President Trump leaned hard into what he said were negotiations with Iranian officials, seeming to emphasize diplomacy over military escalation after days of attacks by both sides

President Trump leaned hard into what he said were negotiations with Iranian officials, seeming to emphasize diplomacy over military escalation after days of attacks by both sides and warnings that the White House was considering escalating the war. Link Trump swings back toward diplomacy in escalating war with Iran After threatening a “massive attack,” the president said his envoys were talking with Tehran but left open the possibility of a sharp military escalation.