Israel shared intelligence on alleged Iranian plot to kill Trump

FE Team | Published: July 10, 2026 22:29:31

President Donald Trump

WASHINGTON, July 10 (Reuters): Israel has shared intelligence with the United States warning that Iran had recently devised a new plan to "assassinate" US President Donald Trump, CNN reports.
The American broadcaster said the warning adds another layer of tension as a ceasefire deal between Washington and Tehran comes under strain.
One source told CNN that the warning came this week.
Another said the US had picked up a steady stream of intelligence in recent weeks about possible plots against Trump, but that the Israeli warning was new and concerned a specific plan.
According to CNN, some US officials believe the Israeli intelligence could be part of an effort to influence Trump's decision on whether to step up US military action against Iran.
It said the details of the alleged plot remain unclear.
US agencies had neither independently verified the intelligence nor been tracking the specific threat before Israel shared the information, it added.
US officials have long warned that Iran could seek to assassinate Trump in retaliation for the 2020 drone strike that killed top Iranian general Qasem Soleimani.
Asked about the Israeli warning, the White House referred CNN to Trump's recent remarks that Iran wanted to kill him.
Trump told reporters on Wednesday that he was on Iran's "assassination list" and later said he had learned of a new ranking that placed him at the top of Tehran's alleged target list.