Key events39m agoIran pushes back on report that it rejected US ceasefire proposal sent via Iraq1h agoUS carries out strikes across Iran as Tehran targets American bases in regionBenjamin Netanyahu will meet Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday, the Israeli prime minister’s office said.“As part of the visit, the prime minister will meet with President Trump at the White House on Tuesday and attend the funeral service for Senator Lindsey Graham, a friend of Israel,” Netanyahu’s office said, adding that he will depart for Washington on Monday.Netanyahu’s visit comes at a time when tensions have mounted between the two leaders over the handling of the war with Iran and as Trump threatens to escalate US military action.Since Trump’s return to the White House last year, the two have already met six times, but this will be the first such meeting in five months. At the last one in February, Netanyahu made the case for the joint offensive against Iran that Trump launched with him weeks later.Iran pushes back on report that it rejected US ceasefire proposal sent via IraqIran has pushed back on a New York Times (paywall) report from Thursday that Tehran had rejected a US ceasefire deal presented by the Iraqi prime minister, calling the report “completely diversionary and misleading,” according to state media IRNA.The NYT reported that the proposal was the only one on the table, and Tehran was not interested in a temporary deal which left the question of control of the strait of Hormuz unresolved, citing Iranian officials.The IRNA report claimed the proposal was for a “temporary 10-day ceasefire”. Full details of the proposal have not been published.“Iran has always regarded diplomacy as having intrinsic value,” an unnamed Iranian official said, according to IRNA. “The problem of the escalation of conflict in the region stems exclusively from the United States’ breach of its promises and violation of the commitments contained in the June 18 memorandum of understanding.”Baghdad has also denied the NYT report. Ali al-Zaidi’s trip to Iran followed his recent visit to the White House where he met with Donald Trump.The Iraqi prime minister’s media office said the “claims” in the report were “completely baseless and had no connection to reality”, according to a statement published by the Iraqi News Agency (INA).The office urged media outlets “to verify information, rely on official sources and refrain from circulating unsubstantiated reports or claims attributed to anonymous sources”.Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps warned civilians in the Middle East on Friday to stay away from US forces, state media reported.In an interview carried out by state TV, the IRGC said: