Several independent media organizations in the USA cited high-ranking anonymous officials with insight into the Trump administration who said that the president had urged Israel not to attack the 86-year-old Khamenei.
We found out that Israel had plans to strike Iran's spiritual leader. President Trump was against it and we told the Israelis not to carry out the plan, an official told the news agency AFP.
”False reports”
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu commented on the information in an interview with the American TV company Fox.
There are so many false reports about conversations that have never taken place, and I will not comment on it, Netanyahu said to the interviewer Bret Baier.
But I can tell you that I think we are doing what we need to do And I think the US knows that this is good for the US, Netanyahu said.
Trump was also interviewed by a TV company in the USA on Sunday.
In an interview with ABC, Trump said that he is "open" to the Russian President Vladimir Putin being able to have a role as a mediator in the conflict.
”Nuclear energy talks are ongoing”
Trump said that "it is possible" that the USA will become directly involved in the conflict between Israel and Iran, without going into detail about what would cause the USA to act.
The interview was conducted before Trump's departure to Canada, where he is expected to participate in the G7 countries' summit in Alberta, which begins on Sunday.
In the interview, the American president also claimed that talks are ongoing about Iran's nuclear energy program, without specifying how the contacts with Tehran look.
Trump claimed that "Tehran wants to reach an agreement" since the country was attacked by Israel.
