Trump calls off threatened strikes, says deal with Iran is close

About this episode

President Trump discusses calling off airstrikes on Iran and the potential for a deal between the U.S. and Iran.

President Trump said he called off a third night of airstrikes on Iranian targets. In the Oval Office, he again said that a deal was close between the U.S. and Iran, and that it might be signed this weekend. Iran denied any movement toward a longer-term agreement. William Brangham reports. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

People in this episode

Host: William Brangham

Topics covered

• U.S.-Iran relations
• military action
• diplomacy
• Trump administration
• international agreements

Keywords

• Trump
• Iran
• airstrikes
• deal
• diplomacy
• Oval Office
• agreement

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Organizations: Iran

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