Axios

President Trump says he expects talks with Iran to begin this week, telling Axios this shortly after his administration turned down an Iranian proposal. The comments point to renewed diplomatic activity between Washington and Tehran despite the rejected offer. Officials and observers will be watching whether the talks materialise and what terms the US is now seeking.

Anthropic chief executive Dario Amodei is set to attend a dinner at the White House with President Trump, according to Axios. The meeting would bring one of the leading artificial intelligence executives into direct contact with the administration, as Washington weighs policy on AI development, safety rules and US competitiveness with China.