Shea Levin — text status

President Trump asked Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi to serve as a go-between with Iran, and the Iraqi leader then slipped into Tehran on a secret mission to hand the Iranian leadership a message from Washington. The Iraqi delegation spent roughly eight hours in Tehran meeting senior officials, including Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf. The Iraqi channel is running alongside the Qatari track as President Trump meets Qatar's prime minister Monday. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Iranian demands so far are "simply not just unacceptable but, in some cases, outrageous and ridiculous."