WASHINGTON — A defiant Iran has teamed up with fellow anti-West rogue nation Russia for a series of naval drills in the critical oil chokepoint of the Strait of Hormuz and the Gulf of Oman — despite the Trump administration warning Tehran it’d be “very wise” to cut a deal now.

US President Donald Trump delivered his latest ultimatum to Iran on Thursday during a meeting of the Board of Peace, the Middle East coalition Trump formed to stabilise a region he could soon plunge into a new, weeks-long war.

President Donald Trump faces one of the weightiest decisions of his second term as he orders the largest military buildup in the Middle East in 22 years.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets President Donald Trump Wednesday to discuss Iran negotiations, as Washington weighs diplomacy against military action.

President Trump has not yet made a final decision about whether to strike Iran, sources told CBS News.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will speak with reporters Wednesday afternoon as the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shutdown persists. The funding fight comes as Democrats push for reforms in how the DHS implements President Trump’s deportation agenda,

The White House announced Thursday that President Donald J. Trump has signed a new executive order aimed at tightening pressure on Iran by targeting countries that continue to do business with the regime.

President Trump continues to consider options with Iran amid ongoing diplomatic efforts this week and a continued buildup of U.S. military presence in the Middle East.

Officials from the United States and Iran met for three hours about Tehran’s nuclear program on Tuesday, with the Iranian foreign minister offering a vague but positive assessment of the talks. U.S. officials did not immediately comment on the meeting in Geneva,