Trump Calls Cabinet as US-Iran Peace Talks Edge Closer
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- Trump convened his Cabinet at the White House at 11 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, with the meeting centered on US-Iran peace talks and a fragile ceasefire.
- US and Iranian officials are reportedly edging closer to an agreement to end regional hostilities, reopen the Strait of Hormuz, and open discussions about Tehran's nuclear program.
- Monday's strikes on military targets in Iran heightened tensions, complicating the path to a deal that would end the conflict.
- The Cabinet meeting was originally scheduled for Camp David but was moved to the White House due to bad weather.
- The session comes a day after Trump's latest health check-up at Walter Reed Medical Center.
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is set to travel to Singapore as the administration juggles multiple foreign policy fronts at once.
Why it matters: The Cabinet meeting lands as US and Iranian officials reportedly edge closer to a deal covering the Strait of Hormuz and Iran's nuclear program, even as Monday's strikes on Iranian military targets heightened tensions around the fragile ceasefire. Hegseth's separate Singapore trip shows the administration managing Middle East diplomacy alongside Indo-Pacific commitments on the same day.
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