The president’s assertion on social media came hours after an Iranian missile attack on the largest American military installation in the Middle East, and days after U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities.

President Trump said there was little he could do to stop the Israeli attacks. A European diplomatic effort to rein in the hostilities ended without a breakthrough on Friday.

President Trump returned to Washington, D.C., Saturday evening to meet with his National Security Council on the war between Israel and Iran.