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WATCH: In Cabinet meeting, Trump says Iran 'negotiating on fumes' and that midterms won't affect his war strategy
As he prepares to huddle with his top aides, President Donald Trump is projecting confidence that he's closing in on a deal that will reopen the Strait of Hormuz and provide him a credible argument that Iran's nuclear capability has been diminished enough to declare victory.
What happened
According to PBS News’s source item, WATCH: In Cabinet meeting, Trump says Iran ‘negotiating on fumes’ and that midterms won’t affect his war strategy, As he prepares to huddle with his top aides, President Donald Trump is projecting confidence that he’s closing in on a deal that will reopen the Strait of Hormuz and provide him a credible argument that Iran’s nuclear capability has been diminished enough to declare victory.
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- WATCH: In Cabinet meeting, Trump says Iran 'negotiating on fumes' and that midterms won't affect his war strategyPBS News - 2026-05-27T15:00:07+00:00
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