President Donald Trump vetoed an Israeli plan in recent days to kill Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Reuters reported officials as saying.

 

"Have the Iranians killed an American yet? No. Until they do, we're not even talking about going after the political leadership," said the official on condition of anonymity. They went on to reveal that top US officials have been in constant communication with Israeli officials since after Israel launched a massive attack on Iran to halt its nuclear programme.

 

Reuters quoted the official as saying that the Israelis reported that they had an opportunity to kill the top Iranian leader, but Trump waved them off of the plan.

 

The officials would not say whether Trump delivered the message himself, but the US president has been in frequent communication with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

 

It merits a mention that Trump has been holding out hope for a resumption of US-Iranian negotiations over Tehran's nuclear programme. Talks that had been scheduled for Sunday in Oman were cancelled as a result of the strikes.

 

While the US has revealed knowing about Israel's attack plans, it has clarified that it does not have to do anything with the same. Iranian officials, on the other hand, have hinted at possible evidence of US involvement.