Under Trump's direction, the U.S. effectively joins a 10-day-old war, initiated when Israel began bombing Iran's nuclear and military infrastructure. The president has said previously he did not want to get involved in conflict in the Middle East but that "that Iran can’t have a nuclear weapon."

President Trump is expected to speak from the White House at 10:00 p.m. on Saturday night after announcing on social media around 7:30 p.m. that the U.S. bombed three sites in Iran today. Trump said in a social media post: We have completed our very successful attack on the three Nuclear sites in Iran,