Nigeria, June 18 -- US President Donald Trump has said the US knows where Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, is hiding but doesn't want to kill him yet.

He made the declaration in a post on Truth Social on Tuesday, as the Israel-Iran crisis entered its fifth day.

He called for an "unconditional surrender" from Iran, while describing Iran's supreme leader as an easy target.

"We know exactly where the so-called 'Supreme Leader' is hiding," he wrote. "He is an easy target, but is safe there - We are not going to take him out (kill!), at least not for now. But we don't want missiles shot at civilians, or American soldiers. Our patience is wearing thin."

This comes after his previous call for Iranians to evacuate Tehran. A call...