The human cost of the Middle East conflict deepened this week as grieving American families prepared to receive the remains of fallen soldiers at Dover Air Force Base following a tenth straight night of airstrikes in Iran.

President Donald Trump met on Friday with top advisers to decide whether to intensify the military assault against Iran, according to four people briefed on the discussion.

More than two-thirds of Americans said they disapprove of Trump's handling of the Iran war in a Washington Post/Ipsos poll earlier this month.