The US military is continuing a significant buildup of air and naval assets in the Middle East ahead of planned talks with Iran in Geneva on Tuesday. The pieces are being moved into place both to intimidate Tehran and to have options to strike inside the country should negotiations over its nuclear program fail,

Iran’s top diplomat says he hopes to achieve ‘fair and equitable deal’ in high-stakes second round of talks on Tuesday.

Iran US tensions LIVE updates: The US continues to warn Iran of a military campaign if both countries fail to reach a solution during the nuclear talks. The second round is set to be held on Tuesday in Switzerland's Geneva and will be mediated by Oman.

The announcement by Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Wednesday came after hours of indications that the anticipated talks were faltering over changes in the format and content of the talks. U.S. President Donald Trump, meanwhile, sent a blunt warning to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei ahead of the talks.

President Donald Trump met privately with Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday and says he pushed Israel to back continued U.S. talks with Iran on a nuclear deal.