Ahead of the U.S. attack on Iran, President Donald Trump received briefings that not only delivered blunt assessments about the risk of major U.S. casualties but also touted the prospect of a generational shift in the Middle East in favor of U.

It will be yours to take.” U.S. strikes were carried out by attack planes from bases and aircraft carriers around the Middle East. Israel’s military said it had struck about 500 targets. Analysts warned that the fighting could devolve into a protracted war with no clear exit.

Iran quickly retaliated, firing missiles across the region, where the U.S. has numerous troops in an array of bases. Killing Khamenei was perhaps the biggest element of what could prove the most dangerous foreign policy gamble yet for a president with an unusually muscular approach to the world.

When asked about Iran, President Donald Trump told reporters that he'd rather not use force, but "sometimes you have to."

U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday he’s “not happy” with the latest talks over Iran’s nuclear program but indicated he would give the negotiators more time to reach a deal to avert another war in

State TV reported that Iran was determined to continue enriching uranium and rejected proposals to send it abroad, signaling it was not ready to meet U.S. demands.

Iran’s foreign minister says indirect talks with the U.S. over the Iranian nuclear program are some of the country's “most intense and longest rounds of negotiations.” Abbas Araghchi made the comments Thursday in an interview with Iranian state television.

Iran and the United States held hours of indirect negotiations over Tehran’s nuclear program but walked away without a deal