The Israelis had the opportunity to assassinate Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and President Trump conveyed to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that it wasn't a good idea, one U.S. official told CBS News.

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A day after US officials confirmed that President Donald Trump had vetoed Israeli plans to assassinate Iran's Supreme Leader, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held an online press conference in which he did not rule out the option to target Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.

A day after it was reported that US president Donald Trump blocked an Israeli plan to kill Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel is not ruling out eliminating Khamenei as that would only end the 'forever war' that Iran wants.

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said President Trump knew about the attack on Iran before it occurred. Netanyahu added that he is leaving it up to Trump to decide what the U.S. leader will do next.

President Donald Trump rejected an Israeli plan in recent days to kill Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, two U.S. officials told ABC News. The officials stated that Israel shared with the United States that they had a window to kill Iran's leader but the president was not on board with the plan.

The development comes several days after Israel attacked Iran, targeting its nuclear facilities and killing some of its leading military commanders. View on euronews