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Donald Trump is considering how far the United States should go in joining Israel鈥檚 attacks on Iran.

Sarah and Anthony - who were both at the G7 summit in Canada on Monday, with Anthony travelling on Air Force One with Trump - discuss whether the U.S. is on the brink of another Middle East war.

The president held an emergency Situation Room meeting at the White House in which his national security team discussed how far the U.S. should be involved. One of the big targets would be the uranium enrichment site at Fordo that is deep underground.

Donald Trump has already called for Iran鈥檚 鈥渦nconditional surrender鈥� following Israel鈥檚 strikes but Iran鈥檚 Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said the US military involvement will be met with 鈥渋rreparable harm鈥�.

Does the president have support from the American public and what might happen next?

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* Anthony Zurcher, North America Correspondent

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