Iran latest: President Trump to hold Cabinet meeting at Camp David Wednesday
Three days after President Donald Trump indicated that a peace deal between the United States and Iran was nearly complete and only needed to be finalized, the negotiations between the two countries continue.
On Monday, however, the president added another condition that he would like to see included in any agreement, one that would apply not to Iran but to other Middle Eastern nations. Trump called on several countries who have been involved in recent negotiations to join the Abraham Accords, which aim to normalize relations between Israel and many of its neighbors, saying it should be a mandatory condition for peace.
A U.S. Sailor observes as an MH-60R Sea Hawk, assigned to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 51, landing on the flight deck of Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115), as it patrols the Arabian Sea enforcing a
The U.S. military also confirmed Monday that American forces had launched attacks in southern Iran, describing them as "self-defense strikes." U.S. Central Command confirmed the operations, saying they happened after two Iranian Revolutionary Guard boats were spotted laying mines and a surface-to-air missile site locked onto American warplanes.
Here’s the latest:
Trump to meet with Cabinet at Camp David
12:31 p.m. ET: President Trump will convene a Cabinet meeting at Camp David on Wednesday.
The New York Post initially reported, and Fox News has confirmed as well. Every Cabinet member is expected to be in attendance, including outgoing Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard.
Trump said a deal between the U.S. and Iran is imminent, but officials in Iran have denied a deal is close.
The presidential retreat Camp David has historically been reserved for major national security and diplomatic deliberations.
US President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House on March 26, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP via Getty Images)
China urges US to honor ceasefire
10:50 a.m. ET: After the U.S. military strikes in Iran, China has called upon the United States to "honor the commitments" of the ceasefire with Iran.
"We urge relevant parties to honor the commitments to ceasefire, solve disputes in peaceful ways, and continue to work for solutions that accommodate the legitimate concerns of all parties through dialogue and negotiation so as to enable peace to return to the Middle East and Gulf region at an early date," Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said Tuesday.
Iran responds to US defensive strikes
10:45 a.m. ET: Following the United States military's self-defense strikes, Iran's foreign ministry announced they "will leave no act of aggression unanswered.
The country's foreign ministry said the U.S. strikes were in violation of the ceasefire and warned of consequences.
Rubio: Iran deal could take a 'couple of days'
8:33 a.m. ET: Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that it may take a couple of days to finalize the deal with Iran.
"Like anything with something like this, it's going to take a couple of days to settle on, even down to the disagreements over a word, a sentence. So we'll have to work through that. If there's going to be a deal, we're going to have to work through that," Rubio said.
Israel strikes over 100 Hezbollah targets
7:33 a.m. ET: More than 100 Hezbollah targets in Lebanon have been hit, according to the Israel Defense Forces.
The IDF said on Tuesday one of the targets in the overnight strikes was a Hezbollah weapons storage facility.
"In southern Lebanon, more than 90 weapons storage facilities, command centers, observation posts, and infrastructure sites used by Hezbollah terrorists to advance attacks against IDF soldiers and Israeli civilians were struck," it added.
The Source: Information for this article was taken from the Associated Press and FOX News. This story was reported from Orlando.