In the span of about eight hours Monday, President Donald Trump went from suggesting a nuclear deal with Iran remained “achievable” to urging Tehran’s 9.5 million residents to flee for their lives as he cut his visit to the international G7 summit short to return to Washington for urgent talks with his national security team.

No announcement yet on Iran … but Playbook has the goods on where Trump might be headed. — Meet the hawkish Middle East general who’s won the ear of the Trump administration. — How DNI Tulsi Gabbard fell out of favor with the White House at a critical moment.