On Sunday, the President assured the nation in an interview that he was, quote, very close to a deal. If that sounds like a familiar refrain, it is. President Trump has been saying some variation on [being very close to a deal] every week since the war began over 100 days ago. Yet just hours after he made those comments, Iran and Israel traded a new wave of strikes. And the Houthis, an Iranian backed militia, fired on Israel and threatened to further restrict shipping in the Middle East. (00:30–00:38)
CLAIM
Asserts that President Trump has repeatedly claimed to be close to a deal since the war began.
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