Trump's Wild Weekend: Iran Deal Teaser, Gunfire, and Silence

The confrontation took place just after 6 pm (2200 GMT), when a man near the White House security perimeter “pulled a weapon from his bag and began firing.” | World News

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US President Donald Trump had a wild weekend, skipping his son's wedding and rushing back to Washington for meetings at the White House as reports swirled that he was weighing fresh strikes on Iran.

Trump then teased a deal with Iran, saying 'deal shortly', but hours later, gunfire erupted outside the White House, followed by silence from the US President.

The incident unfolded as Trump was working to negotiate a deal with Iran, and the White House complex was placed under lockdown.

Trump was inside the White House at the time and was not impacted by the incident, but thanked the Secret Service and Law Enforcement for their swift action.

The deal with Iran remains unclear, but Trump's non-negotiables include that Iran must not have a nuclear weapon and must hand over its enriched uranium to the US.