US President Donald Trump said he believed Iran was willing to engage in direct talks over its nuclear program, a day after Tehran indicated it would only negotiate through intermediaries.

A senior adviser to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Iran will “move toward” a nuclear weapon if attacked by the U.S. or Israel, just a day after President Donald Trump threatened to bomb the country.

A few hours before President Donald Trump slapped huge new tariffs on nearly all imports to the United States, Israel preemptively dropped all its tariffs on American goods. That's what some of Trump's defenders say is the goal of this whole madcap scheme: to get foreign countries to lower their barriers to American exports.

Donald Trump's tariffs will be rolled out in 2 phases: a 10% baseline tariff will start on April 5, with higher tariffs for top offenders starting on April 9.

President Trump announced sweeping new tariffs on imports from almost every country Wednesday. A base “reciprocal” tariff of 10% will be imposed on most countries beginning Saturday, but rates are higher for places that Trump says are the “worst” offenders when it comes to trade — including major trading partners like the European Union,