Overview
- A CBS News poll released June 21 found 78% of Americans want the conflict with Iran to end now and many doubt the interim agreement will stop Iran from developing a nuclear weapon.
- CBS’s Margaret Brennan used the poll in a June 21 interview to press U.S. UN Ambassador Mike Waltz on how the administration will sell the deal to a skeptical public.
- Waltz defended the pact as focused on preventing nuclearization and touted lower gasoline prices as a domestic benefit, saying verification—not trust—will be central to any outcome.
- Reporting says senior U.S. national security officials and the CIA director flagged inconsistencies in Iran’s commitments, leaving questions about compliance and verification.
- A high-level U.S. delegation including Vice President J.D. Vance, special envoy Steve Witkoff, and Jared Kushner is in Switzerland for direct talks with Iranian officials while negotiators work to turn the memorandum into detailed, verifiable steps.