Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are looking to limit President Trump's ability to order U.S. strikes on Iran amid its ongoing war with Israel​.

WASHINGTON − President Donald Trump threatened Iran's supreme leader with assassination as he pushed Tehran to give up its nuclear enrichment program and air strikes continued over Iran and Israel.

President Trump’s comments towards Tehran come after urging Tehran’s 9.5 million residents to flee for their lives.

President Trump spent the first months of his term holding back Israel’s push for an assault on Iran’s nuclear program. With the war underway, his posture has gyrated as he weighs sending in the U.S.

On June 15, Trump rejected an Israeli plan to kill Ali Khamenei, a senior U.S. official told USA TODAY. The U.S. official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the sensitive talks, confirmed that Israel was presented with an opportunity to kill Khamenei but Trump objected to the plan and steered it off.

Donald Trump says "we" are not going to kill Iran's Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei - "at least not for now" The US president says "we know exactly where" the ayatollah is - "he is an easy target, but is safe there"

Israel’s military campaign reminds some of America’s ill-fated Middle East interventions, which President Trump has long denounced.

Vance defends Trump after supporters like Tucker Carlson and those in the MAGA base's calls to stay out of the Israel-Iran conflict.

President Trump will meet with his national security team today as questions mount over how involved the U.S. will be in the conflict between Israel and Iran. NBC News' Monica Alba reports more. Executive Director for Global Security at Flashpoint Andrew Borene and former Assistant Secretary of State under the Obama Administration Joel Rubin join Chris Jansing to weigh in.

President Donald Trump disputed the assessment from his director of national intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, and the intelligence community, stating his belief that Iran was “very close” to developing a nuclear weapon prior to Israel’s attack on its facilities last week.