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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.
He says he'll sign an executive order to continue certain tariffs under different laws, including adding a 10% global tariff.
But after 150 days, that would need approval from Congress, which might be difficult with an election approaching.
President Trump says he insisted that negotiations with Iran continue to see if a deal on Iran's nuclear program can be reached.
The prime minister signaled ahead of the meeting that he was concerned about the direction of the talks and wanted to ensure that Israel's needs were taken into consideration.