President Trump rejected an Israeli plan in recent days to kill Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, a senior U.S. official told USA TODAY.

Trump in recent days pushed Israeli officials away from a plan to kill Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, unnamed U.S. officials told Reuters and the Associated Press. The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Forbes concerning the report.

Iran conflict is pitting MAGA isolationists against traditional GOP hawks, as Trump contemplates what to do next.

Two officials said the Israelis reported that they had an opportunity to kill the top Iranian leader, but Trump waved them off of the plan.

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday issued a direct warning to Iran's top leadership, declaring that the United States knows the exact location of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and has the ability to strike — but is choosing not to,

Israel’s military campaign reminds some of America’s ill-fated Middle East interventions, which President Trump has long denounced.

"Have the Iranians killed an American yet? No. Until they do, we're not even talking about going after the political leadership," a U.S. official told Reuters

President Donald Trump recently blocked an Israeli plan to assassinate Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, according to two US officials who spoke to Reuters. The officials, speaking on condition of anonymity,

President Donald Trump vetoed an Israeli plan in recent days to kill the Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, two U.S. officials told Reuters on Sunday. “Have the Iranians killed an American yet?