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.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has suggested that assassinating Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei would end, rather than escalate, the conflict between the two countries. In a combative interview with ABC News,

Netanyahu refuses to rule out killing Iran’s Supreme Leader as conflict intensifies - Iranian state broadcaster hit by Israeli missile live on air

Israel’s attack on Iran was long in the making – the result of years of meticulous planning by Israel and days of high-stakes talks between Tel Aviv and Washington, officials told CNN.

CBS News New York's Dick Brennan has the latest on the conflict and what President Trump said Monday.

President Donald Trump abruptly announced that he would leave the G7 summit a day early and return to Washington shortly after posting an ominous social media message that appeared to suggest more carnage in Iran.