President Donald Trump announced in a Truth Social post late Saturday that the United States has launched strikes on three Iranian nuclear sites — inserting itself into Israel’s war against the country in a move that risks a wider war involving major global powers.In an address to the nation that lasted less than four minutes, the president gave virtually no explanation or rationale for striking the Fordo, Natanz and Esfahan nuclear sites. He also vaguely suggested deescalation, but declined to say how.“Iran, the bully of the Middle East, must now make peace,” Trump said. “If they do not, future attacks would be far greater and a lot easier.”For two decades, HuffPost has been fearless, unflinching and relentless in pursuit of the truth. Support our mission to keep us around for the next 20 — we can’t do this without you.The president drew bipartisan backlash for approving the strikes without congressional authorization, with some Democrats even calling for his impeachment. Some lawmakers have called for a vote under the War Powers Act, which limits military action without congressional approval.Countries around the world are calling for diplomacy following the attack, but Iran’s foreign minister said the U.S. “crossed a very big red line” that has erased the possibility of diplomatic talks.Read our previous coverage here, and see the latest politics updates below:Noem Asked Hegseth To Direct Military To Detain ‘Lawbreakers’ In Los Angeles: SF ChronicleHomeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem urged Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to ask the military to detain “lawbreakers” in Los Angeles, according to a report from The San Francisco Chronicle. Were the military to take such action, it would mark a major escalation of the role that troops have played in response to protests against immigration raids in the city. Trump has ordered the deployment of 4,000 National Guard members and 700 Marines to respond to demonstrations in Los Angeles even as state and local leaders like California Gov. Gavin Newsom have opposed these actions and said they’re not needed. Members of both groups are only able to engage in local law enforcement activities, like arresting people, if Trump invokes the Insurrection Act, however. In a letter sent to Hegseth on Sunday that was obtained by The Chronicle, Noem appeared to signal openness to that scenario, calling on the Pentagon to provide “direction to DoD forces to either detain, just as they would at any federal facility guarded by military, lawbreakers under Title 18 until they can be arrested and processed by federal law enforcement, or arrest them.”A DHS spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment. See All UpdatesClose