‘Israel’ has provided the United States with intelligence detailing an alleged Iranian plot to assassinate President Donald Trump, CNN reported, citing informed sources familiar with the matter.
The warning, delivered to Washington this week, marks a significant escalation in threat assessments, as it is the first time Israeli intelligence has furnished specific operational details regarding a potential attempt on the president’s life. While U.S. intelligence agencies have been tracking a steady stream of general threats against Trump for weeks, the Israeli report offers previously unavailable granularity on what sources described as a designated conspiracy.
The network noted that the Israeli intelligence may carry diplomatic weight beyond mere threat-sharing, potentially seeking to influence the Trump administration’s calculus as it weighs options for a possible military escalation against Tehran. The revelation arrives at a critical juncture, with the president and his national security team actively deliberating responses to Iran’s regional activities.
However, underscoring the sensitivity of the intelligence, CNN quoted two sources as emphasizing that Washington has yet to independently corroborate the Israeli findings. Furthermore, the U.S. was not actively monitoring this particular conspiracy prior to receiving the Israeli notification, raising questions about the intelligence gap and the reliability of the foreign-sourced data.
The development comes against a backdrop of longstanding U.S. concerns regarding Iranian intentions. American officials have for years voiced apprehension that Tehran might attempt to assassinate Trump in direct retaliation for the January 2020 U.S. drone strike he ordered, which assassinated Qassem Soleimani, the commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ Quds Force. That operation dramatically escalated tensions between the two nations and has since fueled persistent counter-threat warnings from U.S. counterintelligence agencies.
When asked for comment on the revelation first reported by The Wall Street Journal the White House deferred to President Trump’s prior public remarks addressing Iranian threats against him, offering no additional immediate elaboration on the specific Israeli warning or any potential security adjustments.
Source: CNN (edited by Al-manar Website)