deploys a massive air and maritime strike force to the region, including aircraft carriers, submarines and long-range bombers.
President Donald Trump has issued clear demands: Iran must reduce its ballistic missile capabilities, halt nuclear enrichment, and end support for armed groups threatening Israel.
Iran has rejected negotiations on its missile programme and recognition of Israel, warning it will respond to any attack by targeting US bases and Israel, with allied groups in Iraq, Yemen and Lebanon signalling potential escalation.
As regional mediators work quietly to avert conflict, the critical question remains whether diplomacy can define an outcome before military escalation engulfs the entire region.
Al Jazeera’s Ali Hashem reports from Tehran.
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