President Donald Trump has long advocated for keeping the US out of Middle Eastern wars. By joining Israel’s offensive against Iran, he is making a dramatic geopolitical u-turn.

The Middle East conflict has deeply divided the base that got Trump elected, pitting people such as Fox News host Mark Levin, MAGA acolyte Laura Loomer and South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham on one side, and America First isolationists such as Steve Bannon and Marjorie Taylor Greene on the other.

Wall Street's main indexes were mixed in choppy trading on Friday, as inflation concerns and uncertainty around U.S. involvement in the Iran-Israel war offset relief over President Donald Trump holding back from any immediate action.

The fight between two well-armed regional powers has their neighbors worried about the conflict spreading, a concern worsened by the prospect of U.S. involvement.

By Maayan Lubell, Parisa Hafezi and James Oliphant JERUSALEM/ISTANBUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Israel said on Saturday it had killed a veteran Iranian commander during attacks by both sides in the more than week-long air war,