A senior US official told Israeli journalist Barak Ravid (N12) that Israel recently transferred new intelligence to the United States indicating that elements within the Iranian regime have discussed a plan to assassinate President Donald Trump. The official's confirmation corroborates earlier Wall Street Journal reports on the intelligence sharing.
A senior US official has confirmed to Israeli journalist Barak Ravid (N12) that Israel recently transferred new intelligence to the United States regarding an alleged Iranian plot to assassinate former President Donald Trump. The official stated that the intelligence indicates that elements within the Iranian regime have discussed such a plan. This is the first on-record confirmation from a US official, following earlier reports that relied on anonymous sources.
The Wall Street Journal first reported the intelligence sharing at 00:42 Jerusalem Friday, with a second report minutes later on an additional warning. N12 confirmed the initial report at 00:42. The Zioneer covered the reports at 00:44 and 01:12 Friday, noting the progression of details. The confirmation by the US official now elevates the story from a media report to an official acknowledgment. The development also comes after Trump received an intelligence briefing on Iran at 19:00 Thursday, as The Zioneer reported at 18:42 Thursday.
The Zioneer has reported extensively on the security cooperation between Israel and the US on Iranian threats. In a related context, a senior US official told Ravid on June 12 that the US is in direct dialogue with Prime Minister Netanyahu and that Trump spoke with him, as The Zioneer reported at 20:23 that day.
Specific details of the alleged plot, including the method and timing, remain undisclosed. The intelligence community has not publicly released the full assessment, and the nature of the Iranian regime discussions cited by the official has not been elaborated.
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