Middle East powers meet in Islamabad for mediation talks amid ongoing fighting, amid conflicting US and Iranian claims.

The United States is plotting a ground attack on Iran even as it claims to be engaging in diplomatic efforts, Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said Sunday, as more American marines arrive in the region. The Israeli army earlier announced the death in combat of a fifth soldier in south Lebanon. Adjunct Senior Lecturer at Lunds Univeristy in Stockholm, Rouzbeh Parsi, shares further insights on US-Iran negotiations.