Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has weathered a series of challenges but Israel's unprecedented strikes mark his most serious crisis yet, threatening both the clerical system he leads and his own physical survival.

President Trump expressed to the Israelis he is opposed to a plan to kill Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, according to a senior U.S. official. "Have the Iranians killed an American yet?

President DONALD TRUMP may have vetoed a reported Israeli proposal over the weekend to assassinate Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah ALI KHAMENEI, but Israel and its boosters are still pushing for the U.S. to back regime change in Tehran.