Iran-US war latest: Trump fumes at ‘evil and sick’ Iran after claiming it broke peace deal with Hormuz attack
Donald Trump has called Iran “evil and sick” after claiming it broke an agreed peace deal yesterday when it fired a drone at a ship. Speaking to NBC's Meet the Press, Trump said: "They agreed to a deal yesterday - a perfect deal for us, no nuclear, no this, no that, no nothing, they gave up everything - and then after that, they left the room, and then within an hour they launched a drone at a ship.” "We bombed the hell out of them last night. They are very, very evil and sick people," he added. It comes as the US launched more strikes on Iran less than 24 hours after president Donald Trump threatened to “decimate and destroy” the country in the event of his assassination, inviting retaliatory attacks on its facilities across the Gulf. “Iran made a poor choice. Now they pay,” defense secretary Pete Hegseth said on Saturday night after Centcom confirmed that its forces had conducted strikes in response to an alleged Iranian attack on a container ship in the Strait of Hormuz. Trump claims US and Iran agreed deal before 'they gave up everything' in attack Donald Trump has called Iran “evil and sick” after claiming it broke an agreed peace deal yesterday when it fired a drone at a ship. Speaking to NBC's Meet the Press, Trump said: "They agreed to a deal yesterday - a perfect deal for us, no nuclear, no this, no that, no nothing, they gave up everything - and then after that, they left the room, and then within an hour they launched a drone at a ship.” "We bombed the hell out of them last night. They are very, very evil and sick people," he added. Rebecca Whittaker12 July 2026 15:58Trade minister says Strait of Hormuz should be reopened Trade minister Chris Bryant has said the Strait of Hormuz should be reopened. Speaking to Sky News he said: "It's a bit daft to go into a war if you don't know how you're going to get out of it" "We want everybody to de-escalate.” It comes as the US attacked Iran early Sunday morning over an Iranian attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran apparently responded with strikes targeting Bahrain, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. Rebecca Whittaker12 July 2026 15:30 How a vague clause in Trump’s peace deal led to anarchy in the Strait of Hormuz The global economy is facing uncertainty after the resumption of hostilities between the US and Iran. Experts tell Maira Butt that negotiators must go back to the drawing board on the strait if disruption is to be avoided.
