Iran warns retaliation if US resumes strikes; Trump gives Iran weekend deadline to make deal

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[00:00:00]President Trump telling reporters today that he's giving Iran until this weekend to make a deal to end the war. Just yesterday, the president postponing a planned strike at the request of Gulf allies.

[00:00:12]>> I was I was an hour away.

[00:00:16]>> We were all set to go. You're talking about yesterday.

[00:00:19]>> We were going to be striking very it would have been happening right now. Now negotiations remain at a standstill with an Iranian counter proposal said to be insufficient according to the president.

[00:00:30]Iran's military meantime now warning it would be open to new fronts against the US if it resumes attacks on that country. Vice President JD Vance today stressing again the US is willing to cut a deal if Iran commits to never obtaining a nuclear weapon. We are not going to have a deal that allows the Iranians to have a nuclear weapon. So, as the president just told me, we're locked and loaded. We don't want to go down that pathway, but the president is willing and able to go down that pathway if we have to.

[00:01:00]>> Now, to Capitol Hill tonight, a live look there where the Senate advancing a bill aimed at forcing President Trump to withdraw from the Iran War. The move comes after Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy, fresh off of a primary election loss today, switched sides to advance the legislation. Cassidy was defeated by a Trump endorsed opponent.