In the wake of a series of strikes by Israel on Iran's nuclear sites, potentially pushing the Middle East to the brink of an all-out conflict, President Donald Trump told ABC News he thought the attacks had been "excellent" and suggested there was "more to come."

Iran launched missiles toward Israel in return on Friday, and the U.S. helped intercept them, a U.S. official said.

President Donald Trump told CNN in a brief phone call Friday morning that the United States “of course” supports Israel and called the country’s strikes on Iran overnight “a very successful attack,” while warning Iran to make a nuclear deal.

Israel's bombing of Iranian targets ignites political clash as Democrats, Republicans, and media figures debate Netanyahu's actions and Trump's Middle East influence

Trump swept into office hoping to be a peacemaker. Five months in, a new conflict is roiling the Middle East, with no end in sight to the war in Ukraine.

After months of urging Israel not to strike Iran while he worked toward a nuclear deal, President Donald Trump told Reuters in a phone interview on Friday that he and his team had known the attacks were coming - and still saw room for an accord.

President Trump told The Wall Street Journal that he and his team were aware of Israel’s plans to attack Iran. Asked what kind of heads-up the U.S. got ahead of the attack, Trump said in a brief phone interview on Friday morning,

President Trump is trapped between the “America First” isolationists and others in his party who are cheering on Israel’s strikes against Iran.

President Trump believes Israel's bombing of Iran's nuclear facilities might lead to more serious negotiations on a nuclear deal, even as Iran announces suspension of scheduled talks.

The president had sought to convince Israel to delay its military operation, but he shifted course after the strikes began.