and presenter Sally Lockwood who is based in the Middle East and Marco Forgione, Director General of the Chartered Institute of Export and International Trade because we want to know what is going to happen with trade and in particular with oil. But I'll come to Marco in a moment. Sally, this really is breaking before our eyes this morning. Donald Trump in the last few minutes saying as far as he's concerned, the ceasefire with Iran is... is over. I mean, this raises this issue to the very top of the agenda at the NATO summit, to say the least. But it means that all of that work that had been underway to try and resolve this thing is washed away this morning.
It certainly feels that way. I mean... Claire, we've spoken so many times before when there have been these flare-ups during this very tense ceasefire. But yeah, it feels different this time, Donald Trump declaring that the ceasefire is over. I think there is a sense in this region that people are going to hold their breath now to see how next 24 hours unfolds but i think you know people here are also used to donald trump saying things and then not following through with threats but certainly he has made the job for negotiators and diplomats that much harder today by declaring essentially the memorandum of understanding void that they fought so hard to get over the line for so many weeks And as you say, I think it's going to steal the oxygen at the NATO summit, a summit that Mark Rutte really wanted to be focused on unity after such a fractious relationship between the US and its European allies over their lack of support, as Donald Trump views it, over the Iran war.
Now, Donald Trump has been saying as well, singling out particular members of NATO, like Spain, saying that they are a terrible NATO member. He is furious with the UK, with France and with Germany for not going all in with him on Iran when he went in there first in February. How much of what has happened overnight, Sally, would you say, can be linked with his fury and frustration at the NATO members who didn't back him?
I don't know. I mean, it certainly feels like Donald Trump is super fired up at this summit. You know, his comments in the last half an hour saying that, you know, they hit Iran 20 times harder overnight. He was so critical in his language. I mean, we've heard him talking about the Iranians, how they've had regime change because they've managed to take out the leadership. And we know that that's not the case. You don't take out a regime by taking out the figureheads. You need institutions to fall to have regime change. And we know that that hasn't happened. But he's kind of talked up, you know, how well diplomacy was going between the two sides. And then today, he's now calling them sick people, describing them as scum, as a cancer.
Why do regional journalists think Trump declaring the ceasefire over changes diplomacy?
And it's unclear how closely that's linked to where his head is when it comes to the NATO relationship. But certainly, he's been absolutely scathing of America's traditional European allies, especially Keir Starmer and the UK, when it comes to what he views as a lack of support and not following him into battle. on the 28th of February in the war with Iran and certainly not doing more to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz by force.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:01–0:09
2
What did Donald Trump announce about the ceasefire with Iran at the NATO summit?
0:09–0:15
3
How did the US describe its strikes on Iranian boats and targets in the Strait of Hormuz?
0:15–0:23
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How did Iran respond and claim it targeted US sites in Bahrain and Kuwait?
0:23–0:32
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How did NATO leadership and Mark Rutte react to the US strikes on Iran?
0:32–3:46
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Why do regional journalists think Trump declaring the ceasefire over changes diplomacy?
3:46–15:40