Trump Says Ceasefire May Be Over, But US and Iran Can Still Talk

Articles | July 11, 2026 | by Catholics for Catholics

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The U.S. president said that the lull in fighting has ended ‘in no uncertain terms.’

By Catholics for Catholics

The ceasefire may be over, but the U.S. and Iran can still talk, according to President Donald Trump.

President Donald Trump on July 10 restated that a truce between the United States and Iran is over but added that the administration consented to hold more talks in the middle of a flare-up in fighting in the Middle East.

“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!” the U.S. president wrote in a post on Truth Social, according to the Epoch Times.

Nevertheless, the president did not give any more details on the makeup of the talks or when they would be arranged. After a memorandum of understanding between the two countries was signed in June, administration officials, including U.S. Vice President JD Vance, have met with Iranian officials to go over details on how to proceed.

Still, the original peace deal went downhill after Iran launched strikes on vessels in the Strait of Hormuz last week, provoking the U.S. military to hit back against Iranian military resources.

While Tehran has said it controls the strait, Washington continues to ask mariners to take a southern route through Oman’s territorial waters to avoid Iranian waters. The Joint Maritime Information Center, a multinational body overseen by the U.S. Navy, issued a new advisory on July 10 urging ships to travel that route. A similar message sparked an Iranian attack on July 7, resulting in three vessels being hit.

U.S. Central Command said in a July 9 post on X that Iran’s assertion that transit through the Strait of Hormuz is only permitted through routes designated by Iran is false. It added that since May, U.S. forces have allowed for the transport of “more than 800 commercial vessels and 380 million barrels of crude oil through the vital international trade corridor.”