Why 🐵 NatSecAllTheTime picked: Open: This is "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Sept. 27, 2026

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This week on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," an interview with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, which was taped before President Trump rejected the plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Plus as the midterm elections approach, Republican Sen. John Kennedy and Democratic Rep. Jim Himes join.

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This features a major policy development regarding President Trump's rejection of a plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a key strategic shift in US foreign policy.

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Why 🐵 NatSecAllTheTime picked: Open: This is "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Sept. 27, 2026

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Six American presidents have tried to deal with North Korea’s nuclear weapons programme. All have failed. Donald Trump would like another shot—but will Kim Jong Un agree to meet again?

Trump Offered to Sell Arms to China, U.S. Ambassador Says

U.S. and Iranian officials said they still see a chance of a negotiated solution to the Iran war despite President Trump’s rejection of Tehran’s latest offer. Trump said that he expected U.S. negotiators to continue indirect talks with Iran this week.

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Iran’s foreign minister said on Sunday that his country was waiting for mediators to communicate an official U.S. response to its latest cease-fire proposal before abandoning efforts to restart talks about the plan, despite President Trump’s public rejection of it.

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