Welcome to Meet the Press Now. I'm Kristen Welker in Washington where the Trump administration is heading into a highstakes diplomatic test with Vice President JD Vance on his way to Pakistan right now for peace talks with Iran. Those are expected to begin tomorrow.But the situation is volatile with both the US and Iran accusing each other of violating a ceasefire agreement that was supposed to pave the way for these negotiations. This morning, Vice President Vance left Washington heading to Islamabad where ...

And you've seen a lot of action even just over the last 24 hours. Remember, we're still less than 48 hours out from when President Trump initially announced that ceasefire agreement. Now, you look at some of the shipping data straight of form moves there.According to S&P, only four ships have crossed on Wednesday. Reuters reporting that five have made the crossing. Only one of those was an oil tanker.This is also far below the levels we were seeing even just a few days before. So, it shows you this is not e ...

🚨BREAKING: IRAN PRESIDENT THREATENS TO BREAK CEASEFIRE AGREEMENT AS ISRAEL STRIKES LEBANONPresident Masoud Pezeshkian is accusing Israel of a "clear violation" of the initial ceasefire agreement following massive IDF strikes in Lebanon.He warns that continued military action by the "Zionist regime" renders current negotiations meaningless.Pezeshkian maintains that Iran's military remains on high alert with "hands on the trigger" to defend regional allies.This escalation threatens the fragile two-week truce ...

RT BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking)Iranian minister tells BBC Israel's attacks on Lebanon were "grave violation" of the ceasefire agreement https://t.co/30cgYAnAE0 ...

🇺🇸🇮🇷 JUST IN: President Trump says all US military forces will remain positioned around Iran until the ceasefire agreement is fully complied with.He added that Iran has agreed to no nuclear weapons and an open Strait of Hormuz. https://t.co/Lq2aMmm4Cs ...

UPDATE: REPORTS INDICATE IRAN HAS CLOSED THE STRAIT OF HORMUZAfter ongoing Israeli attacks on Lebanon, I ran threatens to terminate the ceasefire agreement and has closed down the Straight of Hormuz.Tensions are still extremely high as missile and drone attacks continue around the region. Asset prices have remained fairly steady as investors seem unsure of what will happen next.BSCN (@BSCNews):🚨 BREAKING: IRAN SAYS ISRAELI STRIKES THREATENS CEASEFIREIran told the UN that continued Israeli strikes in Lebanon ...

Well, US president Donald Trump announced the truce on social media, but cautioned the pause hinges on the reopening of the Strait Of Hormuz. Iran's foreign minister said safe passage to the waterway will be possible during that time, vowing that Iran will cease offensive operations if attacks are paused. Pakistan, a key mediator, meanwhile, says that it'll host talks on Friday, though The US is yet to confirm its attendance.For more, I'm joined by Bloomberg's Washington deputy bureau chief Laura Davison an ...

RT Rula Jebreal (@rulajebreal)Americans deserve accurate information, and not Israeli propaganda.The lesson from #WMD in Iraq: people die when the Media and politicians lie.Israel carried out 1000 airstrikes on residential areas in #Lebanon, violating Security Council Resolution 1701, ceasefire agreement. https://t.co/L2vdFv8w5O ...

That big meeting between President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin now on hold. Just last week, Trump said he would meet with Putin in Budapest to figure out how to end the war in Ukraine. So, what's changed.NBC's Gabe Gutierrez is tracking it all from the White House and joins us now. Gabe, do we have a sense of why the Trump administration is hitting pause at this point. Well, certainly, Alison, uh, President Trump was very optimistic last week after he had just spoken with Russian Presiden ...

Geopolitical Analysis - The report indicates that during a meeting at the White House, President Trump told Ukrainian President Zelenskyy that he doesn't believe a ceasefire agreement is necessary between Russia and Ukraine [1]