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His replacement has yet to be chosen.
President Trump said his administration has strong objectives, but he did not specify what those are.
In a six-minute video he posted online, Trump spoke of the contributions of the U.S.
service members, who he called true patriots who made the ultimate sacrifice.
Trump said he fulfilled his promise to the Iranian people and that they need to, quote, take back your country.
He said the rest will be up to them, but the U.S.
The meeting with Vice President Vance and Iran's Badr al-Busaydi, who has served as mediator in the talks, follows a third round of indirect discussions between U.S.
envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner with Iran.
Some see the meetings as one of the last chances for the sides to reach a deal before the U.S.
has already amassed a large military presence in the Middle East as negotiations continue.
Ahead of the meeting, the vice president told The Washington Post, quote, the idea that we're going to be in a Middle Eastern war for years with no end in sight, there's no chance that'll happen.
Franco Ordonez, NPR News, the White House.
But I did speak with Ashley Koning, a pollster from Rutgers University, who told me that the administration faces an uphill battle.
President Trump said he was absolutely ashamed of the justices who ruled against him in the 6-3 decision.
The ruling threatens to upend one of Trump's favorite tools for his economic agenda.
And in response, he says he'll go in even stronger direction, though it may take a little longer.