Trump oversees US strikes on Iran from Mar-a-Lago, speaks with Netanyahu: WH

President Donald Trump spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu following joint U.S.-Israel strikes on Iran, monitoring the situation from Mar-a-Lago, Florida.

Trump announced in a Truth Social video message at 2:30 a.m. Eastern Standard Time that the strikes had been launched, and addressed the Iranian people directly, telling them to "seize control of (their) destiny." 

Leavitt continued on X that Secretary of State Marco Rubio provided congressional notification to the "Gang of Eight," which is a bipartisan group of top congressional intelligence leaders, and that administration security leaders continue to monitor the situation.