US to send third aircraft carrier towards Iran: US official to Global News Insight
Massive US military deployment to the Middle East includes 50,000 troops, F-35s and Marines to pressure Tehran.

Massive US military deployment to the Middle East includes 50,000 troops, F-35s and Marines to pressure Tehran.

![Qatar's Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani speaks prior to a quadrilateral meeting between the United States, Iran, Pakistan and Qatar at the Burgenstock luxury hotel complex, Lucerne, Switzerland, on June 21, 2026 [Fabrice Coffrini/Reuters]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/2026-06-21T150152Z_455887200_RC2EYLA0D2PL_RTRMADP_3_IRAN-CRISIS-SWISS-MEETING-1787796288.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)






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Pakistan said it carried out air strikes on 10 locations in Afghanistan used to store and launch drones.

Qatar’s Majed al-Ansari says Doha is determined to make diplomacy work to end the US-Iran conflict.
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Tehran ties diplomatic progress to lifting shipping blockades and unfreezing assets during New York negotiations.

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Sheikh Tamim says years of delayed diplomacy led to the US-Israel war on Iran.

Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani called for the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz while speaking at the UN.