Israeli officials have been pushing the United States to join the fray and use its huge bunker-busting bomb to crush Iran’s nuclear capabilities.

Iran had previously threatened U.S. targets in the region and now blames the United States for the Israeli attacks

When Israel launched its series of strikes against Iran last week, it also issued a number of dire warnings about the country’s nuclear program, suggesting Iran was fast approaching a point of no return in its quest to obtain nuclear weapons and that the strikes were necessary to preempt that outcome.

President Trump’s contradictory comments left Israelis and Iranians trying to understand whether and how the U.S. would intervene.

Whether the U.S. gets more involved than it already is, some members of Congress from both parties argue, should not be up to the President.

Israel and Iran have begun a new round of attacks, as the conflict between the two heavily armed rivals enters its fourth day.

Marjorie Taylor Greene, as usual, was furious. “Anyone slobbering for the U.S. to become fully involved in the Israel/Iran war is not America First/MAGA,” she posted on X. “We have spent TRILLIONS in the Middle East and we have dealt with the aftermath of death, blown apart bodies, never ending suicides, and disabling PTSD.”

The conflict has killed hundreds and wounded more than a thousand since Friday in Iran and killed at least 24 and injured hundreds in Israel. The attack on Iran came amid protracted talks between the U.S. and Iran centered around Iran’s nuclear program.

In Iraqi airspace, Iranian missiles and drones have crossed paths with Israeli warplanes, forcing Baghdad to step up efforts to avoid being drawn into the region's latest conflict.But with Baghdad both an ally of Iran and a strategic partner of the United States,

The deadly conflict between Iran and Israel entered its fifth day on Tuesday, with both sides widening their attacks.