WASHINGTON(AP) — US will order nonessential diplomats and families to leave Saudi Arabia as Iran escalates retaliation, officials say.

The State Department has ordered U.S. diplomats in Saudi Arabia to leave the country, two U.S. officials said, as Iran steps up its strikes against U.S. diplomatic compounds in the Middle East Gulf ...

Pakistan has said it is ready to host talks between the United States and Iran as part of efforts to end the ongoing conflict. Officials stated Islamabad would be “honoured” to facilitate negotiations ...