Donald Trump has appeared to confirm he approved of Israel's devastating attacks on Iran overnight, which have left several senior military figures dead

President Donald Trump said the United will come down on Iran “at levels never seen before” if the Middle Eastern country attacks.

"Giving up entirely," Trump told reporters early on Tuesday. "Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon, it's very simple." The air war between Iran and U.S. ally Israel - which began on Friday when Israel attacked Iran with airstrikes - has raised alarms in a region that had already been on edge since the start of Israel's military assault on Gaza in October 2023.