Iran-US tensions LIVE: President Donald Trump said the US was moving naval warships closer to the region “just in case” he decides to act. He had earlier warned that an “armada is heading” toward Iran.

"Diplomacy is the best option we have; the alternatives are so unattractive," a senior Iranian official told Newsweek.

Tensions between the US and Iran escalated as President Trump deployed an aircraft carrier group toward Iran, while Tehran warned any attack would be treated as “all-out war,” amid ongoing unrest and disputed executions of protesters.

The Pentagon has been sending U.S. military assets into the Middle East this week, including an aircraft carrier group and its thousands of troops, as President Donald Trump indicates he is maintaining the possibility of strikes on Iran amid its crackdown on protests.

A U.S. military aircraft carrier is in motion toward the Middle East amid rising tensions against the Iranian regime, well-placed military sources have confirmed to Fox News.

Iran has issued a stern warning, stating any attack will be treated as an all-out war, amid the deployment of a US aircraft carrier strike group and other military assets to the Middle East. Tehran's military is on high alert,

US forces in the Middle East are ready for operations against Iran, as military plans move into advanced stages, an anonymous official told Al Jazeera.

More than 4,500 protesters killed in Iran as foreign minister threatens forceful response to potential U.S. military strikes in escalating regional crisis.

US military action against Iran appears to be back on the policy agenda in Washington amid the increasingly deadly crackdown on protesters in cities and towns across the country.

The US has ramped up diplomatic moves, including sanctions on Iranian officials.

Iran was set to participate in joint naval exercises in South Africa's waters with several other BRICS countries.

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