The White House is set to host a press conference regarding the latest updates on the U.S. military actions in Iran at 1 p.m. today, March 4.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt takes questions as the US sends more bombers and fighters to Middle East.

Over the weekend, the United States and Israel led airstrikes targeting and killing senior Iranian officials after a nuclear deal between the U.S. and Iran stalled. The White House expects the joint operation to last up to four or five weeks, although it could last longer.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Adm. Brad Cooper, the head of the U.S. Central Command, will brief reporters Thursday afternoon on the U.S. military operation in Iran. Hegseth’s remarks

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Though the president has long professed an “America First” policy prioritizing the U.S., Trump suggested at his news conference that the war was for the benefit of other nations, especially those dependent on oil that’s shipped through the Strait of Hormuz.

President 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.

President Trump's comments came shortly after he said that the U.S. military had conducted "one of the most power bombing raids" on a vital Iranian oil hub.