Several senior members of U.S. President Donald Trump’s cabinet met behind closed doors for hours at Camp David on Friday to discuss next steps on the war involving Iran and the conflict between Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s Houthi movement, according to Axios, which cited three U.S. officials. The meeting was not publicly announced by the Trump administration, and Axios described such a gathering as highly unusual. One official said that "some things were decided, or at least discussed in depth" during talks on the Middle East crisis. Vice President J.D. Vance chaired the session, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, White House envoy Steve Witkoff, CIA Director John Ratcliffe, and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Caine also attending. The White House declined to comment. Later Friday afternoon, while advisers were meeting at Camp David, Trump was asked by reporters what he would do next regarding Iran. He replied that if he revealed that, it would be "a big story," adding that people should wait and see, that "things are going very well," and that "Iran is not in a good position."
According to Axios, citing three U.S. officials, several core members of President Donald Trump’s cabinet met for hours behind closed doors at Camp David on Friday to discuss next steps related to the war involving Iran and the conflict between Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s Houthi movement.
The Trump administration did not publicly announce the meeting. Axios said gatherings of this kind are rare. The last similar session took place in June 2025, only days after Israel went to war with Iran.
Officials said Vice President J.D. Vance led the meeting. Other attendees were Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, White House envoy Steve Witkoff, CIA Director John Ratcliffe, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. Caine.
Speaking about the Middle East crisis, one official said, "Some things were decided, or at least discussed in depth." The White House declined to comment.
Later on Friday afternoon, while advisers were meeting at Camp David, reporters asked Trump what his next move on Iran would be. He said: "If I told you, you’d have a big story. But you’ll have to watch. Things are going very well. Iran is not in a good position."
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