Keep pulling the thread on Iran Truce Awaits Trump Signoff.
Axios reported that the U.S. and Iran have agreed to extend their truce, pending backing from President Trump.
The U.S. military conducted strikes against Iranian military targets for the second time in one week.
U.S. forces shot down four Iranian drones that were targeting a commercial ship near the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran targeted the U.S. military base in Kuwait from which American strikes had originated.
A potential U.S.-Iran deal would require Iran to remove all mines from the Strait of Hormuz within a 30-day period.
CENTCOM reported that the U.S. military recently conducted a strike against Iranian boats that were laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz.
A potential U.S.-Iran deal would create a 60-day negotiating window where the priority will be addressing Iran's stockpile of highly enriched uranium.
President Donald Trump stated that Iran cannot be allowed to have a nuclear weapon, a policy he is pursuing for the benefit of the world.
Representative Mark Pocan asserts the war with Iran has cost over $90 billion.
U.S. defense spending has reached $1 trillion, up from approximately $650 billion six years ago.
President Trump is seeking to increase U.S. defense spending to $1.5 trillion.
Steve Ellis of Taxpayers for Common Sense stated that U.S. interest payments on debt now surpass $1 trillion a year.