He refutes French President Macron's comments that he's returning to the US to work on a truce, after earlier telling people in Tehran to evacuate.

President Trump returned to Washington on Tuesday to deal with the war between Iran and Israel, as the two sides exchanged deadly fire for a fifth day and Israeli officials pressed the United States to join its military campaign against Tehran.

President Donald Trump is under fierce pressure from inside Israel and his own MAGA base as he ponders the most fateful national security decision of either of his presidencies — whether to attempt a killer blow against Iran’s nuclear program.

Israel and Iran attacked each other for a fifth straight day on Tuesday, and U.S. President Donald Trump urged Iranians to evacuate Tehran, citing what he said was the country's rejection of a deal to curb nuclear weapons development.

Blasts have been heard in Tehran and sirens have sounded in Israel as US president convenes National Security Council.

The president said he hasn’t reached out to Iran for peace talks, describing reports as “highly fabricated, fake news.” “If they want to talk, they know how to reach me,” Trump wrote in a post on his Truth Social platform.

By Alexander Cornwell, Parisa Hafezi and Jana ChoukeirTEL AVIV/DUBAI (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said he wanted a "real deal" to end the nuclear problem with Iran and indicated he may send senior American officials to meet with the Islamic Republic as the Israel-Iran air war raged for a fifth straight day.

Iranian officials have warned that U.S. participation in an attack on its facilities will imperil any chance of the nuclear disarmament deal the president insists he is still interested in pursuing.

The conflict between Iran and Israel continues in the Middle East. Attacks have rocked Tehran and Tel Aviv. Follow along for live updates, news and analysis as the conflict unfolds.