Press secretary Karoline Leavitt says the US president believes there is a "substantial chance of negotiations" with Iran "in the near future".

Inside the State Department, two officials said there have been intensive discussions in recent days about conducting a full evacuation of the U.S. Embassy in Israel; any decision on the matter is expected to be made by the White House. Most Republicans said that they agreed with Trump that Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon.

A member of the U.S. Men’s National Soccer Team said he was “caught by surprise” by the “weird” press conference President Donald Trump held for him and his Juventus teammates in the Oval Office.