First Thing: Trump calls Iran’s leaders ‘scum’ and declares fragile ceasefire over
Hostilities between US and Iran resume as US president lashes out at ‘vicious, violent people’. Plus the fall out from the USMNT’s exit from the Fifa World Cup Good morning. Hostilities have resumed between the US and Iran. Tehran accused the US of violating the agreement intended to end the war, after the US military launched strikes around the strait of Hormuz and revoked a temporary sanctions waiver for Iranian oil exports. The attacks were the latest in a string of ceasefire violations by th
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Donald Trump attends the welcome ceremony for the Nato summit in Ankara. Photograph: Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto/ShutterstockView image in fullscreenDonald Trump attends the welcome ceremony for the Nato summit in Ankara. Photograph: Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto/ShutterstockFirst Thing newsletterUS newsFirst Thing: Trump calls Iran’s leaders ‘scum’ and declares fragile ceasefire overHostilities between US and Iran resume as US president lashes out at ‘vicious, violent people’. Plus the fall out from the USMNT’s exit from the Fifa World CupMartin BelamWed 8 Jul 2026 08.06 EDTLast modified on Wed 8 Jul 2026 08.07 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleGood morning. Hostilities have resumed between the US and Iran.
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