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.

Israel and Iran exchanged bloody strikes for a fourth day Monday as casualties mounted on both sides and international pleas for diplomacy went unheeded. Iran launched missiles at Israel early in the day,

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

The development comes several days after Israel attacked Iran, targeting its nuclear facilities and killing some of its leading military commanders. View on euronews