Latest / GNN Daily Breaking News / Trump Declares Interim Accord With Iran ‘Over,’ Warns of U.S. Strikes

Transcript

Trump Declares Interim Accord With Iran ‘Over,’ Warns of U.S. Strikes · GNN Daily Breaking News

• 0:00
  Speaker 1: President Donald Trump has announced that the interim accord aimed
• 0:03
  Speaker 1: at halting the war with Iran is over, warning that
• 0:07
  Speaker 1: US military strikes could begin as early as Wednesday. The
• 0:11
  Speaker 1: declaration marks a dramatic escalation intensions, effectively ending months of
• 0:17
  Speaker 1: fragile negotiations that sought to freeze hostilities and open the
• 0:21
  Speaker 1: door to a broader peace settlement. The interim accord, brokered
• 0:25
  Speaker 1: earlier this year, was designed to pause fighting while diplomats
• 0:30
  Speaker 1: worked toward a permanent ceasefire. It included limited commitments from
• 0:34
  Speaker 1: Tehran to reduce missile launches and from Washington to suspend
• 0:38
  Speaker 1: certain offensive operations. Trump's statement signals that those commitments have collapsed,
• 0:44
  Speaker 1: with the US now preparing for renewed military action. Administration
• 0:48
  Speaker 1: officials said Iran had violated the terms of the agreement
• 0:52
  Speaker 1: by continuing to support proxy militias and failing to halt
• 0:56
  Speaker 1: missile attacks on regional targets. Trump, speaking at the NATO
• 1:01
  Speaker 1: summit in Ankara, accused Tehran of acting in bad faith
• 1:05
  Speaker 1: and insisted that American forces would respond decisively. The accord
• 1:09
  Speaker 1: is over, he declared, adding that US strikes could begin
• 1:13
  Speaker 1: Wednesday very soon. The announcement has sent shockwaves through diplomatic circles.
• 1:19
  Speaker 1: European allies, already unsettled by Trump's confrontational tone at the summit,
• 1:25
  Speaker 1: urged restraint and warned that renewed US strikes could destabilize
• 1:29
  Speaker 1: the region further. Human rights groups expressed alarm, noting that
• 1:34
  Speaker 1: civilians in Iran and neighboring countries remain at risk from
• 1:38
  Speaker 1: escalating conflict. For Iran, the collapse of the accord underscores
• 1:43
  Speaker 1: its isolation. Officials in Tehran condemned Trump's remarks, accusing Washington
• 1:49
  Speaker 1: of sabotaging peace efforts. Analysts say the breakdown could push
• 1:53
  Speaker 1: Iran closer to Russia and China, deepening geopolitical divides. The
• 1:59
  Speaker 1: broader implication are stark. The end of the accord raises
• 2:02
  Speaker 1: the prospect of expanded US military operations in the Middle East,
• 2:07
  Speaker 1: potentially drawing NATO allies into a wider confrontation. It also
• 2:12
  Speaker 1: threatens global energy markets, with oil prices already spiking on
• 2:16
  Speaker 1: fears of disruption in the Persian Gulf. Trump's warning sets
• 2:20
  Speaker 1: the stage for a volatile week, whether strikes occur immediately
• 2:24
  Speaker 1: or serve as leverage for renewed negotiations remains uncertain, but
• 2:29
  Speaker 1: the message is clear. The fragile pause in the Iran
• 2:32
  Speaker 1: War has ended, and the United States is preparing to
• 2:36
  Speaker 1: act