>> NEWSMAKERS AND MARKET MOVERS, THIS IS "THE PULSE" WITH FRANCINE LACQUA. FRANCINE: GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. I'M FRANCINE LACQUA IN LONDON.PRESIDENT TRUMP AND IRAN HAVE REJECTED EACH OTHER'S LATEST PEACE PROPOSALS TO END THE 10 WEEK CONFLICT. THE PRESIDENT POSTING THE TEHRAN'S RESPONSE TO THE PEACE PLAN IS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE. THE WALL STREET JOURNAL SAYS IRAN HAS PROPOSED DILUTING SOME OF ITS HIGHLY ENRICHED URANIUM AND HAVING THE REST SENT TO A THIRD COUNTRY.THE NEWS AGENCY SAYS IRAN DISPUTES THE REPORT S ...

And joining me now is energy secretary Chris Wright. Secretary Wright, welcome back to Meet the Press. >> Thanks for having me and happy Mother's Day. >> Thank you so much. Thank you for being here on Mother's Day. A lot to discuss. I do want to start on these negotiations between the United States and Iran. President Trump saying that the United States was anticipating a response from Iran to its latest proposal. Has Iran in fact responded to the United States? I don't think we've heard a clear resolution ...

Watson, Secretary of State Marco Rubio there at the White House briefing room. Uh, of course, the press secretary out on maternity leave as the Secretary of State issues a vigorous defense, a kind of rationale now for the administration's military operation in the Middle East against Iran. Let me bring in our Julie Cirin who is at the White House for us.And interestingly, you heard him seem to try to clarify or back up what we uh heard President Trump allude to, which is this idea that Operation Epic Fury u ...