Ali Hashem | Al Jazeera

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Iran wants talks with the US to stabilise before inviting regional nations to join, as Trump sends mixed messages.

A combination of pictures shows US President Donald Trump (L) and Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Israel falsely claimed a Hamas camera was the target of a deadly strike that killed 22 people, including journalists.

SENSITIVE MATERIAL. THIS IMAGE MAY OFFEND OR DISTURB Flak jackets and cameras are placed on the bodies of journalists Mohammed Salama, who Qatar-based Al Jazeera said worked for the broadcaster, and Hussam al-Masri, who was a contractor for Reuters, after they were killed in Israeli strikes on Nasser hospital, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, August 25, 2025. REUTERS/Stringer TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

All eyes are on Iran and its possible retaliation for an assassination – blamed on Israel – in its capital.

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei