16.06.2025 - 14:32 [ Politico.com ]

Trump told Israel not to kill Iran’s supreme leader

President Donald Trump rejected a plan from Israel to assassinate Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, POLITICO confirmed Sunday. Israel had a window in recent days to potentially kill the Iranian leader, but the president conveyed that he was adamantly against the plan, said a U.S. official granted anonymity to discuss sensitive conversations.

Reuters was the first to report on Trump nixing the plan Sunday morning.