"They want to make a deal. I just don't think they're ready yet, but they do want to make a deal."

Akraminia said Iranian military operations caused extensive damage to US bases across the region, reducing the operational capability of many facilities. Reuters could not independently verify the cla

The U.S. military said it had struck Iran for a 12th consecutive day. The Iranian military said it had launched strikes on American targets in Kuwait.

President Trump is threatening to intensify the bombing of Iran while Tehran’s militia allies widen the war.

The U.S. military launched the 13th night of strikes Thursday against Iran, targeting key military and commercial sites as clashes continued to escalate over shipping routes. The attacks came after Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels said they targeted two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea,

IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — A series of explosions sounded near a military base hosting U.S. forces in northern Iraq and sirens rang out in Bahrain on Friday, hours after the American military said it finished its 13th night of strikes against Iran.

Donald Trump has paused a major military offensive against Iran. The decision came after defence officials warned that critical shortages in the Pentagon's Patriot antimissile interceptor stockpiles would expose US troops to retaliatory strikes.

The US military says it launched strikes on Iran for the 13th consecutive night, with Iranian state media saying four people have been killed and five injured. It comes as US President Donald Trump said he would use Iranian assets held by the US to pay for "any damages to Ships,