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Israel Alerts US to Iran Plot Targeting Trump

7/10/2026

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Israel Discloses Plot

Israeli officials disclosed the Iranian assassination plot to Washington to pressure President Donald Trump’s Iran policy.
Israel’s intelligence agencies alerted the United States to a newly uncovered scheme targeting President Donald Trump.
U.S. intelligence, not having vetted the plot, noted carrier USS Abraham Lincoln readied fighter jets.
American diplomats pursued secret talks with Iran despite renewed military strikes, seeking de-escalation.

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Trump Under Threat

Mourners at Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s funeral chanted for President Donald Trump’s death and displayed a “We Will Kill Trump” banner.
Israel shared intelligence with the United States that Iran has devised a new plot to assassinate President Donald Trump.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu affirmed continued coordination with President Donald Trump on Iran.
President Donald Trump said he is on Iranian target list and warned luck may end.

History

Historical Context

After Iranian students seized the U.S. embassy in Tehran on 4 November 1979, holding 52 diplomats for 444 days and prompting Carter’s failed Operation Eagle Claw, decades of mistrust persisted. In 2017 Israeli intelligence warned Washington of an Iranian plot to assassinate President Donald Trump, leading the carrier USS Abraham Lincoln to launch fighter jets in response.

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Israel Discloses Plot

Israeli officials disclosed the Iranian assassination plot to Washington to pressure President Donald Trump’s Iran policy.
Israel’s intelligence agencies alerted the United States to a newly uncovered scheme targeting President Donald Trump.
U.S. intelligence, not having vetted the plot, noted carrier USS Abraham Lincoln readied fighter jets.
American diplomats pursued secret talks with Iran despite renewed military strikes, seeking de-escalation.

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