Iran and Israel exchanged fire for a sixth day after US President Donald Trump met with his national security team to discuss the escalating conflict, fueling fresh speculation that Washington is on the verge of joining the attacks.

WASHINGTON − President Donald Trump threatened Iran's supreme leader with assassination as he pushed Tehran to give up its nuclear enrichment program and air strikes continued over Iran and Israel.

President Donald Trump said overnight Tuesday he’s seeking “a real end” to the conflict between Israel and Iran, arguing that outcome would be preferable to a ceasefire while also suggesting his patience for negotiations was wearing thin.

Conservative and progressive lawmakers want to force a vote on a resolution requiring the administration to seek congressional approval before going to war in the Middle East.

"We now have complete and total control of the skies over Iran," Trump posted on Tuesday, making clear the U.S. and Israel were now in lockstep on the Israeli military operation that the U.S. didn't initially back. "Nobody does it better than the good ol’ USA," he added.

Some longtime defenders of the president’s America First mantra are calling him out for weighing a greater U.S. role in the region.

President Donald Trump is abruptly leaving the Group of Seven summit, departing a day early Monday as the conflict between Israel and Iran intensifies and the U.S. leader has declared that Tehran should be evacuated “immediately.

Make America Great Again (MAGA) figures have been split on the issue of U.S. involvement in the Israel-Iran conflict.