President Donald Trump warned Iran leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei that he is an "easy target" and "our patience is wearing thin." Trump demanded Tehran surrender in its escalating conflict with Israel.

Donald Trump called for Tehran’s “unconditional surrender” in a series of bellicose comments that left the door open to the US joining Israeli strikes against Iran.

On June 15, Trump rejected an Israeli plan to kill Ali Khamenei, a senior U.S. official told USA TODAY. The U.S. official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the sensitive talks, confirmed that Israel was presented with an opportunity to kill Khamenei but Trump objected to the plan and steered it off.