Middle East on HIGH ALERT as Trump issues major Iran pivot

ENDORSEMENTS. >> Charlie: TOTAL COWARDNESS. PEACE TALKS RESUME TODAY, PRESIDENT TRUMP CALLED OFF. MASSIVE STRIKE OVER THE WEEKEND. >> Ainsley: COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF. SAYS IT DEPENDS ON ENDING. TEHRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM. >> Lawrence: TREY YINGST IS LIVE. IN TEL AVIV WITH THE LATEST. >> Trey: PRESIDENT TRUMP CALMING. OFF PLANNED STRIKES, HE SAID A. DEAL IS CLOSE, TALKS WILL RESUME.

TODAY AIMED AT FINALIZING A DEAL. WITH STRAIT OF HORMUZ. THE PRESIDENT WAS ASKED BY. QATAR, UAE AND SAUDI ARABIA TO. HOLD OFF AS DIPLOMATIC EFFORTS. PLAY OUT. >> President Trump: IT WOULD BE. BIGGEST ATTACK SINCE WORLD WAR. II, DISASTROUS, THEY DID NOT. WANT US TO DO IT AND FRANKLY. SAUDI ARABIA DID NOT WANT IT. EITHER. A DEAL IS IMMINENT.

>> Trey: IRAN'S PRESIDENT. PEZESHKIAN POSTED TO X ABOUT THE. MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING THAT. WAS REACHED, SAYING I BELIEVE. THIS MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING. WILL BE GRAVITY AND FOREIGN. RELATIONS IN FUTURE. SECURITY OF THE COUNTRY, OUR. REGION AND ALLIES WILL BE. ENHANCED BY THIS MEMORANDUM. STRAIT OF HORMUZ AN EXPLOSION. WAS HEARD THIS MORNING BY A. TANKER. A NEW DEAL COULD SEE THE STRAIT. OPEN FOR 60 DAYS WITHOUT FEES.

WITH POSSIBILITY OF ANOTHER. AGREEMENT IN SIGHT. IRANIANS DENY DIRECT PROGRESS. >> WE KINDLY DO NOT HAVE. NEGOTIATIONS WITH AMERICA. THE NEGOTIATIONS ARE WITH OMAN. AND ARE FOCUSED ON REACHING. UNDERSTANDING OF OUR PATH TO. ENSURE SECURITY OF SHIPPING. PASSAGE THROUGH THE STRAIT OF. HORMUZ. >> Trey: IRANIANS SAY ONE THING.

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