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possibly followed by an Israeli attack, two senior Iranian sources told Reuters.

Separately, Trump told Congress he did not need approval to extend the war beyond a Friday deadline, saying the ceasefire had “terminated” hostilities.

However, he also signalled his preferred option too. “Do we want to go and just blast the hell out of them and finish them forever? Or do we want to try and make a deal?” he said, adding that “on a human basis” he did not favour military action.