The US joined an Israeli assault after intel suggested Iran’s top clerics and commanders could be hit at once

Attack comes as Trump says he is 'not happy' with nuclear talks, amid directives to reduce embassy staff

Donald Trump has described "major combat operations", with explosions heard across Iran.

An official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the briefers described the operation to the president as a high-risk, high-reward scenario.

WASHINGTON: Ahead of the US attack on Iran, President Donald Trump received briefings that not only delivered blunt assessments about the risk of major US casualties but also…

The US joined an Israeli assault after intel suggested Iran’s top clerics and commanders could be hit at once

‘They should have done it sooner, they waited too long,’ says Trump but he doesn’t say when talks would take place

Fears that decision to strike could be open-ended as Trump comes under pressure to spell out his vision for Iran

Trump urged Iranians to rise up and topple the Islamic leadership after the US launched ‘major combat operations’

WASHINGTON: The Trump administration and its allies in Congress presented a shifting new justification Monday for the US attack on Iran, with House Speaker Mike Johnson suggesting…