India, May 20 -- US President Donald Trump on Wednesday injected an unconventional twist into the unfolding Middle East crisis, joking that he might launch a political campaign in Israel due to his massive local popularity and become Israeli Prime Minister.

Oval Office meeting on Tuesday is first since US-Israel launched unpopular war with Iran.

The US and Iran are locked in a standoff over the Strait of Hormuz.

The picture said it all. Vice President JD Vance looked “tense” when he posed next to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Trump during the former’s visit to the White House on Tuesday,

President Donald Trump has stated that a U.S. agreement to help Saudi Arabia develop civilian nuclear energy will depend on the Gulf kingdom joining the Abraham Accords and recognizing Israel, adding a new condition to a deal that has already raised concerns over nuclear proliferation.

President Trump vowed to beat Iran after a surprise ballistic missile attack on a U.S. base in Jordan was intercepted.