"Let him go get a television network and say it so that people listen," the president says of the Fox News host turned podcaster

Shapiro served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for the Middle East until January—charged with, among other things, considering scenarios in which tensions between Israel and Iran escalated into all-out war and preparing U.

Israel and Iran have begun a new round of attacks, as the conflict between the two heavily armed rivals enters its fourth day.

TENSIONS CONTINUE TO RISE BETWEEN ISRAEL AND IRAN AS MORE ATTACKS ARE CARRIED OUT. NOW, THIS IS THE AFTERMATH OF TEL AVIV AFTER IRAN LAUNCHED ANOTHER WAVE OF MISSILE ATTACKS. MORE THAN 225 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN KILLED SINCE THE ATTACKS BEGAN ON FRIDAY.

U.S. officials told multiple outlets that the Navy directed the USS Thomas Hudner, a destroyer capable of intercepting ballistic missiles, from the western Mediterranean Sea toward the eastern Mediterranean Sea, where it will join the USS Arleigh Burke. A second destroyer was also ordered to change course to be available if requested.

Iran conflict intensifies, India has begun evacuating its nationals from Iran via land routes. With airspace closed and cities under fire, over 10,000 Indian students are stranded. Tehran has granted safe passage through its borders- marking a critical diplomatic move in the shadow of war.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio was the first to respond to the attack publicly with a statement Thursday evening — but others have yet to comment.

Iranian-backed militias in Iraq have refrained from attacking Israel directly since the start of the war between Israel and Iran on June 13. However, there have been two unclaimed attacks on US interests in Iraq since Operation Rising Lion began,

The United States is reportedly expecting a "mass casualty response" if Israel bombs Iran's nuclear facilities. On Wednesday, the State Department ordered the departure of all nonessential personnel from the U.