US President Donald Trump said at the NATO summit in Ankara on July 8 that the June 2026 memorandum to end the Iran war is 'over' and dealing with Tehran a 'waste of time'; Trump threatened to hit Iran 'very hard again tonight' and to target infrastructure; Iran responded by threatening a complete halt to nuclear talks

The Israeli PM told combat officers that Israeli forces will remain in all three theatres "as long as required," a statement that undercut US-mediated Lebanon-ceasefire talks the same day