US-Iran talks intensify as Trump shocks allies with surprise plan to send 5,000 more US troops to Poland amid war powers fight and oil market turmoil.

President Trump says he scrapped a planned attack on Iran at the request of Gulf allies as "serious negotiations" on a peace deal are underway.

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