New Delhi, June 16 -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday (June 16) suggested that assassinating Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, would bring an end to the ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran, rather than escalate it.

In an interview with ABC News, Netanyahu was asked about reports that US President Donald Trump had previously blocked an Israeli plan to target Khamenei, fearing it would intensify tensions and potentially ignite a wider war.

"It's not going to escalate the conflict, it's going to end the conflict," Netanyahu said, defending the controversial idea as a definitive solution to what he described as Iran's persistent campaign of aggression.

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