President Vladimir Putin on Thursday refused to discuss the possibility that Israel and the United States would kill Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and said the Iranian people were consolidating around the leadership in Tehran.

Putin said that Moscow could help negotiate a deal that allows Iran to pursue a peaceful atomic program while also addressing Israel’s security concerns.

Donald Trump previously said the U.S. knew where Iran's supreme leader was "hiding" but that Washington was not going to take him out "for now."