New Delhi, Feb. 18 -- The United States is assembling additional forces in the Middle East for a potential action against Iran, as over 50 F-35, F-22, and F-16 fighter jets have been sent to the region over the last 24 hours, according to Axios report, which cited open-source flight radar data and a US official.

This comes amid Iran's foreign minister Abbas Araghchi stating that they had managed to reach a broad understanding on a number of guiding principles, which would serve as the foundation for moving ahead and drafting the text of a possible agreement.

Araghchi added that discussions in Genevea were "serious, constructive and positive", noting that "good progress was made compared to the previous meeting, and we now have a clearer...