An Israeli plan to assassinate Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as part of its military offensive targeting the country's nuclear program has been privately vetoed by U.S. President Donald Trump.

Khamenei has condemned the attacks and promised to retaliate, saying Israel had "sealed for itself a bitter and painful destiny."

The IDF said that Ali Shadmani’s elimination was part of a series of eliminations targeting Iran’s top military command, dealing another blow to the chain of command of Iran’s armed forces.