US could not verify Israeli warnings of Iran plots against Trump, sources say
WASHINGTON — The U.S. has received several warnings from Israel over the past year that Iran intended to assassinate President Donald Trump, including before a secret Air Force One ruse in Turkey, which U.S. intelligence officials could not independently verify, according to a current U.S. official and two former officials. The warnings, passed to U.S. intelligence agencies and in some cases…
The United States has been receiving warnings from Israel about potential Iranian plots to assassinate President Donald Trump, U.S. officials disclosed. These reports, which included threats to shoot Trump with a sniper or attack him with a knife at a large gathering, emerged in the run-up to a six-week conflict in June 2025 and gained urgency as the U.S. prepared to engage Iran in war in February, according to two current U.S. officials and two former intelligence sources.
The most serious intelligence came before the NATO summit in Ankara in July, according to both sources. Intelligence officials stated that although they had received these warnings, they were unable to independently verify them.
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