Did Donald Trump prevent Israel from plotting to kill Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei?
Shrey Banerjee
Updated 15 Jun 2025, 10:14 PM IST Israel plans to kill Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Trump vetoes call(via REUTERS)
President Donald Trump vetoed an Israeli proposal in recent while to kill Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, two senior US officials told Reuters on Sunday.
'Have the Iranians killed an American yet? No. Until they do we're not even talking about going after the political leadership," said one of the sources, who is a senior U.S. administration official.
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