President Trump did not deliver a formal address to the American public to explain why the country was at war, a departure from his predecessors.

Details: On the morning of 28 February, Trump announced that the US had begun "major combat operations" in Iran. Trump said the goal of the United States is to "defend the American people by eliminating imminent threats from the Iranian regime, a vicious group of very hard, terrible people".

The U.S. and Israel launched a major attack on Iran on Saturday, and U.S. President Donald Trump called on the Iranian public to “seize control of your destiny” by rising up against the Islamic leadership that has ruled the nation since 1979.

Trump ally Sen. Lindsey Graham said the operation would be "violent, extensive and I believe, at the end of the day, successful."

U.S. President Donald Trump announced on ​Sunday that the U.S. military was sinking ‌Iran's Navy, having destroyed ‌nine Iranian warships so far ⁠and "going after ⁠the rest." Trump made the announcement in a social ​media post as the Pentagon intensified its bombings of Iran's military,

U.S. President Donald Trump urged the Iranian people to "take over your government" in a video address posted Saturday.