Israel has shared intelligence with the United States alleging that Iran has developed a new specific plot to assassinate President Donald Trump, according to reports first published by the Wall Street Journal and separately confirmed by CNN — though US intelligence agencies have not independently verified the information.
Israel says Iran wants Trump dead. America is listening — but not entirely convinced.
The Wall Street Journal first reported this week that Israel passed intelligence to American officials alleging Iran had developed a new, specific plot to assassinate President Donald Trump. CNN separately confirmed the warning, citing two sources familiar with the matter, and reported that the alleged plot was distinct from the broader stream of Iranian threat reporting that US agencies had already been monitoring.
The precise details of the alleged plan have not been made public.
Critically, two sources told CNN that US intelligence agencies had neither independently verified the Israeli intelligence nor been tracking the specific plot before Israel’s warning arrived. Some American officials, CNN reported, interpreted the Israeli report as part of a broader effort to influence Trump’s decisions on whether to escalate US military action against Iran — and noted that parts of the US intelligence community maintain general caution about Israeli threat assessments.
The Whistler reports that Trump himself, speaking to reporters in Ankara at the NATO summit, appeared unfazed but candid.
“They want to take out the US leader, me,” he said. “I’m on whatever list. I saw this morning I’m on every single one of their lists. And so far, I guess I’ve been a bit lucky, but maybe that doesn’t last very long.”
The White House referred journalists to those remarks when asked for comment.
US officials have long warned that Iran could target Trump in retaliation for his 2020 drone strike that killed senior Iranian military commander Qasem Soleimani — a killing Tehran has repeatedly vowed to avenge.
The intelligence disclosure arrives against a backdrop of growing tension between Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over Iran policy. The two leaders spoke by phone on Thursday, with Netanyahu’s office confirming they agreed to continue coordination and that Trump briefed him on recent US activity in the Gulf.
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