Security analyst Yair Goldblatt posted on X Wednesday evening that Shiite-affiliated channels are mocking the story of President Trump being secretly extracted from Turkey via a catering truck over an alleged Iranian assassination plot. Goldblatt assessed that reports of Israeli intelligence providing the warning to Trump are embarrassing for both the president and the CIA.
Security analyst Yair Goldblatt posted on X Wednesday evening (Aug 12) that Shiite-affiliated channels are mocking the story of President Trump's secret extraction from the NATO summit in Ankara via a catering truck, following an alleged Iranian assassination plot. Goldblatt assessed that reports crediting Israeli intelligence with providing the critical warning are embarrassing for both President Trump and the CIA. The mockery, first reported by Abu Ali Express earlier Wednesday, marks the latest development in a rapidly unfolding saga.
The thread began with a Wall Street Journal report on Tuesday, August 11, that Israeli intelligence had warned of an IRGC plot to target Trump with shoulder-fired missiles during his departure from the Ankara summit. The New York Times subsequently reported on Wednesday that Iranian intelligence possessed precise information on Trump's hotel floor and that a suspect with a shoulder-fired missile was spotted near the summit area. Trump himself confirmed the secret extraction on Wednesday, and further reports detailed a high-stakes decoy operation using a catering truck to move the president off Air Force One while Secretary Rubio and reporters flew on the decoy plane.
Goldblatt's analysis comes amid a broader Iranian information war. As The Zioneer reported on June 19, Goldblatt previously assessed that Iran was seeking to use Trump as leverage to pressure Israel on Lebanon. Additionally, The Zioneer reported on June 9 that Iran had published an assassination list targeting Trump, Netanyahu, and other senior officials, underscoring the ongoing threat environment.
It remains unclear whether the mockery by Iranian-axis channels reflects genuine disbelief or a coordinated disinformation effort. Official US or Israeli comment on Goldblatt's assessment has not been reported.
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