Tamara Keith

He doesn't want Iran enriching uranium and he wants to take possession of the material Iran still has.

But also, Trump is just looking for a way to declare a win and get out of this war.

He's been claiming it was nearly over for weeks now.

But reality is a stubborn thing and Iran gets a say in whether this conflict ends or not.

Even before the U.S.

took custody of that Iranian ship, President Trump and Iranian officials had been trading accusations about violating the ceasefire.

Still, Trump announced that he was sending a team of negotiators to Pakistan today for in-person talks to end the war.

A White House official tells NPR the team will be led by Vice President J.D.

Vance and Mideast Envoy Steve Witkoff.

Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner.

But as of this moment, Vance hasn't yet left Washington.

And in that same social media post, Trump announced the talks.

He also issued new threats, quote, we're offering a very fair and reasonable deal.

And I hope they take it because if they don't, the United States is going to knock out every single power plant

He's trying to achieve maximum leverage with maximalist threats.

But we've seen this movie before.

In fact, just two weeks ago, remember the Easter post about power plant and bridge day?

Then with just 90 minutes before his self-imposed deadline, Trump announced the U.S.

would agree to a ceasefire.

That ceasefire is now getting close to expiring, and there's been very little visible progress towards a lasting peace deal.