Israel shares intelligence with US on alleged Iranian plot to kill Trump
Israel provided the US with new intelligence that it said pointed to an Iranian plot to kill President Donald Trump, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter.
Recalling that Iran has for years vowed to retaliate against Trump for the Jan. 3, 2020 assassination of Qassem Soleimani, the commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' Quds Force, the report said the new intelligence could further escalate the conflict between Washington and Tehran.
The Israeli Embassy in Washington reportedly declined to comment, while Iran’s Mission to the United Nations did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The White House referred the Journal to comments Trump made Wednesday at the NATO Summit in Ankara, Türkiye.
“They want to take out the U.S. leader—me,” he said. “I’m on every list. I saw this morning, I’m on every single one of their lists. And so far, I guess I’ve been a little bit lucky, but that maybe doesn’t last very long.”
Despite recent tensions over Iran, Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly spoke by phone Thursday and agreed to continue coordination.
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