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President Donald Trump convened his Cabinet Wednesday at a precarious moment for talks aimed at ending the Iran war, saying “things are going very well” days after insisting a settlement was “largely negotiated.” Amid concerns that closing a deal would require putting off critical issues, he said “It's gotta be perfect.” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth celebrated the U.S. military's strength, even as a new analysis shows it could take three years for defense contractors to replenish the key weapons systems it used to bomb Iran. Trump also praised his administration's work to stamp out fraud, saying his administration is “bringing our country back to honesty.”