Trump faced a politically fraught decision to enter an agreement that would invariably require significant concessions to Tehran.

The United States and Iran appear to be closing in on a deal to end the war and open the Strait of Hormuz. U.S. and Iranian negotiators on Thursday reached a tentative agreement to extend the ceasefire in the 3-month-old war by 60 days and start a new round of talks on Iran’s nuclear program,

President Donald Trump announced Friday that he is meeting in the Situation Room of the White House to make a decision on a peace plan with Iran.

President Donald Trump convened his Cabinet on Wednesday at a precarious moment for talks aimed at ending the Iran war, saying “things are going very well” days after insisting a settlement was “largely negotiated.

President Trump said on social media that he's meeting with members of his national security team to discuss the latest round of negotiations with Iran. CBS News' Ed O'Keefe and Eleanor Watson report.

U.S. President Donald ​Trump said in a social ‌media post that he would be meeting in the White House Situation ​Room on Friday to make ​a final decision on a ⁠deal with Iran.

The US military carried out new strikes in Iran, targeting a site that posed a threat to US forces and commercial traffic, according to a US official. Follow for live news updates.

Vice President JD Vance said Thursday the U.S. and Iran are "very close" to a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that would extend the ceasefire by 60 days, reopen the Strait of Hormuz and launch talks on limiting Tehran's nuclear program.