Axios: Trump Administration Held Secret Meeting at Camp David to Discuss Iran and Yemen Files

The American website Axios revealed that senior U.S. administration officials held an extended, closed-door meeting at Camp David to discuss the war against Iran and the conflict in Yemen, amid growing U.S. military buildup in the region and President Donald Trump’s hints of resuming military operations. The site quoted three U.S. officials as saying that Vice President J.D. Vance chaired the extraordinary meeting, noting that the last similar gathering took place in June 2025, just days before Tel Aviv launched a 12-day war against Iran. According to Axios, the core discussions centered on evaluating military and political options related to the stalled conflict with Iran. The meeting, which was not announced by the White House, was attended by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director John Ratcliffe, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine. Axios quoted one official commenting on the Middle East crisis: “Things have been decided, or at least thoroughly discussed.” This extraordinary meeting comes as Trump has hinted at resuming combat operations against Tehran if a deal is not reached soon. Trump said in remarks about the war: “We have to make a decision now… either Iran signs the agreement, or it will no longer exist.” Trump added that some believe it is impossible to reach an agreement with Iran because it may not comply, but insisted that the matter would end one way or another, emphasizing that Iran would never possess a nuclear weapon and that the United States would easily defeat it.