President Donald Trump faced one of the most monumental decisions of his presidency on Tuesday as he debated whether to join a war against Iran that risked sucking Washington into a new Middle Eastern conflict but also offered the chance to eliminate a rival’s nuclear program.

President Donald Trump on Tuesday demanded "unconditional surrender" from Tehran and warned the United States could easily assassinate its supreme leader as Iran and U.S. ally Israel traded devastating fire for a fifth day.

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Trump's change of tone is remarkable for coming less than a week after the US president -- who has openly talked about wanting to win the Nobel Peace Prize -- called on Israel to avoid strikes.

Trump's comments, delivered via social media, suggested a more aggressive stance toward Iran as he weighs whether to deepen U.S. involvement.

Benyamin Netanyahu made his point clear yesterday on ABC news: killing Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran's Supreme Leader, "would not provoke an escalation. It would end the conflict" with Iran. Netanyahu reveals his end goal: the fall of the Tehran regime.

Donald Trump declared that, “for the first time in a thousand years, the world will look at this region not as a place of turmoil and strife, and war and death, but as a land of opportunity and hope.”

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Fox that their intelligence showed Iran planned to give nuclear weapons to the Houthis and other proxies