Diplomatic efforts intensify as Iran emphasises defensive readiness over negotiations with the US.

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U.S. Central Command warned Iran it will not tolerate "Any unsafe and unprofessional behavior" near American forces ahead of live-fire naval drills.

Iran’s so-called axis of resistance, its regional network of armed proxies and allied militant groups, could come to the fray to provide additional firepower to Tehran in the event of a conflict with the United States,

Two decades after American forces invaded Iraq, the circumstances are different but the failure is unmistakable.

"We have ships ‌heading to Iran ​right ‌now, big ‍ones ... and ⁠we have talks going on with ​Iran," Trump told reporters at the White House. "We'll see how it works out." (Reporting by Steve ​Holland,

Even after a 12-day war with Israel, Iran retains the arsenal to hit U.S. allies and bases. U.S. strikes would lead to “regional war,” Iran’s supreme leader said.