The President also offered conflicting timelines on Monday for how long the U.S.-Israeli campaign in Iran would last.

In a phone call interview, Trump told The Atlantic that he agreed to speak with Iranian representatives, but declined to specify whether a conversation would take place on Sunday or Monday. US

Trump and senior figures in his administration castigated previous presidents for dragging the U.S. into protracted wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. His administration says this time will be different.

Trump says he authorized strike killing Iranian leader Khamenei before Tehran, Iran, could act on alleged assassination plots against him and officials.

President Trump warns Iran not to retaliate after it was confirmed the country's Supreme Leader was killed during Saturday's US-Israeli strikes.

Operation Epic Fury struck at multiple meetings of high-level Iranian officials, including Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

President Donald Trump acknowledged for the first time a personal rationale for attacking Iran: “I got him before he got me.”

The Israel Defense Forces released a statement saying projectiles had been launched from Lebanon toward several areas of northern Israel.

In the weeks leading up to President Donald Trump’s decision to strike Iran and in the frenetic days since, the president and his administration have offered several evolving explanations — at times exaggerated or at odds with US intelligence — to justify why the attacks were necessary and what the US ultimately hopes to achieve.

President Donald Trump confirmed Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed during military strikes carried out Saturday by the

The president said the strikes have put immense pressure on Iran, and he believes the U.S.-Israeli military action can lead to an eventual diplomatic solution.