Defense Sec. Hegseth confirmed that President Trump is "dialed in" to the Israel-Iran conflict on "Fox & Friends" Friday and assured that this is not an "autopen moment" for the president.

Trump posted online that he got a birthday greeting from Putin, with whom he agreed Iran-Israel war must end, and said he told Putin "his war" should end, too.

Iran launched dozens of ballistic missiles toward Israel on Friday night in retaliation for Israel's surprise attack early Friday.

Under the Islamic Republic that took power in 1979, enmity toward Israel has been a core ideological tenet of Iranian foreign policy and a key driver in its regional policy. Over decades, their rivalry played out mainly through indirect actions by Iran and by covert operations from Israel.

A sixth round of nuclear talks between Iran and the United States planned for this weekend has been cancelled.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday urged Iran to make a deal over its nuclear programme, saying that there was still time for the country to prevent further conflict with Israel. "There has already been great death and destruction,

"There has already been great death and destruction, but there is still time to make this slaughter... come to an end," Trump wrote on social media.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump have held a lengthy phone call to discuss the escalating situation in the Middle East and Ukraine peace talks