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US Could Not Verify Israeli Warnings of Iran Plots Against Trump
US Could Not Verify Israeli Warnings of Iran Plots Against Trump
The US intelligence community could not verify repeated Israeli warnings over the past year that Iran planned to assassinate President Donald Trump, according to current and former US officials. The warnings, passed…
The Story in Brief
The US intelligence community could not verify repeated Israeli warnings over the past year that Iran planned to assassinate President Donald Trump, according to current and former US officials. The warnings, passed to US agencies and directly to the White House, included alleged sniper, knife, and shoulder-launched missile threats. The most detailed tip came before the July NATO summit in Ankara, prompting the Secret Service to move Trump from Air Force One to a different aircraft as a deception. The CIA assessed low confidence in some Israeli intelligence, and Turkish intelligence also found no evidence. Some US officials said Israel aimed to influence US policy on Iran. Israeli embassy denied the claim.
The Indian Opinion
The story exposes a troubling pattern: Israeli intelligence, repeatedly unverified by the CIA, still drives US military action against Iran. The narrative of an imminent Iranian threat to Trump's life is being used to justify war, yet the evidence remains thin. Turkish intelligence also found nothing. This raises a pointed question: will the White House demand verifiable proof before the next escalation, or will it continue to act on unconfirmed tips from an ally with its own agenda?
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