US to send thousands more soldiers to the Middle East, reports say, as Trump claims ‘negotiations’ continue

Iran has denied talks with the US, with Iran’s parliamentary speaker saying such claims are “fake news” and being “used to manipulate financial and oil markets”

The Pentagon is expected to send thousands of troops from the elite 82nd Airborne Division to the Middle East, two people familiar with the matter have told Reuters.

The officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, did not specify the exact location where the troops...