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The US president may be forced to wage a political battle at home while presiding over a new war in the Middle East.
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President Trump's ambiguous appeal comes after he undermined U.S.-funded media outlets that normally would have helped the administration reach people inside the country.
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President Donald Trump announced that Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed on Saturday after the U.S. and Israel launched a predawn assault.
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President Trump did not deliver a formal address to the American public to explain why the country was at war, a departure from his predecessors.
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As recently as Friday President Trump was talking up efforts to find a negotiated solution to the U.S. tensions with Iran. NBC News' Garrett Haake reports from the White House on the details that led to the unprecedented strike.
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In a phone call today, President Trump said strikes in Iran have caused "very great losses on their leadership," and that "tremendous damage has been inflicted." He told NBC News' Kristen Welker he already thinks the operation is "a success."
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Esmail Baghaei joins ABC News following US and Israeli strikes on Iran early Saturday morning
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