{"id":4468,"date":"2026-07-12T19:42:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-12T14:42:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=4468"},"modified":"2026-07-12T19:42:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T14:42:14","slug":"waltz-says-ceasefire-broken-down-after-us-and-iran-trade-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=4468","title":{"rendered":"Waltz says ceasefire \u2018broken down\u2019 after US and Iran trade fire"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" data-testid=\"prism-article-body\">\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \"><a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.com\/International\/live-updates\/iran-live-updates-thousands-throng-tehran-streets-khamenei\/?id=134509610\" dir=\"ltr\">Flareups between the U.S. and Iran<\/a> show that the &#8220;ceasefire has broken down&#8221; between the two countries, US Ambassador Mike Waltz said on &#8220;This Week&#8221; with co-anchor Martha Raddatz, and &#8220;all options are on the table&#8221; for President Donald Trump in the conflict.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The US struck targets inside Iran Saturday after Iran attacked a commercial vessel in the Strait of Hormuz and declared the waterway closed. The provocation from Tehran came after senior US officials told reporters in Washington they expected the regime to apologize for its prior attacks in the regime.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">One of the officials said earlier Iranian strikes in the strait this week were directed by &#8220;errant&#8221; groups in the Iranian government.<\/p>\n<div class=\"oLzSq QrHMO fnRUo pvsTF EhJPu vPlOC zNYgW OsTsW RMeqy daRVX ISNQ sKyCY eRftA acPPc MENS nFwaT MCnQE mEeeY SmBjI xegrY rPLsU iulOd NIuqO zzscu lzDCc aHUBM IEgzD OjMNy eQqcx SVqKB GQmdz jaoD VWDdR ONJdw vrZxD OnRTz gbbfF roDbV GPGwb oMlSS gfNzt oJhud eXZcf zhVlX \">\n<div>\n<div class=\"InlineImage GpQCA lZur asrEW \" data-testid=\"prism-inline-image\">\n<figure class=\"kzIjN GNmeK pYrtp dSqFO \" data-testid=\"prism-figure\">\n<div class=\"GpQCA lZur \" style=\"padding-bottom:66.70524691358025%\" data-testid=\"prism-ratio-frame\">\n<div class=\"FvQLF iLTd NqeUA UzzHi iWsMV \"><picture data-testid=\"prism-picture\"><source media=\"(max-width: 414px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/b3cb58ce-7ff2-4336-9e3e-66e6fcc53edd\/hormuz-1-gty-gmh-260712_1783862327261_hpMain.jpg?w=375, https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/b3cb58ce-7ff2-4336-9e3e-66e6fcc53edd\/hormuz-1-gty-gmh-260712_1783862327261_hpMain.jpg?w=750 2x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 415px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/b3cb58ce-7ff2-4336-9e3e-66e6fcc53edd\/hormuz-1-gty-gmh-260712_1783862327261_hpMain.jpg?w=750, https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/b3cb58ce-7ff2-4336-9e3e-66e6fcc53edd\/hormuz-1-gty-gmh-260712_1783862327261_hpMain.jpg?w=1500 2x\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"hsDdd NDJZt sJeUN IJwXl vBqtr KrDt itslR SjwtZ hakZw HlUVI \" data-testid=\"prism-image\" draggable=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/b3cb58ce-7ff2-4336-9e3e-66e6fcc53edd\/hormuz-1-gty-gmh-260712_1783862327261_hpMain.jpg\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>\n<div class=\"nMMea bNYiy Mjgpa dGwha DDmxa jgKNG RGHCC aBIU PriDW aiQHS lZur \" data-testid=\"prism-caption\">\n<p><span class=\"hsDdd OOSI GpQCA lZur VlFaz \" data-testid=\"prism-truncate\"><span><span class=\"gtOSm FbbUW tUtYa vOCwz EQwFq yCufu eEak Qmvg nyTIa SRXVc vzLa jgBfc WXDas CiUCW kqbG zrdEG txGfn ygKVe BbezD UOtxr CVfpq xijV soGRS XgdC sEIlf daWqJ \">Cargo ships anchored near the Strait of Hormuz off the eastern coast of the United Arab Emirates at Khor Fakkan, July 12, 2026.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"gtOSm FbbUW tUtYa vOCwz EQwFq yCufu eEak Qmvg nyTIa SRXVc vzLa jgBfc WXDas CiUCW kqbG zrdEG txGfn ygKVe BbezD UOtxr CVfpq xijV soGRS XgdC sEIlf daWqJ YNujN JGtjI aZFDu rkKLh \">AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Waltz said he believed that was likely not the case.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">&#8220;I don&#8217;t buy it. I don&#8217;t think we buy it,&#8221; Waltz said, adding the regime is known to be disciplined and united in its actions. He cited a brutal crackdown on tens of thousands of protesters orchestrated by the Tehran government in January.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Waltz condemned Iran&#8217;s response to US strikes yesterday. Gulf countries including Oman, where Iranian officials visited for diplomatic talks on Saturday, reported attacks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">&#8220;The president has always said this was a performance-based [memorandum of understanding],&#8221; Waltz said. &#8220;Iran is not living up to it, and all options are on the table.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Still, the ambassador said technical teams continued to discuss a nuclear deal, which, under the memorandum, would have to be struck within a 60 window that is already nearly halfway over.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">&#8220;Those experts &#8230; are still talking even though the ceasefire has broken down,&#8221; Waltz said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Waltz would not say whether Israel uncovered a new Iranian plot to assassinate Trump, as the Wall Street Journal and Mike Huckabee, the US ambassador to Israel, confirmed to Fox News Saturday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Yet Waltz said the threat existed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">&#8220;Make no mistake that the Iranian regime is trying to kill President Trump and those around him,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC eTIW sUzSN \"><em class=\" \">This is a developing story. 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