Experts say there are already sufficient US military assets in the Middle East to begin aerial bombing – key US politics stories from Thursday 19 February at a glance

Reports say move could come this weekend as White House urges Iran to ‘make a deal’ with Trump on nuclear program

The US is surging forces to the Middle East amid negotiations with the Islamic Republic over its nuclear programme.

Second carrier strike group heads for region as US waits for Iran to respond after talks in Geneva

Experts say there are already sufficient US military assets in the Middle East to begin aerial bombing – key US politics stories from Thursday 19 February at a glance

The US has amassed an arsenal of military assets in the Middle East that would allow it to launch an aerial bombing campaign against Iran

Trump's new threat came a day after he appeared to give Iran about 10 days to agree to a deal to curb its nuclear programme.