US Democratic lawmaker calls for Trump to seek Congress OK for any Iran war

US President Donald Trump told reporters before heading to the G7 summit in Canada that he hoped for a peaceful resolution to the Iran-Israel clash but the two enemies may have to keep fighting.

"Well I hope there's going to be a deal. I think it's time for a deal and we'll see what happens but sometimes they have to fight it out but we're going to see what happens. I think there's a good chance there will be a deal," he said.

Trump declined to say if he requested Israel pause its attacks on Iran but said Washington would continue to aid Israel's defense against Iranian missiles.

"Several people I spoke to today think it’s very possible that Iran has shifted to 90% at Fordow with no inspections likely happening at the moment," Wall Street Journal Reporter Laurence Norman wrote on X.

Iranian officials on Saturday said the Fordow nuclear facility had been attacked by Israel but only sustained light damage.

"Not claiming that they have information that this is happening. But calculating that this would be an obvious move," Norman added.

Iran has conveyed to regional mediators Qatar and Oman that it was not interested in the United States brokering a ceasefire until Tehran had completed its retaliation against Israel for its military campaign, Reuters reported citing an informed source.

"The Iranians informed Qatari and Omani mediators that they will only pursue serious negotiations once Iran has completed its response to the Israeli pre-emptive strikes," Reuters quoted the official as saying.

Iranian air defense systems have been activated in Isfahan, Sanandaj, Tabriz, Kermanshah, Ahvaz, and Bandar Anzali, local media reports say.

Some Iranian media outlets also reported hearing explosions in Eslamshahr and Vavan near Tehran.

The state-run IRNA news agency reported a massive explosion in the Shahriar region west of Tehran.