A representative for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps slammed claims that the U.S. and Iran are in talks to negotiate an end to the war.

Iran’s attempt to strike a US-UK base over 2,000 miles (over 3,000 kilometers) off its coast has renewed questions about Tehran’s military capabilities and how far its missiles can reach.

Iranian military spokesman Ebrahim Zolfaghari delivered a message direct to Donald Trump during a recent Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps operational update, telling the US president “you're fired”.

The United States has weakened Iran’s military capabilities. However, Iran continues to fire missiles and drones at its neighbors and U.S. military sites, which shows the country has maintained its ability to strike militarily.

Iran has launched missiles toward Diego Garcia, a remote Indian Ocean island that hosts a major U.K.-U.S. military base.

The combat forces would come from a brigade of about 3,000 soldiers capable of deploying anywhere in the world within 18 hours.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent defended strikes on Iran's infrastructure since the U.S and Israel's joint operation began, saying "sometimes you have to escalate to de-escalate."

By Phil Stewart, Idrees Ali, Erin Banco and Gram Slattery WASHINGTON, March 18 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's administration is considering deploying thousands of U.S. troops to reinforce its operation in the Middle East,

Israeli Ambassador to the US Michael Leiter tells Dana Bash, “We cannot live anymore with a country that has maligned, that has intent on destroying us, that declares it’s going to destroy us all the time,