The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer and Pamela Brown

The US military says it is blocking traffic coming in and out of Iranian ports in the Strait of Hormuz after peace talks collapsed. President Trump warns gas prices could be the same or "a little bit higher" before the midterms. 

Also: Trump slams the pope, saying the pontiff is "terrible for foreign policy" after Leo condemned the president's threats on Iran. Hear the pope's response ... Pope Leo is now directly responding ... Eric Swalwell suspends his campaign for governor of California and is now facing pressure to resign from Congress. 
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VP JD Vance is en route to Pakistan for negotiations with Iran, warning Tehran in advance not to try and play the US ... The humanitarian crisis in Lebanon intensifies as more than a million people are now displaced, many of them desperately waiting for food ... The countdown to splashdown for Artemis II will begin in just a few hours. 

 
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President Trump warns  the US military will stay in place in the Middle East until an agreement is reached, or "the shootin' starts" ... We go one on one with former Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene as she and Trump trade jabs over the war ... Israeli strikes on Lebanon and Iranian restrictions on the Strait of Hormuz are setting up a very tense start to peace talks in Pakistan, set for Saturday ... Oil prices inch up despite an earlier plunge hinging on hopes the ceasefire will stand. What this means for you at the gas pump. 

 
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Commenting just a short while ago about the last-minute ceasefire deal brokered  by Pakistan, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the US and Israel have wiped out most of Iran's military but are ready to resume strikes on Iran if the ceasefire fails. "Operation Epic Fury was a historic and overwhelming victory on the battlefield. A capital V military victory." However, Iran's government is also claiming victory in the ceasefire, celebrating what they view as the White House backing down. 

 
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We begin today with President Trump's drastic and frankly alarming new threat ahead of tonight's deadline to Iran. We're live at the White House with the latest reporting. This comes after the US strikes military targets on Iran's strategic Kharg Island, through which almost all of Iran’s oil exports travel. We bring you new CNN reporting from the region. Meanwhile, Israel's military is asking Iranians to avoid all train travel and stay away from rail lines. The president is also threatening to strike Iran's power plants. 
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