What to know
- The Defense Department is considering sending 10,000 additional U.S. troops to the Middle East, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal.
- President Donald Trump said he’s extending a pause on American strikes against Iranian energy plants, citing ongoing talks with Iranian officials. Iran has publicly denied that negotiations with the United States are underway.
- Lebanon’s deputy prime minister, Tarek Mitri, expressed “real fears” that Israel’s war on Hezbollah, the Iranian-backed militia group, will create a Gaza-like situation in his country. More than 1,000 people have been killed and more than 1 million displaced in Lebanon since the start of the war, according to the country’s health ministry.