Trump vetoed Israeli plan to kill Iran's supreme leader, U.S. officials say | 15 June 2025 | President Donald Trump vetoed an Israeli plan in recent days to kill the Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, two US officials told Reuters on Sunday. "Have the Iranians killed an American yet? No. Until they do we're not even talking about going after the political leadership," said one of the sources, a senior U.S. administration official. Despite evidence that the conflict between Israel and Iran is escalating, Trump expressed optimism on Sunday that peace would come soon and cited the possibility that Russia's Vladimir Putin could help. In a social media post, Trump said there were many unspecified meetings about the issue happening and encouraged the two countries to make a deal. And in an interview with ABC News, he said he was open to Putin serving as a mediator.