Khamenei has condemned the attacks and promised to retaliate, saying Israel had "sealed for itself a bitter and painful destiny."

An Israeli plan to assassinate Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as part of its military offensive targeting the country's nuclear program has been privately vetoed by U.S. President Donald Trump.

Unconfirmed reports by Iran's opposition claim that Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed during Israeli strikes on Tehran.

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.

Benjamin Netanyahu said that targeting Ayatollah Ali Khamenei would not escalate the ongoing fight between Israel and Iran, but would end it.

Russian President Vladimir Putin reportedly called President Trump at Iran's urging to address the attacks between itself and Israel.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke with ABC News' Jonathan Karl about Israel's attack on Iran's nuclear program and Iran's retaliation against his country.

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.