The push by the Trump administration to persuade Tehran to give up its nuclear program came after the U.S. and other world powers in 2015 reached a long-term, comprehensive nuclear agreement that limited Tehran’s enrichment of uranium in exchange for the lifting of economic sanctions.

President Donald Trump’s support for Israel is unwavering as the Jewish state finds itself at war with Iran.

Iran says more than 224 Iranians have been killed, most of them civilians.