Level 1 — Absolute Beginner
President Trump said the ceasefire with Iran is now over. He said this at a NATO meeting in Ankara, Turkey.
Before that, the US bombed Iran for a second day in a row. Iran hit back. It attacked places linked to America in Bahrain and Kuwait. This time, Iran also attacked Qatar for the first time.
The country of Jordan said it stopped eight missiles from Iran. The missiles were flying over Jordan's sky. No one was hurt in Jordan.
Trump said talking with Iran now would be 'a waste of time.' He said he is not sure he even wants a peace deal anymore.
- ceasefire
- an agreement to stop fighting
- retaliate
- to attack back after being attacked
- intercept
- to stop something before it reaches its target
- missile
- a weapon that flies to hit a target far away
- airspace
- the sky above a country, controlled by that country
- summit
- an important meeting between leaders
- negotiation
- talking to reach an agreement
- warn
- to tell someone about danger ahead of time
Level 2 — Elementary
President Trump declared on Thursday that the ceasefire with Iran is 'over,' speaking from the NATO summit in Ankara after a fresh round of Iranian retaliation.
The declaration came hours after Iran's Revolutionary Guard struck American-linked military installations in Bahrain and Kuwait, and, for the first time in this conflict, targeted sites in Qatar as well. The attacks followed a second consecutive day of US airstrikes on more than 90 targets inside Iran.
Jordan's armed forces reported intercepting eight Iranian missiles that had entered its airspace, saying no damage or casualties resulted. The interception marked the first time Jordan has been directly drawn into the missile exchanges since the conflict escalated.
Trump characterized further negotiations with Tehran as 'a waste of time,' adding that he was uncertain whether he still wanted to reach a peace agreement with Iran at all.
- declare
- to announce something officially and clearly
- installation (military)
- a military base or facility
- consecutive
- following one after another without a break
- escalate
- to become more serious or intense
- casualty
- a person hurt or killed in an attack or accident
- characterize
- to describe the nature of something
- uncertain
- not sure or decided
- tehran
- the capital city of Iran
Level 3 — Intermediate
President Trump declared on Thursday that the ceasefire with Iran had collapsed entirely, delivering the announcement from the NATO summit in Ankara in the wake of a fresh wave of Iranian retaliation across the Gulf.
The declaration followed strikes by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on American-linked installations in Bahrain and Kuwait, and, in a significant widening of the conflict, on targets within Qatar for the first time. These attacks came in direct response to a second consecutive day of US airstrikes on more than 90 sites inside Iran, part of an intensifying campaign to degrade Tehran's capacity to threaten shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.
Jordan's armed forces confirmed intercepting eight Iranian missiles that had strayed into its airspace en route to other targets, reporting no damage or casualties. The episode marked the first occasion on which Jordan has been drawn directly into the region's missile exchanges since hostilities resumed.
Trump characterized any further diplomatic engagement with Tehran as 'a waste of time,' acknowledging that he was no longer certain a negotiated peace was even a goal worth pursuing, a marked hardening from his earlier posture toward the conflict.
- collapse (figurative)
- to fail suddenly and completely
- widening (conflict)
- spreading to cover a larger area or more parties
- degrade (military)
- to reduce the strength or capability of something
- intensifying
- becoming stronger or more severe
- strayed
- moved accidentally away from an intended path
- hostilities
- acts of warfare; armed conflict
- diplomatic engagement
- official communication between governments to resolve issues
- posture (policy)
- a stance or attitude adopted on an issue
Level 4 — Advanced
President Trump declared on Thursday that the ceasefire with Iran had collapsed irretrievably, delivering the pronouncement from the NATO summit in Ankara in the immediate aftermath of a fresh wave of Iranian retaliation that rippled across the Gulf.
The pronouncement followed strikes by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on American-linked installations in Bahrain and Kuwait, and, in a consequential widening of the conflict's geography, on targets within Qatar for the first time. These reprisals came in direct response to a second consecutive day of US airstrikes on upward of 90 sites inside Iran, part of an intensifying campaign framed by Washington as degrading Tehran's capacity to imperil commercial shipping transiting the Strait of Hormuz.
Jordan's armed forces confirmed intercepting eight Iranian missiles that had strayed into its sovereign airspace en route to other targets, reporting neither damage nor casualties. The episode marked the first occasion on which the kingdom has been drawn directly into the region's missile exchanges since hostilities resumed in earnest.
Trump characterized any further diplomatic engagement with Tehran as 'a waste of time,' conceding that he was no longer certain a negotiated peace remained a goal worth pursuing, a conspicuous hardening from the more conciliatory posture he had struck toward the conflict in preceding weeks.
- irretrievably
- in a way that cannot be recovered or fixed
- pronouncement
- a formal or authoritative statement
- reprisal
- a retaliatory act against an enemy
- consequential
- important; having significant effects
- imperil
- to put something in danger
- transiting
- passing through on the way to another place
- conspicuous
- clearly visible or noticeable
- conciliatory
- intended to reduce hostility or make peace
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