"Saturday Night Live" immediately addressed President Trump's attack on Iran in this week's cold open, once again beginning with James Austin Johnson's version of the man addressing the nation. And, in his speech,

Trump announced the start of US combat operations in Iran, citing its nuclear threat and vowing to destroy missiles and military targets.

Correction: Trump isn't expected at the moment to give another speech on Saturday WHITE HOUSE: REPORTS THAT TRUMP WOULD GIVE ANOTHER ADDRESS TO NATION ON SATURDAY MORNING ARE INACCURATE

In the weeks leading up to President Donald Trump’s decision to strike Iran and in the frenetic days since, the president and his administration have offered several evolving explanations — at times exaggerated or at odds with US intelligence — to justify why the attacks were necessary and what the US ultimately hopes to achieve.

President Donald Trump confirmed in a lengthy post on Truth Social late Saturday afternoon that Iran s 86-year-old Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei is dead

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Saturday backed President Trump’s strikes on Iran aimed at preventing the country from obtaining a nuclear weapon and pushed to further curb the regime’s actions.

The Trump administration took more than 48 hours to make any live, public communication with the American people about why it had decided to go to war with Iran