Report: Israel Shared Intel On Alleged Iran Plot To Kill Trump With United States
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Israel shared intelligence with the United States of an alleged plot by Iran to assassinate Donald Trump.
The Wall Street Journal, citing people familiar with the matter, reported Thursday that Israel recently shared intelligence with the United States indicating Iran was considering a new plot to assassinate President Donald Trump.
According to the Journal’s exclusive report, the intelligence would represent an escalation in the conflict between Washington and Tehran if confirmed. Iran has long vowed retaliation against Trump over the 2020 U.S. strike that killed Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Gen. Qassem Soleimani.
The details of the plot are not known at this time.
According to another report, the United States picked up intelligence over recent weeks of possible plans to assassinate Trump.
One of the sources said the warning came this week. Another source said the US had picked up a steady drumbeat of intelligence in recent weeks about possible plans to assassinate Trump, but the warning from Israel was new and concerned a specific plot.
Other American officials suggested the Israeli report could be an effort to sway Trump’s decision-making as he weighs whether to intensify American military action against Iran.
The details of the plot that Israel warned about were not immediately clear, and two sources familiar with the matter said the US had not vetted it themselves. The US government has long warned that Iran may try to kill Trump in retaliation for the 2020 drone strike he ordered which killed a top Iranian general, Qasem Soleimani.
The United States renewed fighting with Iran over the past two days.
The United States said there were no reports of injuries or significant damage since the renewed fighting.
The U.S. military said Wednesday that it struck “approximately 90 Iranian military targets including air defense systems, coastal surveillance assets, missile and drone storage sites, naval capabilities, and military logistics infrastructure along Iran’s coastline.”
A U.S. official told NBC News that the U.S. had not carried out any further strikes on Thursday, contradicting Iranian officials, though the military has been shooting down incoming Iranian projectiles.
There are no reports of any injuries or significant damage to U.S. facilities, and the U.S. and allies shot down nearly all incoming threats, or they failed to reach targets, the official said.
Falling debris from interceptions did cause some damage, the official said, including to one non-U.S. building near the U.S. Navy headquarters in Bahrain.
