“If the Middle East is unstable, the world will not be at peace,” Chinese President Xi Jinping said Thursday. “If the conflict escalates further, not only will the conflicting parties suffer greater losses, but regional countries will also suffer greatly.”

European powers hope to offer a "diplomatic solution" to end the Iran-Israel war at talks in Geneva with Iran's foreign minister, French President Emmanuel Macron said Friday.It comes as US President Donald Trump mulls the prospect of entering a war now in its second week.

As the attacks by Iran and Israel continue into their sixth day, here's a look at what we know about the conflict, and if the US will deploy troops.