Middle East

"I would rather not destroy the rest of the country if possible," Trump told reporters in the Oval Office following a meeting with his national security advisers, "but maybe I'll have to."

The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the US was reviewing the proposal but declined to provide further details.

Under the agreement, signed between Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey and sent to parliament for approval last month, an attack on one party constitutes an attack on all.

Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi also held talks with his UAE counterpart, as Tehran works with mediators to end its war with the United States.

Iran sent the US a nuclear proposal via Qatar later on Thursday, which it said it would discuss only after Washington meets its seven demands, a senior Iranian official told Reuters.

There is also a lack of clarity about why the nuclear program, which has been singled out as the reason for the conflict, has not been eviscerated, despite the time provided for the conflict.

Ahead of accepting the Friedrich Naumann Foundation’s Freedom Prize, Reza Pahlavi tells the ‘Post’ that European leaders increasingly recognize the need to end the Islamic Republic.

New measures require proof of full payment of customs duties and taxes before international transfers can proceed, raising concerns over added costs for importers in impoverished Yemen.

A day later, the Financial Times reported that Russia had signed a weapons deal with Iran to supply the regime with 90 advanced guided missile launchers.

Preliminary investigations indicated that the attacker had intended and planned to carry out a "terrorist attack" against public security personnel, the directorate said.