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U.S. and Iranian officials so far have been unable to reach a deal to end the war. Uranium enrichment is a key sticking point.

Concerns over the Iran war led several Democratic senators who had rejected past bids to curb weapons transfers to Israel to vote to block the sale of bulldozers and bombs.

The deployment includes sailors and Marines due to arrive as the administration attempts to enforce a maritime blockade against the regime in Tehran.

Iran's Fars News Agency says a supertanker sailed through international waters and the Strait of Hormuz with its tracking system switched on, "without any concealment."

While US and Israeli fire threatened some of Iran’s most cherished cultural relics, scores of Persian artefacts were safe and sound, 5,000 kilometers away in northern China, under the watchful eye of Dong Bibing.

It could take years to repair damaged energy infrastructure in the Middle East and restore production to prewar levels.

FIFA President Gianni Infantino reiterated his stance Wednesday that Iran will participate in the World Cup "for sure" despite its war with the U.S.