I am willing to meet with Iranian high-ranking leaders if a breakthrough is made,” adding, “Iran must abandon nuclear weapons.” In an interview with the New York Post the same day, Trump also mentioned during a Fox News interview that “the agreement will be signed in Pakistan today.

US President Donald Trump said he’s not likely to extend the two-week ceasefire with Iran, increasing the urgency for negotiators to conclude a deal to end the war.

Trump said the U.S. seized the cargo ship that tried to circumvent a naval blockade near the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, the first such interception since the blockade of Iranian ports began last week...