Welcome to meet the press now.

I'm Kristen Welker in Washington as we near the one month mark of the war with Iran,

with President Trump striking a triumphant tone about the U.S. military operations,

which show no sign of slowing down, while claiming Iran is begging to make a deal to end the war,

all as he faces increased domestic pressure from rising energy prices and shaky public support

for the war. Today, President Trump held his first cabinet meeting since the

start of the conflict, repeating his claims that Iran is being obliterated and U.S. military

operations are ahead of schedule. The president also highlighting the ongoing indirect talks

between the U.S. and Iran. Here's some of what he said today.

They are begging to make a deal, not me. They're begging to make a deal.

And anybody that saw what was happening over there would understand why they want to make a deal.

I say they're lousy fighters, but they're great negotiators. And they are begging to work out a deal.

I don't know if we'll be able to do that.

I don't know if we're willing to do that.

They now have the chance that is Iran

to permanently abandon their nuclear ambitions

and to chart a new path forward.

We'll see if they want to do it.

They don't, with their worst nightmare.

In the meantime, we'll just keep

blowing them away, unimpeded, unstopped. There's not a thing they can do about it. They can't do

anything about it. They want to make a deal. The reason they want to make a deal is they have been

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