{
  "id": 731944,
  "title": "CIA had ‘low confidence’ in Israel's claims of Iranian threat to Trump: Report",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/cia-had-low-confidence-in-israels-claims-of-iranian-threat-to-trump",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-13T04:48:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/cia-had-low-confidence-israels-claims-iranian-threat-trump-report"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The CIA expressed \"low confidence\" in Israel's claims of an Iranian assassination threat against former US President Donald Trump, according to a recent report. Intelligence officials were skeptical of the alleged threat, which Israel relayed to the CIA, sources told The Washington Post. Analysts questioned the credibility of the information and conveyed their doubts to the Trump administration. One official described the reports of threats against the President's life as \"Israeli-derived, not U.S.-generated,\" and viewed them as having \"low confidence.\" Earlier, The Washington Post broke the story that Trump secretly left Ankara on a military aircraft due to an alleged Iranian assassination threat. The latest report follows confirmation that Trump secretly left Turkey on a military aircraft, rather than the Air Force One jet he was seen boarding on television.",
  "summary": "CIA had ‘low confidence’ in Israel's claims of Iranian threat to Trump: Report US intelligence officials were sceptical of an alleged Iranian assassination threat against Donald Trump that was relayed by Israel, sources told The Washington Post. The threat was relayed by the Israeli government to the CIA, but analysts had doubts about the credibility of the information and conveyed their thoughts…",
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        "published": "2026-08-13T02:29:17.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}