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.

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Israel’s attack on Iran was long in the making – the result of years of meticulous planning by Israel and days of high-stakes talks between Tel Aviv and Washington, officials told CNN.

(Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump told the Wall Street Journal on Friday that he and his team had known about Israel's plans to attack Iran.

Donald Trump has blocked an Israeli plan to assassinate Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, US officials have claimed. The US President rejected the operation in recent days, with one senior administration official explaining Trump's reasoning.

President Donald Trump has warned Iran the U.S. would retaliate to an attack by Tehran with its "full strength and might" as Israel and Iran launched fresh strikes overnight. On Friday, Israel launched the first of a series of airstrikes across Iran,