To be certain, Trump in the days-old conflict has sought to restrain Netanyahu. He rejected a plan presented by Israel to the U.S. to kill Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, according to a U.S. official familiar with the matter, who was not authorized to comment on the sensitive matter and spoke on the condition of anonymity.

President Trump said the U.S. knows the location of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. “We know exactly where the so-called ‘Supreme Leader” is hiding,” Trump wrote on social media. “He is an easy target,

Trump has threatened to eliminate the Iranian Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, if Iran does not submit to unconditional surrender.

Hugh Hewitt blasted the Ayatollah Seyid Ali Khamenei on live television because "every decision he's made has been bad" regarding his conflict with Israel.

As Israeli airstrikes decimate Iran's top military brass, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei's son Mojtaba is emerging from the shadows to fill the growing power vacuum., Middle East News - Times Now

Israel's military said on Tuesday it had killed Ali Shadmani, who it identified as Iran's armed forces' chief of staff and said was the most senior military commander. (Reporting by Jana Choukeir; Editing by Alex Richardson) Copyright 2025 Thomson Reuters.