Netanyahu reveals Iran attempted to assassinate both him and Trump, discusses Israel's strikes against Iran's nuclear program, and explains the "imminent threat."

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.

TEL AVIV/DUBAI >> An Israeli strike hit Iran’s state broadcaster today as Iran called on U.S. President Donald Trump to force a ceasefire in the four-day-old aerial war, while Israel’s prime minister said his country was on the “path to victory”.

The Trump administration made clear it was not involved in Israel’s dramatic military strikes against Iran, but that didn’t mean President Donald Trump wouldn’t take credit for them. “I always knew the date,

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu raised the possibility of strikes in a phone conversation with President Trump, according to two U.S. officials. Trump responded that he would like to see diplomacy run its course before turning to military options.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that Israeli strikes against Iran have set Iran’s nuclear program back a “very, very long time.”

The Iranian capital, Tehran, was targeted by Israeli strikes on densely-populated residential areas of the city Sunday after overnight rocket attacks against Israel killed at least 10 people wounded at least 385.

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.