Overview
- After roughly three hours behind closed doors, President Trump said no decisions were reached beyond his insistence that negotiations with Iran proceed.
- Trump warned that failure could bring consequences, invoking last year’s U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear sites known as Operation Midnight Hammer.
- The Pentagon has instructed a second aircraft carrier strike group to prepare for possible Middle East deployment, with one carrier already in theater, according to U.S. officials cited by multiple outlets.
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pressed for any deal to cover ballistic missiles and Iran’s proxy networks, later voicing skepticism that a satisfactory agreement is achievable.
- Indirect U.S.–Iran talks in Oman resumed last week, with Iranian leaders signaling openness to nuclear inspections while declaring the missile program non‑negotiable.