President Donald Trump is urging Iran to make a nuclear deal now that Israel has launched strikes against the country.

Iran launched missiles toward Israel in return on Friday, and the U.S. helped intercept them, a U.S. official said.

Thursday’s attack came days before a scheduled sixth round of indirect talks between US special Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff and Iranian officials.

President Trump on Friday called on Iran to go back to the negotiating table and cut a nuclear deal "before there is nothing left" after Israel attacked its nuclear sites. Why it matters: The Trump administration wants to use the war Israel started to get the Iranians back to the nuclear talks when they are in a weaker position.

President Donald Trump believes Israel's bombing of Iran's nuclear facilities might lead to more serious negotiations on a nuclear deal, even though Iran announced a suspension of scheduled talks.

President Trump on Friday urged Iran to make a deal “before there is nothing left” after Israel launched air strikes inside Tehran in an effort to destroy its nuclear program.

President Donald Trump is desperate not to fight a war with Iran. But can he really avoid it? Compelling national security arguments and domestic political considerations mean it makes sense to stop short of direct US offensive operations in the long-dreaded conflict that Israel describes as a matter of preserving its own existence.

President Trump rejected an Israeli plan in recent days to kill Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, a senior U.S. official told USA TODAY.

After Israel launched attacks on Iran’s military leaders and nuclear infrastructure, Trump said Iran now has “a second chance” at a nuclear deal

Tehran has asked Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Oman to press U.S. President Donald Trump to use his influence on Israel to agree to an immediate ceasefire with Iran in return for Tehran's flexibility in nuclear negotiations,