Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt says talks are continuing, after Iranian state media reported Tehran's five conditions to end the war.

By Samia Nakhoul, Laila Bassam and Maya Gebeily BEIRUT, March 25 (Reuters) - Iran has told intermediaries that Lebanon must be included in any ceasefire agreement with the United States and Israel, six regional sources familiar with Iran's position said,

Swedish Chief of Defense Gen. Michael Claesson joins Meet the Press NOW to discuss the growing fallout from the war with Iran, and says Russia is “benefiting” from the renewed global focus on the Middle East as it continues its war in Ukraine.

Iran has severely damaged several American military bases in the Middle East, officials say. Iran has bombed U.S. bases across the Middle East in retaliation for the U.S.-Israeli war, forcing many American troops to relocate to hotels and office spaces throughout the region, according to military personnel and American officials.

Currency markets took a breather ⁠on Wednesday, with traders cautious over U.S. President Donald Trump's efforts to bring an end to the war with Iran.

President Trump had been scheduled to travel to China later this month but announced he was delaying the trip so he could be in Washington to help steward the U.S. and Israeli war against Iran.

A new national poll found that more voters said the war with Iran makes the world less safe rather than more secure.

US president Donald Trump says he will meet Chinese president Xi Jinping in China on 14-15 May, after delaying the landmark trip amid the US-Israel war with Iran. This would be the first visit to China by a US president in nearly 10 years.