But as the president said the other day, everything is unrealistic until all of a sudden it's not anymore,” the White House national security communications adviser said.

National Security spokesperson John Kirby said Sunday that cease-fire talks with Israel and Hamas have not been “achieving any progress” in recent weeks. Kirby joined ABC’s “This Week,” where he was asked if negotiations have gone cold even as tensions rise in the region and an all-out war in the region becomes more of