Asked Friday whether the US could take limited military action as the countries negotiate, Trump said, ‘I guess I can say I am considering that’. He also told reporters later that Iran 'better negotiate a fair deal.

President Donald Trump's administration ordered non-essential personnel to evacuate the U.S. Embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, on Monday.

The American University of Beirut has long been a haven for cats abandoned in times if war or crisis, but in recent years the feline population has grown dramatically.