Hey, from CNN. I'm Afalmadikai with the five things you need to know for Monday, April 13th.

President Donald Trump says Iran wants to make a deal, quote, very badly after the U.S. imposed a

maritime blockade on ships entering and leaving Iranian ports today. And that's after

marathon talks with Iran and Pakistan failed to reach a deal to end the war

over the weekend. Today, Trump reiterated a major sticking point to White House reporters.

They will never have a nuclear weapon. Iran, you're marking it down, Iran will not have a nuclear

weapon. And we agreed to a lot of things, but they didn't agree to that.

And I think they will agree to it.

I'm almost sure of it. In fact, I am sure of it. If they don't agree, there's no deal. They'll never be a deal. Trump says if Iran doesn't reach a deal with the U.S. by the end of a two-week ceasefire, quote, it won't be pleasant for them. The US official tells CNN both sides are still communicating.

Meanwhile, diplomats from Israel and Lebanon are expected it won't be pleasant for them. A U.S. official tells CNN both sides are still communicating.

Meanwhile, diplomats from Israel and Lebanon are expected to take part in peace negotiations

in Washington tomorrow amid fears that Israeli strikes in Lebanon could threaten the ongoing

ceasefire with Iran.

The leader of the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah called talks with Israel, quote,

"'Futele,' and wants Lebanon's government to cancel them.

More news coming up, including backlash over Trump's deleted post on social media.

President Trump is backing away from a social media post depicting himself as a Jesus-like figure.

He deleted the picture on Truth Social after intense backlash and said this to reporters earlier today.

I did first it, and I thought it was me as a doctor and had to do with Red Cross as a

red cross worker there, which we support.

And only the fake news could come up with that one.

Yet when pressed on a separate post where he slammed Pope Leo as, quote, weak on crime and accused him of catering to the radical left, Trump's said his ground.

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