The comments were an apparent jab at the US leader's sometimes contradictory stance on the US and Israeli war against Iran.

Trump says he expects the U.S. war with Iran to end within several weeks despite unrelenting attacks from both sides and Iran's iron grip on the Strait of Hormuz.

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth asked Army Chief of Staff Randy George to step down and retire, a U.S. official confirmed to NPR.

President Donald Trump sought to explain his rationale for the war against Iran in a primetime address Wednesday

Israel and several Persian Gulf nations reported a new influx of drone and missile launches toward them early Thursday morning, hours after President Trump asserted in a national television address that the U.S. military campaign against Iran was an overwhelming success and “near completion.”

A State Department spokesperson called Iran's executions "barbaric" as the United Nations and activists group report the regime is using the death penalty to crush dissent.

Gen. Randy George, the U.S. Army’s top uniformed officer, was asked to step down Thursday by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Pentagon officials have not given a reason for the departure, which comes during the Iran war and is the latest of more than a dozen firings of top generals and admirals.

Stocks rebound after sliding in early-day trade, with investors buoyed by reports that Iran and Oman could monitor ship traffic in the Strait of Hormuz.