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.

Netanyahu refuses to rule out killing Iran’s Supreme Leader as conflict intensifies - Iranian state broadcaster hit by Israeli missile live on air

WASHINGTON: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday did not rule out plans to assassinate Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, saying it would "end the conflict" between the two arch-foes.

Iran asks Gulf states to urge Trump to press Israel for ceasefire in return for nuclear talks flexibility, sources say

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.

Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli Prime Minister, has disclosed a plan to assassinate the Supreme Leader of Iran, Ali Khamenei, while responding to US position.

But the 55-year-old Afghan businessman couldn’t find a way, with Iranian airspace completely shut down. He fled to Tehran after the strike Sunday, but no taxi would take him to the border as the conflict between Iran and Israel intensified.

Former Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant tells CNN’s Bianna Golodryga that it’s up to the “free world” to eliminate Iran’s nuclear program.