President Donald Trump moved quickly to respond to Israel's series of military strikes against Iran as he tries to avoid World War III.
He spoke with several top American news anchors the morning after the strikes, describing the attack as a success.
'I think it's been excellent,' he told ABC News anchor Jon Karl. 'We gave them a chance and they didn't take it. They got hit hard, very hard. They got hit about as hard as you're going to get hit. And there's more to come. a lot more.'
The president's next major action will take place in a meeting with his National Security Council at 11:00 a.m. EST, a high-stakes meeting where he'll be presented with options to respond to the prospect for a wider, protracted war in the Middle East.
The president monitored the ongoing attacks overnight from the White House and posted on Friday morning that Iran still had the chance to 'make a deal.'
