The American president Donald Trump rejected an Israeli plan to assassinate Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei , according to two US officials who spoke to Reuters.

Have the Iranians killed any Americans? No. Until they do, there is no question of targeting their political leadership, one Trump administration official said.

US-Israeli talks intensified after the massive Israeli attack on Iran to halt its nuclear program.

According to the same sources, the Israelis informed Washington that there was an opportunity for a targeted strike against Khamenei, but the request was rejected. It was not clear whether the order came directly from Trump, but his constant contact with him was confirmed. Benjamin Netanyahu .

Netanyahu, when asked about it in an interview with Fox News, declined to comment."There are so many false reports of discussions that never happened, and I'm not going to get into that," he said, adding:"We will do what we have to do. And the United States knows what's good for itself."

US-Iran talks scheduled for Sunday in Oman were canceled after the attacks. Trump told Reuters that he knew all about the Israeli strikes.