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SECURITYJul 8 · 12:06 UTCTHE GUARDIAN WORLDMartin Belam

First Thing: Trump calls Iran’s leaders ‘scum’ and declares fragile ceasefire over

Hostilities between the US and Iran resumed after the US launched strikes near the Strait of Hormuz and revoked sanctions on Iranian oil exports, prompting Iran to attack US military sites in Bahrain and Kuwait. President Donald Trump declared the ceasefire over, calling Iran's leaders 'vicious, violent people' and 'scum', while NATO's secretary general Mark Rutte supported the US response. The conflict caused an immediate 3% rise in oil prices.

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