President Trump continues his trip to the Middle East as he tries to strike deals for the U.S. NBC News' Richard Engel reports from Iran. Foreign Policy Editor-in-chief Ravi Agrawal and The Insider Editor Michael Weiss join Katy Tur to share their expertise on Trump's diplomacy.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Iran would not "bow to any bully" in response to U.S. President Donald Trump's criticism of Tehran during his Gulf tour.

President Donald Trump labeled Iran as the "most destructive force in the region", while on a high-profile visit to Saudi Arabia, Reuters reported. Newsweek has reached out to the White House for comment.

President Donald Trump has told Gulf leaders he urgently wants “to make a deal” with Iran to wind down its nuclear program but Tehran must end its support of proxy groups throughout the region as part of an agreement.

Iran's foreign minister on Wednesday called his country's characterisation by U.S. President Donald Trump as the "most destructive force" in the Middle East "deceptive", days after a fourth round of Iran-U.

In a forceful address, President Trump warned Iran to abandon its nuclear ambitions or face consequences. (Credit: Saudi Arabia Host TV)

President Donald Trump is holding out Saudi Arabia as a model for a reimagined Middle East. He's using his first major foreign trip of his term to emphasize the promise of economic prosperity over instability in a region that is reeling from multiple wars.

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday had tea with a former jihadist who until this year had a $10 million US bounty on his head.