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Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan tells reporters at the United Nations that US President Donald Trump asked him to mediate with Iran to defuse tensions. SOUNDBITE
Saudi Arabia displays the weapons used in the attacks on two of its oil facilities in Abqaiq and Khurais during a press conference for Aramco's investigation findings in Riyadh. IMAGES
Donald Trump confirms his first foreign trip as president will include stops in Saudi Arabia, Israel and the Vatican. SOUNDBITE
Donald Trump blasts President Joe Biden over Iran's major attack on Israel, alleging that his rival in November elections showed American "weakness" in the Middle East. "God bless the people of Israel. They are under attack right now. That's because we show great weakness," he says at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania. SOUNDBITE
The United States warns against further escalation in the Middle East after a suspected Israeli attack on a Hamas leader in Lebanon and deadly blasts in Iran. "It is in no one's interest -- not in the interest of any country in the region, not in the interest of any country in the world -- to see this conflict. escalated any further than it already is," State Department spokesman Matthew Miller tells reporters. SOUNDBITE
The United States on Wednesday rejects suggestions that ally Israel or Washington is behind deadly blasts in Iran at the grave of Revolutionary Guards commander Qasem Soleimani, who was killed four years ago in a US strike. "The United States was not involved in any way, and any suggestion to the contrary is ridiculous," State Department spokesman Matthew Miller tells reporters. SOUNDBITE