President Trump’s handling of escalating tensions in the Middle East is casting a spotlight on divisions among the president’s supporters about whether the U.S. should have any involvement in a brewing conflict.

By Jeff Mason, Francois Murphy and Parisa Hafezi WASHINGTON/VIENNA/DUBAI (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that an Israeli strike on Iran "could very well happen" but he would not call it imminent and prefers to avoid conflict with Tehran and reach a peaceful solution over its nuclear program.

The president had asked Israel to hold off. Now he’s scrambling to make a deal in negotiations that have become even more complex.

Anger is mixed with worry as Iranians in the capital of Tehran woke up Saturday to images of their country’s retaliatory attacks on Israel