Get the latest news on the Trump administration, national politics and the war with Iran Monday, as Vice President JD Vance suggested that negotiators Tehran dispatched to Pakistan were not authorized to make a deal with the US.

“Whether we have further conversations, whether we ultimately get to a deal, I really think the ball is in the Iranian court,” he told Fox News “Special Report” host Bret Baier.

Earlier, President Trump threatened “failing nation” Cuba, saying, “we may stop by Cuba after we’re finished with this,” he told reporters.

Elsewhere, California Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell resigned over heinous sexual assault allegations, a day after dropping his bid for California governor.

And Republican Texas Rep. Tony Gonzales quit after his affair and lewd texting scandal with a staffer who fatally set herself on fire.

Meanwhile, Trump’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, the critical waterway that carries much of the world’s oil, was enforced on Monday.

The president and first lady, Melania Trump, will meet with King Willem Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands Monday evening. The event is not public.

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