Israel shared intelligence with the United States this week about a new and “specific” plan by Iran to assassinate President Donald Trump, U.S. media reported Thursday (July 9, 2026).
The reports come as renewed U.S. and Iranian attacks raise fears of a return to all-out war and after Mr. Trump’s puzzling use of an old plane to depart from Türkiye after the NATO summit.
Washington has monitored “a steady drumbeat” of intelligence about possible plans to assassinate Mr. Trump, “but the warning from Israel was new and concerned a specific plot,” CNN reported, citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter.
The Wall Street Journal, also citing unidentified sources, said the intelligence described a “fresh” plot.
– AFP
