The White House is discussing with Iran the possibility of a meeting this week between U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, according to four sources briefed on the issue.

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told Fox News on Monday that President Donald Trump was still aiming for a nuclear deal with Iran even as hostilities have escalated between U.S. ally Israel and Tehran,

The U.S. commander in chief again urged the Islamic republic to reach an agreement “before it’s too late.” Trump’s comments during the gathering of world leaders came shortly before Israel’s ambassador to the U.S. laid out what it would take from Tehran for his government to end its strikes on what he dubbed “the head of the snake.”