President Donald Trump says Iran may be ready to negotiate a potential ceasefire, as Congress weighs a bill that would limit the president’s war powers. In an exclusive interview with NBC News this weekend, the president again projected confidence that the U.S. is making progress overseas. But when it comes to nailing down a timeline for the war’s end, things are still uncertain. Speaking to “Meet The Press” moderator Kristen Welker, Trump declared that the Iranian military has been defeated. He also said Tehran is ready to make a deal, but that the terms aren’t good enough yet, though it’s unclear what those terms are. U.S. crude oil hit $100 per barrel Sunday, continuing its surge as the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran shows no signs of ending soon and despite attempts by the Trump administration and allied countries to slow rising prices. With gas prices soaring, the question has become when a ceasefire could happen. “It is a short term disruption in the flow of energy. Americans are feeling it right now. Americans will feel it for a few more weeks,” Energy Secretary Chris Wright told Welker on Sunday’s Meet The Press. “But at the end, we will have removed the greatest risk to global energy supplies.” The Strait of Hormuz is still virtually shut down by Iran. Trump says he’s working with other countries to try and secure the strait, while acknowledging Iran could still “make trouble” by dropping mines to blow up ships in transit. On Friday, the U.S, struck Iran’s main oil hub on Kharg Island. The president says the island has been decimated but he may hit it again “just for fun.” Meanwhile, Congressional Democrats are working the pass the War Powers Act, which would require approval from Congress to continue the war. “The president has failed to make the case to the American people and to their representatives in Congress, and that is one of the reasons why, of course, this war of choice is deeply unpopular,” House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-Brooklyn) told MS NOW Sunday. Appearing on CNN, U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-New Jersey) joined the criticism. “This is a massive military undertaking, costing american taxpayers billions and billions of dollars and tragically costing 13 lives,” Booker said. The death toll includes six U.S. crew members who died when their military refueling plane crashed in Iraq while taking part in Iran war operations last week. “We’ve lost 13 service members as a result of the war and we still haven’t heard a clear articulation of why we’re at war,” said Sen. Adam Schiff (D-California) told Meet The Press. President Trump also told NBC News that he had heard that Iran’s new supreme leader was killed, but provided no evidence to support that belief. NBC News contributed to this report ...read more read less