Trump has repeatedly said the end of the war is close but told ​media at a cabinet meeting on Wednesday he was not yet satisfied by the negotiations and that the U.S. was not discussing easing sanctions,

Iran and the U.S. launched new strikes overnight despite the ceasefire and ongoing negotiations that have been apparently progressing. CBS News' Imtiaz Tyab reports.

U.S. forces have carried out new defensive strikes on an Iran military facility after downing Iranian attack drones.

The U.S. military conducted what it considers defensive strikes against Iran again on Wednesday, a U.S. official confirmed to CBS News, as the two countries had appeared ready to de-escalate. President Trump convened his Cabinet earlier Wednesday,

The Cabinet meeting came after the U.S. renewed attacks on Iran, even as President Trump said a peace deal with Iran was "largely negotiated."

U.S. forces carried out out new defensive strikes on Wednesday on an Iran military facility after downing Iranian attack drones, according to U.S. officials. The officials, who were not authorized to comment publicly and spoke on the condition of anonymity,

President Trump said Iran has no choice but to make a deal with the U.S. at a White House cabinet meeting on Wednesday.

The United States and Iran appear to be closing in on a deal to end the war and open the Strait of Hormuz. U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that negotiations are “proceeding nicely,” while reiterating his warning that fighting would resume if no deal is reached.