Iran, Israel and G7
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The president had opposed Israeli action against Iran but came to believe that Israel had reason to act and that the U.S. would have to lend some support.
The U.S. president faces pushback over the risk of U.S. involvement in the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran.
In the wake of a series of strikes by Israel on Iran's nuclear sites, potentially pushing the Middle East to the brink of an all-out conflict, President Donald Trump told ABC News he thought the attacks had been "excellent" and suggested there was "more to come."
U.S. officials told NBC News Israel approached U.S. President Trump with a plan to kill Iran’s Supreme Leader, but Trump rejected that approach. Former Senior State Department and CIA Official Ned Price joins Alex Witt to give his reaction.
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President Donald Trump's eventful week included securing a preliminary trade deal with China, deploying National Guard troops to Los Angeles, and responding to Israel's strikes on Iran.
President Donald Trump vetoed a plan presented to the U.S. in recent days to kill Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, according to a U.S. official familiar with the matter