"US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee and Israeli President Isaac Herzog stressed the close partnership between the two countries during a meeting on Friday in Jerusalem, as both sides described the current conflict as part of a broader regional struggle. "I think most people in the world who understand this realise that for 47 years the United States has been under the threat of this regime. They wish to destroy us, but they know they have to destroy Israel first. So that's why for all of these many years they have been consistent in their message: 'Death to Israel, death to America.' I'm grateful that President Trump and Prime Minister Netanyahu decided that enough is enough," said Huckabee. Herzog thanked US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for their efforts, saying their teams were working constantly 'to change the course of history.' "It's a coalition of nations that want to seek a better future for the children of the Middle East. And I utterly believe that once you undermine this empire of evil emanating from Tehran, we will be able to offer avenues of peace, goodwill and a prosperous future for the people of the Middle East," he said. The US and Israel attacked Iran on Saturday morning. Tehran said it was responding with strikes on Israel and US assets in the region, with explosions reported in countries right across the Gulf region. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was confirmed dead in a strike on Saturday. It comes after a number of rounds of talks between the Americans and Iranians."