Trump Dismisses Israeli Proposal to Assassinate Iran's Supreme Leader

US President Donald Trump has turned down a proposed plan by Israel to assassinate Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, according to three US officials who shared this information with CBS News, a partner of the BBC.

Reportedly, Trump advised Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that taking out Khamenei “wasn’t a good idea,” as per one of the officials. Trump’s stance on the report remains unvoiced publicly.

The dialogue is presumed to have occurred after Israel initiated its offensive against Iran last Friday.

In an interview with Fox News, Netanyahu neither confirmed nor denied a Reuters report suggesting Trump had rejected the plan to eliminate the ayatollah.

“There are so many false reports of dialogues that never transpired, and I won’t delve into that,” expressed the Israeli Prime Minister.

“But I will say we do what is necessary. We will act as required, and I trust the United States knows its best interests, so I’m not going further,” he added.

An Israeli official informed CBS News that “essentially,” Israel does not “target political leaders, instead, we concentrate on nuclear and military objectives. I doubt those influencing such programs should live without consequences.”

Israel’s initial strike aimed at Iranian nuclear sites and other targets began last Friday. Since then, both nations have launched significant attacks against each other, extending into a third day by Sunday.

On Truth Social, Trump recently commented on the escalating Middle Eastern tensions, urging Iran and Israel to “make a deal.” He assured he would broker peace between them as he did with India and Pakistan during their recent conflict.

While addressing reporters before departing for the G7 summit in Canada, Trump reiterated US support for Israel but refrained from revealing if he had urged Israel to cease its operations against Iran.

The subsequent round of US-Iran nuclear negotiations was initially slated for Sunday, but Oman’s foreign minister, Badr Albusaidi, disclosed a day prior that these talks would no longer proceed.

Iran communicated to Qatar and Oman that it wouldn’t entertain a ceasefire discussion while under Israeli attack, a source briefed on the communications reported to Reuters on Sunday.

Trump, addressing the issue on Saturday, stated that the US “had nothing to do with the attack on Iran.”

“Should Iran attack us in any form, the US Armed Forces will unleash unprecedented power on you,” he cautioned.