Netanyahu: Killing Iran’s supreme leader would ‘end the conflict’

“It’s not going to escalate the conflict, it’s going to end the conflict,” Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu told ABC News in an interview after he was asked about reports that US President Donald Trump vetoed an Israeli plan to kill the supreme leader out of concern it would intensify the Iran-Israel showdown.

I’m not sure what the calculus is on that statement but I’d hate to see what the blowback would be on a failed assassination.

Meanwhile, Iran says key Israeli military and intelligence centres are on its target list and threatens a “proportionate response” in the coming hours.

This article was written by Adam Button at www.forexlive.com.