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US President Donald Trump says he’s in the “final throes” of a peace deal with Iran after a dangerous escalation with Israel and suggests an agreement will be done in days.

Israel issues forced displacement orders for the major city of Tyre as it continues deadly attacks on southern Lebanon ignoring Trump’s warning to halt strikes.