The troops would join thousands of paratroopers and Marines who have already been ordered to the region

Trump has not identified who the US is negotiating with in Iran, with many high-ranking officials killed in the war

Attack sites in Israel, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait and Bahrain

A US proposal for ending nearly four weeks of fighting is “one-sided and unfair”, a senior Iranian official told Reuters yesterday, while US President ​Donald Trump said Iran must make a deal or face a continued onslaught.

Attacks to avenge killing of Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

'In a precise and lethal operation, the IDF eliminated the commander,' says Katz

Pakistan's military and foreign office did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

Can the balance survive as the conflict escalates?

The report said JD Vance could travel to Pakistan, possibly with other senior officials from the administration of US President Donald Trump.

A brief military statement said Israeli forces "completed a wide-scale wave of strikes targeting infrastructure of the Iranian terror regime in several areas across Iran"

Impact of conflict spreads, UN chief urges de-escalation

US President Donald Trump is ready to "unleash hell" if Iran does not accept a deal to end the nearly four-week Middle East war

Iran yesterday rejected a 15-point ceasefire proposal by the United States, setting out its own conditions for peace, according to Iranian state media.

Gulf Arab states told the UN Human Rights Council yesterday they face an existential threat from Iran as they condemned Iranian attacks on their infrastructure, which the UN rights chief said might constitute war crimes.

The call comes to preserve "brotherly relations" and avoid further escalations, the statement says

US President Donald Trump’s dramatic description of “very strong talks” with Iran suggested the door to diplomacy has been flung open for what he said could be “a complete and total resolution of our hostilities in the Middle East”.

A media report late Tuesday revealed the details of a plan submitted by the US to Iran aimed at ending the war in the Middle East after President Donald Trump said Washington and Tehran had reached 15 “major points of agreements.”

'Friends have a special place,' Iran's embassy in Thailand says

The official says that Tehran's initial response has been delivered to Pakistan to be conveyed to Washington.

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