{"id":2500,"date":"2025-06-15T22:44:31","date_gmt":"2025-06-15T22:44:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/snaplive.news\/atlanta-news\/trump-refuses-israeli-proposal-to-assassinate-iranian-supreme-leader-according-to-us-officials\/"},"modified":"2025-06-15T22:44:32","modified_gmt":"2025-06-15T22:44:32","slug":"trump-refuses-israeli-proposal-to-assassinate-iranian-supreme-leader-according-to-us-officials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/snaplive.news\/atlanta-news\/trump-refuses-israeli-proposal-to-assassinate-iranian-supreme-leader-according-to-us-officials\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Refuses Israeli Proposal to Assassinate Iranian Supreme Leader, According to US Officials"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"snapl-2979801490\" class=\"snapl-before-content snapl-entity-placement\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/aiCopilotX.com\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-61\" src=\"https:\/\/snaplive.news\/atlanta-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/02\/copilotx250x50-3-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"50\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/aiCopilotX.com\">Automate Your Business With AI<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><h1 id=\"trump-rejects-israeli-plan-to-kill-iranian-leader-us-officials-say-EOUXPslJPY\">Trump Rejects Israeli Plan to Kill Iranian Leader, US Officials Say<\/h1>\n<h2 id=\"what-happened-EOUXPslJPY\">What Happened?<\/h2>\n<p>According to US officials, President Trump has refused a proposal from Israel to assassinate Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.<\/p><div id=\"snapl-2008334742\" class=\"snapl-content-2 snapl-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/atlantabuyshousesfast.com\/\" aria-label=\"ABHF200\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/snaplive.news\/atlanta-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/03\/ABHF200.png\" alt=\"\"  width=\"200\" height=\"50\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<h2 id=\"why-did-trump-refuse-EOUXPslJPY\">Why Did Trump Refuse?<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Trump reportedly did not want to escalate tensions with Iran<\/li>\n<li>He also did not want to risk retaliation against US troops in the region<\/li>\n<li>Trump has previously expressed a desire to avoid military conflict with Iran<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"what-was-the-israeli-proposal-EOUXPslJPY\">What Was the Israeli Proposal?<\/h2>\n<p>The Israeli plan involved targeting Khamenei&#8217;s convoy during his visit to Syria in 2018.<\/p><div id=\"snapl-2596560498\" class=\"snapl-content snapl-entity-placement\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/aiCopilotX.com\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-61\" src=\"https:\/\/snaplive.news\/atlanta-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/02\/copilotx250x50-3-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"50\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/aiCopilotX.com\">Automate Your Business With AI<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><div id=\"snapl-3818838200\" 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on US foreign policy<\/li>\n<li>This decision could potentially ease tensions between the US and Iran<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"summary-EOUXPslJPY\">Summary<\/h2>\n<p>US officials have revealed that President Trump rejected a proposal from Israel to assassinate Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. 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