US Ambassador to the UN

Mike Waltz, the US ambassador to the United Nations, said Iran was not negotiating 'in good faith' to end the war. The claim, reported by the Guardian, places the blame for continued hostilities on Tehran and signals the Trump administration's hardening stance as diplomacy fails to halt the conflict, a story being widely shared across world news circles.

US UN ambassador Mike Waltz says Iran was not negotiating 'in good faith' in efforts to end the war, sharpening Washington's criticism of Tehran's role in diplomacy. The remark, reported by the Guardian, signals a hardening US stance as international pressure grows over the conflict and the prospects for a ceasefire.

CNN anchor Jake Tapper confronted the US Ambassador to the United Nations on air about an ongoing dispute involving CNN's place in the White House press pool. Tapper challenged the ambassador directly over the network's treatment, putting the press access fight in front of an international-policy audience and drawing attention to broader tensions between the administration and news organisations.