U.S. President Donald Trump’s struggle to extricate himself from the unpopular Iran war has ⁠hit ⁠a new roadblock with the latest exchange of attacks between the two ⁠sides, leaving him with few good options and a faltering ceasefire.

The United States launched new airstrikes against Iran early Thursday, and Tehran responded by targeting Gulf countries in an exchange of fire that threatened an interim deal intended to help end the war in the Middle East.

During a NATO news conference, President Trump says he's "No. 1 on the kill list for Iran" and addresses questions about why he was returning home on the legacy Air Force One instead of the new presidential jet.