WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump is scheduled to convene a Cabinet meeting at Camp David to discuss conflict with Iran on Wednesday, according to a White House official and sources cited by US media.
All Cabinet members are expected to attend the meeting, confirmed by Fox News, including outgoing Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard.
BREAKING: President Trump will convene a rare Cabinet meeting at Camp David on Wednesday as negotiations with Iran enter a critical phase.
All Cabinet members are expected to attend the meeting, Fox News has confirmed, including outgoing Director of National Intelligence Tulsi…
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The New York Post earlier reported that Iran is set to dominate the meeting, which was expected to be attended by all cabinet members. The economy is also on the agenda, it added.
According to the White House official, discussions will focus on recent administration achievements, including economic performance, small business progress, updates from the Task Force to Eliminate Fraud, and key foreign policy developments.
The meeting comes at a time of ongoing negotiations with Iran over a potential peace deal with Iran. Trump has described the talks as progressing “nicely”, although he said on social media on Tuesday that he is seeking a “good deal or no deal at all.”
The choice of the secluded retreat in the Maryland shows the sensitive nature of discussions.
US military launches new strikes in Southern Iran
Earlier, the US military said it had launched new strikes on targets in southern Iran, hitting Iranian missile sites and boats allegedly attempting to place naval mines.
US Central Command said in a statement that the strikes were carried out in “self-defense” and aimed at “protecting our troops from threats posed by Iranian forces”.
A Central Command spokesperson said the US military “continues to defend our forces while using restraint during the ongoing ceasefire”.
“US forces conducted self-defence strikes in southern Iran today to protect our troops from threats posed by Iranian forces,” Tim Hawkins, a US Central Command spokesman, said in a statement.
It gave no details of the attacks and said only that the targets included missile launch sites and boats trying to “emplace mines.”
Iran warns of retaliation
Iran’s Foreign Ministry on Tuesday warned that it will retaliate against US strikes carried out earlier describing the attacks as a “blatant violation” of the ongoing ceasefire agreement.
“The terrorist US military has, over the past 48 hours, committed a blatant violation of the ceasefire in the Hormozgan region,” the statement said.
بیانیه وزارت امور خارجه
در رابطه با نقض آشکار آتشبس از سوی آمریکاارتش تروریستی آمریکا.. در ۴۸ ساعت گذشته مرتکب نقض فاحش آتشبس در منطقه هرمزگان شد…
… بدون تردید جمهوری اسلامی ایران هیچ شرارتی را بیپاسخ نمیگذارد و در دفاع از کیان ایران کمترین تردیدی به خود راه نمیدهد. pic.twitter.com/4BoOpiz2Q5— وزارت امور خارجه (@IRIMFA) May 26, 2026
“Without a doubt, the Islamic Republic of Iran will leave no act of aggression unanswered and will not hesitate in the slightest in defending the sovereignty and integrity of Iran,” it said.
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) also claimed on Tuesday that it shot down a US MQ-9 drone entering Iranian airspace.
Trump will make ‘a good deal, or no deal’ with Iran: Rubio
Earlier, United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio said a potential deal to end the US-Israel war on Iran could “take a few days” as a series of attacks threatened an already-fragile ceasefire.
“There were some talks going on in Qatar today, so we’ll see if we can make progress. I think it’s a lot of talking back and forth going on about specific language in the initial document, so it’ll take a few days,” Rubio told reporters on Tuesday.
SECRETARY RUBIO: The President is going to make a good deal or no deal. pic.twitter.com/BNcWfpYckL
— Department of State (@StateDept) May 26, 2026
“The president’s expressed his desire to make it. He’s either going to make a good deal or no deal,” he said. Rubio told reporters that “the straits have to be open”.
“They’re going to be open one way or the other, so they need to be open. What’s happening there is unlawful, it’s illegal, it’s unsustainable for the world, and it’s unacceptable.”
