"That would be very, very dangerous for everybody," Iran’s Foreign Minister said of a potential U.S. involvement.

The second week of the Israel-Iran war has started with a renewed round of strikes targeting an Iranian nuclear research facility near Isfahan.

After nearly two years of stark divisions over the war in Gaza and support for Israel, Democrats are now finding themselves at odds over U.S. policy toward Iran as progressives demand unified opposition to President Donald Trump's consideration of a strike against Tehran's nuclear program while party leaders tread more cautiously.

If the United States bombs an underground uranium enrichment facility in Iran or kills the country’s supreme leader, it could kick off a more dangerous and unpredictable phase in the war.

Trump spent the last week alternating between threats issued on social media and private concerns that a strike he orders could drag the US into prolonged war.

Just ask Jimmy Carter, whose White House term was forever framed by the unsuccessful attempt to rescue hostages held by Iran in 1979. That led to his defeat in 1980 by Ronald Reagan. President Donald Trump no doubt is aware of history – and perhaps irony as well – as events in Iran are again front and center at a pivotal moment early in his second stint in the White House.