Trump Assassination Threats: US Could Not Confirm Israeli Claims of Iran Plots, Says Report

The
U ited
States
eceived
multiple
wa i gs
f om
Is ael
ove
the
past
yea
that
I a
was
allegedly
pla i g
to
assassi ate
P eside t
Do ald
T ump,
but
US
i tellige ce
age cies
we e
u able
to
i depe de tly
ve ify
some
of
the
specific
th eats,
acco di g
to
Reute s,
which
cited
a
cu e t
US
official
a d
two
fo me
officials.

The
wa i gs,
some
of
which
we e
passed
to
US
i tellige ce
age cies
a d
othe s
co veyed
di ectly
by
Is aeli
officials
to
se io
White
House
officials,
i cluded
alleged
pla s
to
ta get
T ump
with
a
s ipe
o
ec uit
a
attacke
to
stab
him
du i g
a
la ge
public
eve t.

The
wa i gs
epo tedly
bega
ahead
of
the
12-day
wa
i
Ju e
2025
a d
became
mo e
f eque t
befo e
the
U ited
States
decided
to
go
to
wa
with
I a
i
Feb ua y.
O e
of
the
most
detailed
ale ts
came
ahead
of
the
NATO
summit
i
A ka a
i
July,
acco di g
to
the
US
official
a d
a othe
pe so
familia
with
the
matte .

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Mo e
Da ge ous& squo;:
I a
Wa s
T ump
Ove
‘Full
Co t ol& squo;
Of
Ho muz

Is ael
Wa ed
of
Possible
Attack

Is aeli
officials
epo tedly
told
the
White
House
that
i tellige ce
i dicated
I a
could
attempt
to
kill
T ump
while
he
t avelled
to
the
NATO
summit.
O e
possibility
cited
i
the
wa i g
was
a
attack
usi g
a
shoulde -lau ched
missile
agai st
Ai
Fo ce
O e.

US
i tellige ce
age cies
have
lo g
assessed
that
I a
wa ts
to
etaliate
agai st
T ump
ove
the
2020
US
d o e
st ike
that
killed
I a ia
milita y
comma de
Qassem
Soleima i.
Howeve ,
acco di g
to
the
officials
cited
by
Reute s,
the
Ce t al
I tellige ce
Age cy
has
ot
bee
able
to
co obo ate
some
of
the
specific
th eats
agai st
T ump
that
Is aeli
i tellige ce
has
sha ed
si ce
ea ly
last
yea .

The
Tu kish
i tellige ce
commu ity
also
epo tedly
fou d
o
evide ce
suppo ti g
the
Is aeli
wa i g
li ked
to
T ump’s
NATO
summit
t ip.
A
Tu kish
official
said
A ka a
commu icated
that
assessme t
to
US
officials.

Sec et
Flight
Ope atio
Put
i
Place

Although
the
wa i gs
could
ot
be
i depe de tly
co fi med,
US
officials
a d
the
Sec et
Se vice
took
steps
to
educe
pote tial
isks
to
T ump’s
safety.
Those
p ecautio s
i cluded
a
u usual
deceptio
ope atio
du i g
his
Tu key
t ip.

T ump
was
moved
f om
Ai
Fo ce
O e
to
a othe
ai c aft
fo
his
flight
out
of
the
cou t y,
acco di g
to
the
epo t.
The
ope atio
was
i te ded
to
p otect
the
p eside t
despite
the
abse ce
of
i depe de t
i tellige ce
co fi mi g
the
alleged
I a ia
th eat.

The
Is aeli
embassy
ejected
suggestio s
that
Is ael
was
usi g
i tellige ce-sha i g
to
i flue ce
US
policy
towa ds
I a .
A
spokespe so
said
those
maki g
such
claims
could
also
accuse
Is ael
of
withholdi g
impo ta t
i tellige ce
whe
it
suited
thei
i te ests.& bsp;

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T ump’s
Secu ity
Remai s
P io ity:
Sec et
Se vice

Sec et
Se vice
spokesma
A tho y
Guglielmi
decli ed
to
comme t
o
specific
i tellige ce
matte s
but
said
the
age cy
co ti ues
to
focus
o
p otecti g
T ump
amid
ece t
assassi atio
attempts
a d
a
i c ease
i
th eats
agai st
the
p eside t.

“The
U.S.
Sec et
Se vice
co ti uously
a alyses
a
wide
a ge
of
i fo matio
to
guide
ou
p otective
ope atio s
i
eal
time
a d
ac oss
eve y
locatio
we
secu e,”
Guglielmi
said.

The
wa i gs
come
agai st
the
backd op
of
lo gsta di g
US
assessme ts
that
I a
emai s
i te ested
i
etaliati g
fo
Soleima i’s
killi g.
While
some
Is aeli
i tellige ce
about
pote tial
attacks
o
T ump
could
ot
be
i depe de tly
ve ified,
US
autho ities
have
eve theless
take
p ecautio s
to
add ess
the
isks.

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