Trump says U.S. agreed to Iran’s request to continue talks, but ceasefire is over

IranTrump says U.S. agreed to Iran’s request to continue talks, but ceasefire is overDaily tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz appeared to have slowed on Friday, after the series of attacks stoked concerns about the recovery of global oil supplies and shipping.Listen to this article with a free profile00:0000:00Add NBC News to GoogleU.S.-Iran tensions remain high after days of exchanging strikes03:06Get more newsLiveonShareAdd NBC News to GoogleJuly 10, 2026, 12:06 PM EDTBy Reuters and The Associated PressU.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that Iran had asked to continue talks and the U.S. had agreed, but that the ceasefire was over.Subscribe to read this story ad-freeGet unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.His comments came after three Qatari and Saudi commercial tankers came under fire this week, prompting the U.S. to hit Iranian sites, and Iran to respond with strikes on U.S. military installations in neighboring Gulf states on Thursday.“The Islamic Republic of Iran has asked us to continue ‘talks.’ We have agreed to do so, but the United States has stated to them, in no uncertain terms, that the Cease Fire is OVER!,” he wrote in a Truth Social post.Qatari negotiators were meeting officials in Iran on Friday to seek to de-escalate tensions after Iran and the U.S. exchanged fire and to discuss navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, a source with knowledge of the situation told Reuters.Daily tanker traffic through the critical waterway appeared to have slowed on Friday, after the series of attacks stoked concerns about the recovery of global oil supplies and shipping, and highlighted the fragility of the interim truce.Talks in Iran aim to address the implementation of the U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding and the issues that triggered the recent escalation between Washington and Tehran, including disputes over navigation in the strait, the source said.Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news agency said a Qatari delegation visit...