Summary The US and Iran traded strikes this week, with the Iranian armed forces launching attacks on US military infrastructure in Gulf states
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Friday said the United States had agreed to talks with Iran after Tehran asked to continue negotiations, while stressing that the June ceasefire between the two nations was over.
"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!" Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social.
The US and Iran traded strikes this week, with the Iranian armed forces launching attacks on US military infrastructure in Gulf states on Thursday following US strikes on Iran's southern coastal and eastern provinces.
The two nations reached an interim deal last month to end a four month conflict that has throttle worldwide energy supplies.
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Earlier, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Commander Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi has vowed to avenge the death of late supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, warning the United States and Israel that they will face severe consequences.
In a statement, General Vahidi said the killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei would never be erased from history and stressed that full justice must be served.
He asserted that those responsible, particularly what he described as the "child-killing American military," must receive appropriate punishment.
He further declared that the United States and its allies should understand that the "cowardly assassination" would not succeed in weakening the resistance movement.
Vahidi said avenging the blood of those killed and holding those responsible accountable would remain Iran's final, legitimate, and enduring demand.
