The president has domestic and international political motivations for touting negotiations to end the war. Iran has similar ones to deny discussions.

Matt Brittin, the former president of Google in Europe, will become the new director general. Among the items on his to-do list: handling a lawsuit from President Trump.

Efforts to save a 32-foot humpback, which has been stranded in shallow waters off Germany’s Baltic coast since March 20, continue despite diminishing chances of survival.

Iran does not want a momentary pause in the fighting, fearing that Israel and the United States would use that opportunity to beef up their forces before resuming strikes.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave the order on Tuesday for the military to accelerate its attacks, with a 48-hour deadline, four people briefed on the matter said.

There were few signs that either side was prepared to step back from the fighting. Israel said it struck an area south of Beirut and issued new evacuation warnings.

New research pushes the first genetic evidence of dogs back by 5,000 years and suggests that hunter-gatherer groups may have acquired dogs from one another.

The attack came a day after a separate strike on the same base, which hosts units viewed by the United States as allies of Iran.

The Trump administration said the Middle East would “recede” in importance as the China challenge took priority. But the president started the Iran war.

The United States is discussing ways to end hostilities with Iran, even as President Trump continues to threaten attacks and as the Pentagon dispatches more troops.