"He is an easy target, but is safe there." "We are not going to take him out (kill!), at least not for now," the president said on June 17. "But we don’t want missiles shot at civilians, or American soldiers.

President Donald Trump warned Iran leader Ali Khamenei that he is an "easy target" and that "our patience is wearing thin."

Israel claimed Iran was on the verge of developing nuclear weapons, which was a threat to their national security, and attacked their nuclear infrastructure on Friday (13 June). The operation killed several senior military figures and nuclear scientists, and as a response, Iran launched some 100 missiles at Israel.