President Donald Trump said Thursday at his first Cabinet meeting since launching the Iran war that Tehran has been "decisively defeated" and is “begging” for a deal.

Trump says Iran let oil tankers pass Hormuz as a goodwill “present,” signaling progress in talks and easing fears over oil flows.

President Donald Trump is warning Iran to get serious about negotiations “soon” before it’s too late. He’s also preparing to expand the fighting, if necessary.

President Donald Trump said he’s unsure about reaching a diplomatic agreement with Iran, another signal the two sides remain at loggerheads about efforts to end the nearly month-long war.

President Trump held his first Cabinet meeting since the war in Iran began, and he continues to claim that Tehran wants to negotiate with the U.S. Mr. Trump also slammed NATO for its reluctance to join efforts against the regime.

Before the Iran war, US President Donald Trump’s Gulf Arab allies lobbied hard against strikes, fearing the attacks Tehran is now unleashing on them. As the war drags on, they fear a quick exit could leave them worse off than before it began.

Outnumbered' reacts to President Donald Trump's first Cabinet meeting since the start of Operation Epic Fury.

Iran doesn’t seem to be susceptible to the art of the deal. President Donald Trump is desperate to sell the story that the Islamic Republic is ready to end the war. But there’s no public sign yet from Tehran that it’s poised to help him walk back a crisis that he triggered by obliterating his own previous diplomatic effort nearly four weeks ago.