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.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu suggested Monday that assassinating Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei would "end the conflict" between the two arch-foes. "It's not going to escalate the conflict,

Iran fired a new wave of missile attacks on Israel early on Monday, triggering air raid sirens across the country as emergency services reported at least five killed and dozens more wounded in the fourth day of a conflict between the regional foes that shows no sign of slowing.

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.

Iran and Israel continued on Sunday their aerial attacks, which began Friday with a series of Israeli strikes on Iran.

As Israel and Iran exchange strikes for a fourth day, there are growing suggestions President Donald Trump knew more about Israel’s initial plans of attack than the White House is letting on, with a U.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Fox that their intelligence showed Iran planned to give nuclear weapons to the Houthis and other proxies

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.