President Trump refused to rule out the use of ground troops in Iran in a new interview on Monday, saying he wouldn't hesitate to deploy them "if they were necessary."

"Sadly, there will likely be more before it ends. That's the way it is. Likely be more," President Trump said after mentioning the three U.S. service members killed in the operation.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday ⁠celebrated U.S.-Israeli ⁠airstrikes that killed Iran's leader, but warned attacks would continue. The strikes, ⁠which Trump said were aimed at destroying Iranian missiles and annihilating its navy,

The US defense secretary says American attacks on Iran will not lead to "endless war". Meanwhile in Cyprus, two drones were intercepted near a UK base, after an earlier attack on Sunday.

Iran quickly retaliated, firing missiles across the region, where the U.S. has numerous troops in an array of bases. Killing Khamenei was perhaps the biggest element of what could prove the most dangerous foreign policy gamble yet for a president with an unusually muscular approach to the world.

The war in the Middle East spiraled further Monday as Israel and the U.S. pounded Iran. Tehran and its allies hit back against Israel, neighboring Gulf states, and targets critical to the world’s

Israel launched strikes on Iran while Tehran responded by firing drones and missiles at Jerusalem and U.S. military installations

In a phone call with NBC News, Trump said, "The people that make all the decisions, most of them are gone, not only from the one attack, but from two others."