TAUREAN SMALL:
00:00:51
Vice President JD Vance and Switzerland saying talks with Iran are moving forward. The opening of the Strait of Hormuz, the ending of the Iranian nuclear program, all of these things have already been accomplished.
TAUREAN SMALL:
00:01:03
Tehran saying not so fast, closing the Strait of Hormuz this weekend as fighting between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon goes on. President Trump, frustrated. Speaking to Fox News Sunday by phone, he used expletives to warn Iranian officials. They quote, "Won't even make it back to your effing country" if they close the strait, vowing to, quote, "Bomb the S out of them." Trump ally Senator Lindsey Graham on CBS's Face the Nation, insisting the threat is real. If this deal fails, President Trump is going to take the Strait of Hormuz over by force. And if Iran contest control of the Strait of Hormuz by the United States, we'll obliterate them.
TAUREAN SMALL:
00:01:45
Trump's words reportedly pausing peace talks, sending Pakistani negotiators scrambling to salvage the meeting. And Washington Democrats, unimpressed. This president has led this nation into a disaster. We have surrendered our power. We have capitulated to the enemy, and they now are mocking us.
TAUREAN SMALL:
00:02:06
Tonight, a new CBSpoll finds most Americans say the US did not get the better of this deal, and a majority believe Iran will keep threatening its neighbors anyway. US officials tell CBS News the talks are continuing despite earlier tensions. A main focus of today's negotiations-- deconfliction and enforcement of the ceasefire in Lebanon, Jericka.
TAUREAN SMALL:
00:02:28
And Taurean, we know that a lot of Americans have been concerned about these oil prices since the start of the war. What do we know about what Americans are feeling now? Well, our poll found many Americans expect gas prices to keep coming down. It's at about $3.93 nationwide. That's up almost $1 since the start of this war. It had been dropping before this latest threat to close the strait. We know global markets don't like uncertainty. That appears to be what we still have, Jericka.
JERICKA DUNCAN:
00:02:58
All right, Taurean Small reporting from the White House. Thank you.
