Iran's military says it's trained and ready for any new U.S. assault as President Trump predicted a "long talk" about the war with China's President Xi in Beijing.

“They are weeks, a small number of weeks, away to enrich that to weapons-grade uranium,” Wright said when asked about Iran's nuclear program by Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) on Wednesday. “There’s still a weaponization process that happens after that, but they’re quite close.”

By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON, May 13 (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Republicans on Wednesday blocked the latest Democratic-led effort to end the Iran war until it is authorized by Congress, but the measure edged closer to passage as a third Republican voted to advance the bill.

Joel Rayburn appears on TV7 Israel News to discuss the political landscape in the United States surrounding the war in Iran, including the pressure President Donald Trump may face from Congress. He also notes that the president could encounter growing long-term political pressure as rising gas and oil prices continue to impact American consumers.

Iran’s grip on the Strait of Hormuz is throttling the world’s energy supplies and inflicting global economic pain, but the struggles of the Islamic Republic’s own economy are testing its ability to withstand the war and defy Washington’s demands.

By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON, May 14 (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives narrowly defeated a Democratic-led resolution aiming to stop the Iran war until hostilities are authorized by Congress,

After Vice President J.D. Vance's press conference on anti-fraud initiatives, a reporter asked VP Vance about the status of negotiations with Iran. Vance expressed optimism that the talks are making progress: JENNIFER JACOBS,