The strikes, ‌which Trump said were aimed at destroying ⁠Iranian missiles ⁠and annihilating its navy, follow repeated U.S.-Israeli warnings that ​they would strike Iran again if it pressed ahead with its nuclear and ballistic missile programs.

Iran and the United States held hours of indirect negotiations Thursday over Tehran’s nuclear program but walked away without a deal, leaving the danger of another Mideast war on the table as the U.S....

“The goal will be to weaken Iran’s ballistic missile arsenal and elements of its nuclear program to reduce the strategic threat to the United States and to Israel,” he added.