The Trump administration's contradictions and contortions on Iran war, Blanche nomination and more
After President Trump called off a planned military attack against Iran, and GOP holdouts Cornyn and Tillis reached an agreement to support Todd Blanche for attorney general, CBS News chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett says two words come to mind: contradiction and contortion. CBS News' Nancy Cordes and Aaron MacLean report on the latest from the White House.
US President Donald Trump said that talks with Iran are ongoing, describing it as Tehran's "last chance" to make a deal. According to Trump, these talks are happening "right now" at Iran's request, and are backed by several countries including Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Qatar.
However, Iran has contradicted Trump's statement, saying that there are no talks underway with Washington. Iran has instead announced that it is negotiating a joint temporary shipping corridor with Oman to address the backlog in the Strait of Hormuz.
Trump has criticized Iran for its actions, calling its leadership "unbelievably duplicitous". He also stated that the Strait of Hormuz is "already completely controlled by the United States Navy" and that "nothing gets through to Iran, unless we want it to, and nothing will get through, unless a deal, or total surrender, is accomplished."
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