Overview

• US officials speaking anonymously told Reuters that President Trump rejected Israel’s reported opportunity to assassinate Ayatollah Ali Khamenei after the nuclear-focused strikes.
• Israel carried out massive air and missile attacks on multiple Iranian nuclear installations in an effort to halt Tehran’s program.
• Top US and Israeli leaders have maintained continuous diplomatic contact through frequent calls between Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
• Benjamin Netanyahu declined to comment on the alleged assassination plot during a Fox News interview, calling reports of such discussions false.
• The cancellation of the June 15 negotiations in Oman has delayed efforts to revive direct U.S.-Iran talks over Tehran’s nuclear ambitions.