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Donald Trump has dramatically declared that the US-Iran ceasefire is officially "over", calling Tehran an "evil cancer" during a fiery outburst alongside Nato chief Mark Rutte in Ankara, Turkey. He also attacked fellow Nato members including Spain and reiterated his demand to take over Greenland from Denmark. On today’s episode of Iran: the Latest, Roland Oliphant and Joe Barnes report live from the Nato summit on a second day of drama. The sudden escalation in the war follows a wave of Iranian attacks on oil tankers taking the Omani route in the Strait of Hormuz, including one from Qatar for the first time since the war began. The US responded with its own strikes on coastal targets and cancelled an oil sanctions waiver, prompting Iran to send drones and missiles at Bahrain and Kuwait. Venetia Rainey breaks down the latest military and diplomatic news from the Middle East with Dr. Dania Thafer, director of the Gulf International Forum, and asks whether it’s time for military action to break Tehran’s grip on Hormuz. Highlights Trump ends US-Iran ceasefire and axes oil licence US bombs 80 Iran targets after Tehran’s Strait of Hormuz oil tanker blitz CONTRIBUTORS: Venetia Rainey, co-host and executive producer @venetiarainey Roland Oliphant, co-host and chief foreign affairs analyst @RolandOliphant Dania Thafer, director Gulf International Forum @Dr_DaniaThafer CONTENT REFERENCED: Listen to Ukraine: the Latest: https://linktr.ee/UkraineTheLatest Trump: Ceasefire with Iranian scum is over https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/07/08/trump-ceasefire-with-iranian-scum-is-over/ We are ready to defend Greenland, Denmark’s PM tells Trump https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/07/08/we-are-ready-to-defend-greenland-denmark-pm-tells-trump/ David Blair: Iran’s regime is now stronger than before Trump’s war https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/07/08/iran-stronger-because-of-trump/ US carries out fresh strikes on Iran in response to Hormuz attacks https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/07/07/trump-ban-iran-from-selling-oil-hormuz-attacks/ Producer: Peter Shevlin Video Producer: Max Bower Researcher and Social Producer: Anna Hindmarsh Studio Operator: Andy Watson Executive Producer: Venetia Rainey ► Sign up to our most popular newsletter, From the Editor. Look forward to receiving free-thinking comment and the day's biggest stories, every morning. telegraph.co.uk/fromtheeditor ► EMAIL US: Contact the team on battlelines@telegraph.co.uk ► GET THE LATEST HEADLINES: Find all our latest Iran coverage here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/iran-war/ #Trump #NATO #Iran #TrumpNews #NATOSummit #Turkey #MiddleEast #IranWar #Geopolitics #BreakingNews #Defence #Military #WorldNews