Donald Trump vetoed plans to assassinate Iran's Supreme Leader (0.01702127659574468)

<iframe frameborder="0" height="100%" scrolling="no" src="https://www.gbnews.com/res/scraper/embed/?video_url=https%3A%2F%2Fmm-v2.simplestream.com%2Fiframe%2Fplayer.php%3Fkey%3D3Li3Nt2Qs8Ct3Xq9Fi5Uy0Mb2Bj0Qs%26player%3DGB003%26uvid%3D52929616%26type%3Dvod%26viously_id%3DmmpdryQFTg1" width="100%"></iframe><br/><p>Donald Trump has blocked an Israeli plan to assassinate Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, US officials have claimed. </p><p>The US President rejected the operation in recent days, with one senior administration official explaining Trump's reasoning.</p><h3></h3><br/><p>"Have the Iranians killed an American yet? No. Until they do, we're not even talking about going after the political leadership," one of the officials told Reuters.</p><p>The veto comes as tensions between Israel and Iran have reached new heights following Israeli strikes on Iran's nuclear programme.</p><h3></h3><br/><p>The officials, speaking anonymously, revealed that Israeli forces had identified an opportunity to kill Khamenei but were prevented from proceeding by Trump's intervention.</p><p>Top US officials have maintained constant communication with their Israeli counterparts since Israel launched its massive attack on Iran's nuclear facilities, the sources revealed.</p><p>Trump has been in frequent contact with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu throughout the crisis.</p><p>When questioned about the Reuters report during a Fox News interview, Netanyahu dismissed the claims.</p><p>"There's so many false reports of conversations that never happened, and I'm not going to get into that," he said.</p><p><strong>LATEST DEVELOPMENTS:</strong><br/></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.gbnews.com/news/world/israel-iran-latest-war-missile-strikes-tehran-burning-tel-aviv" target="_self">Iran launches new wave of missiles as Middle East descends into all-out war</a><span></span></li><li><a href="https://www.gbnews.com/news/world/travel-warning-israel-iran-war-uk-alert" target="_self">Urgent travel warning issued for Britons amid war concerns - 'Do NOT travel'</a></li><li><a href="https://www.gbnews.com/news/iran-israel-protest-london-parliament-square" target="_self">‘Insanity!’ GB News guest sparks fury as she DEFENDS protesters holding aloft Iranian flags</a></li></ul><h3></h3><br><img alt="Donald Trump" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="c0bf14ca05d4acc81b6c04289f6ee492" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" id="53679" loading="lazy" src="https://www.gbnews.com/media-library/donald-trump.jpg?id=61012079&width=980"/><h3></h3><br/><div class="embed-latest"></div><h3></h3><br/><p>The Israeli Prime Minister added: "But I can tell you, I think that we do what we need to do, we'll do what we need to do.</p><p>"And I think the United States knows what is good for the United States."</p><p>The conflict between Israel and Iran has escalated dramatically in recent days.</p><p>Israel has claimed responsibility for assassinating nine nuclear scientists and several top military officials under 'Operation Rising Lion', with one strike reportedly causing a structural collapse at Iran's Natanz enrichment facility.</p><h3></h3><br/><img alt="Fire rages at Tehran's Shahran oil depot after Israeli attack" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="5da269b6151cf629156ef5eb40da9368" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" id="74781" loading="lazy" src="https://www.gbnews.com/media-library/fire-rages-at-tehran-s-shahran-oil-depot-after-israeli-attack.jpg?id=61012080&width=980"/><h3></h3><br/><div class="embed-dontmiss"></div><h3></h3><br/><p>Iran responded with missile barrages under 'Operation True Promise III', triggering air raid sirens across Israel, including Tel Aviv.</p><p>Israeli jets subsequently struck key locations in Tehran.</p><p>In a televised address, Khamenei declared: "We will not permit them to evade consequences for this significant wrongdoing they have perpetrated."</p><p>A senior Israeli official previously told The Wall Street Journal that targeting Khamenei was "not off limits".</p><h3></h3><br/><img alt="Missiles launched from Iran towards Israel" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="9cfc0268cd2e7c75d818435903c40cfc" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" id="bb766" loading="lazy" src="https://www.gbnews.com/media-library/missiles-launched-from-iran-towards-israel.jpg?id=61012081&width=980"/><h3></h3><br/><div class="embed-mostread"></div><h3></h3><br/><p>Trump has expressed hope for diplomatic solutions between the two nations.</p><p>On Friday, he told Reuters "we knew everything" about the Israeli strikes, whilst maintaining a cautious stance on military escalation.</p><p>The President wrote on his Truth Social platform on Sunday: "We will have peace, soon, between Israel and Iran!</p><p>"Many calls and meetings are now taking place."</p><p><span></span>Trump had been hoping for a resumption of US-Iranian negotiations over Tehran's nuclear programme, though talks scheduled for Sunday in Oman were cancelled following the Israeli strikes. </p><p>His intervention reflects pressure from allies including Senator Rand Paul, who stated: "It's not the US's job to be involved in this war."</p></br>