Trump says Iran war "close to over" amid push for new peace talks
With the Iran war paused halfway through a 2-week ceasefire, President Trump is again voicing optimism over the potential for a deal to end it for good.
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With the Iran war paused halfway through a 2-week ceasefire, President Trump is again voicing optimism over the potential for a deal to end it for good.
President Trump says the military will begin a blockade in the Strait of Hormuz at 10 a.m., as global energy costs continue to skyrocket. CBS News New York's Allen Devlin reports.
The action follows failed talks to end the war. CBS News New York's Taurean Small reports.
President Trump announced that the U.S. and Iran had agreed to a two-week ceasefire that was contingent on the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.
It was the latest in a series of threats the president made, as he tries to get the country to re-open the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday night. CBS News New York's Tim McNicholas reports.
President Trump's deadline for Iran to reach a deal to end the war or face punishing strikes on its bridges and power plants is less than 24 hours away.
President Trump says more than 150 war planes were used to keep him safe, and get him out of harm's way. CBS News New York's Tim McNicholas has the latest developments on the war.
President Trump hailed the rescue of a U.S. airman who was missing almost two days inside Iran — and threatened to hit power plants if Iran doesn't reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
The threat over the weekend coincided with the U.S. rescuing a downed airman deep inside Iranian territory. CBS News New York's Lisa Rozner reports.
The president said the U.S. will target the Middle Eastern nation's infrastructure. It comes after the dramatic rescue of an airman from deep inside enemy lines. CBS News New York's Lisa Rozner reports.
President Trump warned the U.S. "hasn't even started destroying what's left in Iran," and previewed that strikes on bridges and power plants could be next.
Trump says he expects the U.S. war with Iran to end within several weeks despite unrelenting attacks from both sides and Iran's iron grip on the Strait of Hormuz.
President Trump indicated the Iran war may wrap up "very soon" and he could abandon efforts to force Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, as the war pushed U.S. gas prices over the $4 mark.
It came as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth made a surprise trip to the region. CBS News New York's Dick Brennan reports.
Energy markets remain volatile as President Trump threatens Iran with an invasion to seize its oil while also suggesting a deal could soon end the war.
Nerdeen Kiswani, the pro-Palestinian activist targeted in what she calls an assassination plot in NYC, spoke out Monday.
It's unclear if the talks would be direct or indirect, and Washington and Tehran aren't commenting. This, as Iran warns the U.S. not to start ground operations.
CBS News New York's Lisa Rozner spoke to Sgt. Moshe Yitzchak Hacohen Katz's family and friends.
CBS News New York's Cristian Benavides has the latest on the widening conflict in the Middle East.
Rep. Jim Himes, the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, told "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that he believes President Trump was "flat-out lying" last week about negotiations with Iran, accusing the president of having "made up" having talks after facing "financial cataclysm on Monday."
President Trump has extended a pause on striking Iranian energy infrastructure until April 6.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt says talks with Tehran are ongoing hours after Iran's state media said the regime rejected Trump administration proposals.
President Trump said several members of his administration were involved in talks with Iran about the ongoing war.
The president threatened to "obliterate" Iranian power plants if Iran didn't reopen the Strait of Hormuz by late Monday night Eastern Daylight Time.
CBS News New York's Cristian Benavides has the latest on the war with Iran and the pressure the U.S. is putting on its European allies to help with the Strait of Hormuz.
