We’re waiting to hear from President Trump about where talks stand after he made these really terse remarks that the ceasefire with Iran was over. We also have not heard any new comments from Iranian officials either. The two sides were supposed to continue negotiations to end the war after the late Supreme Leader’s funeral, which ended on Thursday. This week, tensions began escalating after Iran attacked 3 commercial ships. The Strait of Hormuz. In response, US Central Command conducted retaliatory strikes. Now the US military also ramped up attacks hours after President Trump told reporters the memorandum of understanding was essentially over. We also saw oil prices affected from these exchanges. Now the price for *** barrel of Brent crude oil, the international standard, fell to about $2 from *** day earlier. But that’s still several dollars higher than *** week ago when well above pre-war levels. This week, gas prices spiked after new tensions in the Middle East started to ramp up, and they were declining for some time as negotiations were underway. But now there is *** real concern that another intense exchange between the US and Iran could send prices soaring. In Washington, I’m Rachel Hirsheimer.
Trump says talks with Iran to continue despite ceasefire being ‘over’
Updated: 9:02 AM PDT Jul 10, 2026
President Donald Trump posted to social media on Friday announcing talks with Iran are going to continue at the request of the Islamic Republic of Iran, despite announcing an end of the ceasefire.Trump said Iran had “asked us to continue ‘talks'” and his administration has agreed to do so. In the same social media post, Trump also said, “the Cease Fire is OVER!” It’s unclear how productive talks can be to end the war with Iran so long as the status of the Strait of Hormuz is uncertain and attacks could supersede any commitments made in negotiations. The U.S. launched airstrikes against Iran on Thursday, and Tehran responded by targeting U.S.-allied Mideast countries.Early Friday, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was laid to rest in his hometown of Mashhad after days of public mourning. Khamenei was killed in the opening salvos of the Iran war.The Associated Press contributed to this report.
WASHINGTON —
President Donald Trump posted to social media on Friday announcing talks with Iran are going to continue at the request of the Islamic Republic of Iran, despite announcing an end of the ceasefire.
Trump said Iran had “asked us to continue ‘talks'” and his administration has agreed to do so. In the same social media post, Trump also said, “the Cease Fire is OVER!”
It’s unclear how productive talks can be to end the war with Iran so long as the status of the Strait of Hormuz is uncertain and attacks could supersede any commitments made in negotiations.
The U.S. launched airstrikes against Iran on Thursday, and Tehran responded by targeting U.S.-allied Mideast countries.
Early Friday, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was laid to rest in his hometown of Mashhad after days of public mourning. Khamenei was killed in the opening salvos of the Iran war.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.