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The president has been concerned about parts of the potential deal that would unfreeze funds for the Iranians, officials say.

WASHINGTON -- In recent conversations with aides and allies, President Donald Trump often interjects with a question about his vice president: Does JD Vance have what it takes to go all the way?

U.S. Central Command said it conducted a round of “self-defense strikes” on military targets in southern Iran over the weekend. Iran’s military later said it had targeted a base in retaliation.

An unconfirmed report said Iran would stop participating in negotiations with Washington. In Lebanon, Israel issued an evacuation order for the capital’s southern outskirts, a stronghold of Iran-backed Hezbollah.

The fund has drawn backlash from critics who said it was a scheme to reward President Trump’s political allies with public benefits.

President Trump is expected to sit in a luxury box for Game 3 of the N.B.A. finals at Madison Square Garden. Mayor Zohran Mamdani says he will be in a “very different section.”

NEW YORK -- President Donald Trump and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani of New York City plan to separately attend Game 3 of the NBA Finals in New York on Monday, and each is expected to take a seat that conforms to his preferred political image.

President Trump appears to see the matter of his heir as unsettled, adding a layer of tension to his relationship with Vice President JD Vance.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani paid tribute to the team at City Hall after their long-awaited parade up Broadway. “For as long as we live, we will remember this feeling of a city together, a city alive, a city overcome by happiness,” he said.

Vice President JD Vance is in a politically precarious spot.