US President Donald Trump has said he is not interested in negotiating with Iran. He suggested the war would only end once the country had no functioning military or any remaining leadership in power.

With tensions escalating between US-Israel and Iran and both sides refusing to take a step back and come to the negotiating table, questions have risen whether the war in West Asia has the potential to turn into World War 3.

The West Asia conflict is intensifying a week after US-Israeli strikes on Iran, with rising casualties, drone interceptions across Gulf states, and international military and aviation responses

At least four people were ​killed when an Israeli strike hit an apartment ‌in the Ramada hotel building in central Beirut early on Sunday, with Israel saying it targeted Iranian commanders operating in the Lebanese capital.

A week into their war on Iran, the United States and Israel have attacked a vast array of targets — about 4,000 in all — from the land, air and sea. The bombing campaign, one

Meanwhile, President Donald Trump has told a White House event the US is striking Iranian drone and missile systems "every single hour".

By Maya Gebeily, Humeyra Pamuk and Alexander Cornwell BEIRUT/WASHINGTON/TEL AVIV, March 7 (Reuters) - Israel and Iran traded more attacks as a Middle East war entered a second week on Saturday, and Iran's president apologised to neighbouring states in a bid to cool anger across the Gulf but stirred criticism from hardliners at home.

Iran's foreign minister rejected the idea of a ceasefire or new talks with the Trump administration, and said Iran is prepared for the possibility of a U.S. ground invasion.

Tension in the Middle East continue to escalate as Iran-aligned Iraqi militias expand targets from military bases to oil facilities, threatening regional stability.

Israel renewed its assault on southern Lebanon early Sunday, including targeting commanders of the Lebanese branch of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards’ Quds Force, after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin