Fox News anchor Bret Baier defended correspondent Jonathan Hunt after Donald Trump criticised Hunt’s report on stalled US-Iran diplomacy. Baier said the report had accurately stated that Trump did not want to meet Iran and that no negotiations were under way, directly challenging the President’s claim that the segment was inaccurate.

Hunt had reported no significant progress in mediation efforts involving Qatar and Pakistan, while Gulf allies were seeking Iranian concessions. He also said Iran had again targeted shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, criticised the administration’s sanctions strategy and received support from China in rejecting it; Trump responded on Truth Social by claiming Iran was seeking a deal and calling Hunt a “flunky”.