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.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday didn’t rule out targeting Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, just hours after reports emerged that President Trump nixed a plan by Israel to take out Khamenei.

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

The Israelis had the opportunity to assassinate Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and President Trump conveyed to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that it wasn't a good idea, one U.S. official told CBS News.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that assassinating Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei would “end the conflict” between the two nations — after

Claiming that Iran was on the verge of producing as many as nine nuclear bombs, Israel launched what it said would be a multiday campaign to degrade Iran’s nuclear facilities and eliminate key military leaders and nuclear scientists.