CBS news sources said Trump opposed Israel’s plan to kill Iran’s supreme leader.
President Trump opposes the recent Israeli plan to kill Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
A U.S. official told CBS News that Israelis had a chance to assassinate Khamenei, and Mr. Trump communicated that it was not a good idea to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. They say that since Israel initiated one, a conversation between Netanyahu and Mr. Trump has taken place A massive offensive against Iran last week.
Reuters first reported Mr Trump’s rejection of the proposal.
Senior U.S. officials told CBS News on Saturday that there is no direct link between the United States and Iran. An Israeli official in Washington, D.C. told CBS News on Saturday that there are regular links between the United States and Israel, and leaders speak on Monday, Thursday and Friday.
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In an interview with Fox News on Sunday, Netanyahu did not directly confirm or reject Reuters’ report when asked.
“There are a lot of false reports about dialogue that never happened and I won’t get into that,” he said. “But I can tell you, I think we’re going to do what we need to do. We’re going to do what we need to do, and I think America knows what’s good for America and I just won’t be involved.”
Mr. Trump has not commented publicly. On Sunday, he issued a clear warning to Iran to point out retaliation against our goals in the Middle East.
Trump said in a post about truth socialization that the U.S. and Iran trade missile attacks for the third consecutive day “has nothing to do with Iran’s attack.”
“If we attack in any way, shape or form of Iran, the full strength and strength of the U.S. armed forces will land on you at a level you have never seen before,” Trump said.
Hours later, Mr. Trump seemed to predict that “Iran and Israel should reach an agreement and will reach an agreement.”
The president said he had a history of relegation to the conflict and he would halte Israel and Iran’s hostilities, “just like I have India and Pakistan made it after the recent cross-border confrontation between the two countries.
Mr. Trump spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday about the growing Israel-Iran conflict. He will also travel to Canada late Sunday for a group of seven or G7, leaders’ summit, and the Middle East crisis is expected to be imminent.
Margaret Brennan contributed to the report.
