Read more live updates below.After Trump Threatened Annihilation, White House Official Urges Iran To 'Act Normally'President Donald Trump’s top economic adviser, Kevin Hassett, on Thursday urged Iran's leaders to “act normally” and let “cooler heads” prevail — just two days after his boss took to social media to threaten civilization-level destruction.Appearing on Fox Business, Hassett, who chairs the White House National Economic Council, gave an update on the U.S.-Iran ceasefire ahead of face-to-face talks starting this weekend.He said “we've got so much on the table that we're willing to give to help the Iranian people if they just act normally.”“Hopefully there will be cooler heads and sounder minds on the Iranian side and we'll come to a final agreement this weekend,” added Hassett.On Tuesday, Trump threatened that “a whole civilization will die tonight” if a deal with Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz failed.Kevin Hassett: "We've got so much on table that we're willing to give to help the Iranian people if they just act normally, that hopefully there will be cooler heads and sounder minds on the Iranian side." pic.twitter.com/AhTrZlgDjH— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) April 9, 2026See All UpdatesClose