My only regret is that I wasn't persuasive enough in the first term to get to this point.

I will convene an extraordinary Foreign Affairs Council via video link on Sunday to address Iran and the rapidly unfolding events across the Middle East.

I have been in contact with our partners in the Gulf countries. The Iranian regime’s indiscriminate attacks against its neighbours carry the risk of dragging the region into a broader war and we condemn this.

It is essential that the war does not spread any further. The Iranian regime has choices to make.

CENTCOM’s Task Force Scorpion Strike employed low-cost one-way attack drones for the first time in combat.

Operation Epic Fury involves the largest regional concentration of American military firepower in a generation.

Both Khamenei and Pezeshkian are safe and sound.

I can assure you that the system is working because our system is very sophisticated... it is not a one man ruler.

President Trump has spoken with the leaders of Saudi Arabia, Qatar, UAE, and the NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte.

Today’s military strikes on Iran — carried out by the United States and Israel — mark a catastrophic escalation in an illegal war of aggression.

Bombing cities. Killing civilians. Opening a new theater of war. Americans do not want this. They do not want another war in pursuit of regime change. They want relief from the affordability crisis. They want peace.

I am focused on making sure that every New Yorker is safe. I have been in contact with our Police Commissioner and emergency management officials. We are taking proactive steps, including increasing coordination across agencies and enhancing patrols of sensitive locations out of an abundance of caution.

The regime should not have any arms that could threaten our existence.

Today in the opening attack, we have targeted the site where Khamenei was.

Today we have killed several major leaders that are involved in the nuclear program of Iran and we will continue to target several sites of this regime.

The Iranian people, we are with them; we support them in order to free them from this tyranny, and we tell them, "Don't miss this opportunity."

This is a chance and an opportunity that will not come again, because you will have your moment — a moment where you will be demanded to take to the street in order to finish the work and to topple this regime.

The support and aid that you ask for have arrived; that's why you should all rally for this historical moment.

The Iranian people, this is your time; this is your chance in order to topple this regime.

Following the launch of U.S. combat operations in Iran, Americans worldwide and especially in the Middle East should follow the guidance in the latest security alerts issued by the nearest U.S. embassy or consulate.