Trump told reporters that he is talking to countries about policing the Strait.
President Donald Trump announced "major combat operations" against Iran on Feb. 28, with massive joint U.S.-Israel strikes attack targeting military and government sites, officials said.
Iranian state television confirmed that Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was among those killed in Tehran on the first day of strikes. His son Mojtaba Khamenei was chosen on Sunday to succeed him.
Iran is responding to the operation with missile and drone attacks targeting Israel, regional U.S. bases and multiple Gulf nations. Israel is also intensifying its long-running strike campaign against the Iran-backed Hezbollah militia in Lebanon.
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President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed Iran as well as Ukraine in a phone call on Monday, according to Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov.
-ABC News’ Will Gretsky
At least 486 people have been killed and another 1,313 have been wounded amid Israeli strikes in Lebanon, according to the Lebanese Health Ministry.
The Israel Defense Forces has been issuing evacuations as it continues strikes against Hezbollah in Lebanon.
The State Department says it’s aware of 36,000 Americans who have returned to the U.S. from the Middle East via commercial and charter travel options since Feb. 28.
Assistant Secretary Dylan Johnson said that while the department has carried out over two dozen charter flights and that its evacuation operations continue, “most” Americans who had asked for help were now declining assistance and the availability of seats on charters has outpaced demand.
The State Department also said its 24/7 task force had provided some level of assistance to over 23,000 Americans abroad.
-ABC News’ Shannon Kingston
President Donald Trump told the New York Post on Monday that he was “nowhere near” a decision on potential ground operations in Iran.
“We haven’t made any decision on that. We’re nowhere near it,” Trump said.
Trump also reiterated to the Post that he was “not happy” with the newly selected Supreme Leader of Iran, Mojtaba Khamenei.
Asked what his plans were for Iran’s new leader, Trump told the Post, “Not going to tell you. I’m not happy with him,” he said.
Trump also waived off concerns about spiking oil prices.
“I have a plan for everything, okay?” Trump said in the interview.
“I have a plan for everything. You’ll be very happy,” he said.
-ABC News’ Nicholas Kerr
