Trump declares ceasefire with Iran over during angry broadside at Nato summit

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Key context: <p>President calls Iranian leadership ‘scum’, rails against alliance, repeats demand for Greenland and threatens Spain</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/jul/07/us-military-strikes-iran-war-latest-news-updates">Middle East crisis live – latest updates</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/jul/08/trump-nato-summit-greenland-us-turkey-rutte-marine-le-pen-europe-latest-news-updates">Europe live – latest updates</a></p></li></ul><p>Donald Trump has declared that the ceasefire with Iran is over as he arrived at the Nato summit in Ankara, launching an angry broadside in which he complained about the military alliance and repeated his demand for Greenland.</p><p>The US president, sitting alongside the Nato secretary general, Mark Rutte, called Iran’s leadership scum and “sick people”, and added that he was “very upset” with the alliance and even threatened to cut off all trade with Spain in a row over defence spending.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/08/trump-declares-ceasefire-iran-over-broadside-nato-summit">Continue reading...</a> This development from The Guardian highlights ongoing changes in the sector.