Trump cancels Iran peace talks, citing US leverage. President Donald Trump unilaterally canceled a diplomatic trip to Pakistan

The president's son-in-law Jared Kushner and longtime friend Steve Witkoff are set to meet with Iranian representatives in Pakistan. Senior White House correspondent Ed O'Keefe reports.

In the U.S., the political costs are mounting; the midterms are drawing near, a critical meeting between Trump and China’s President Xi Jinping is on the horizon, and gas prices are rising. According to new polling,

President Donald Trump called off a planned diplomatic mission to Pakistan on Saturday, refusing to send his team on what he described as an unproductive 18-hour flight, as

Iranian leaders reject Trump’s infighting claims, projecting unity as he extends a ceasefire and maintains a ports blockade.

President Trump declined to give a timeline for resolving the conflict involving Iran during remarks at the White House, telling reporters, “Don’t rush me.”

The prospect of Iran agreeing to more in-person peace talks with the US is being hindered by President Donald Trump’s threats and brash social media posts, according to several officials with knowledge of the diplomatic efforts to end their war.

The last five weeks, perhaps more than any other period in President Donald Trump’s two terms, have revealed him for the bluffer that he is — and on one of the largest and most significant scales imaginable.