The Wall Street Journal reports, citing sources familiar with the matter, that Israel shared new intelligence with the United States indicating a fresh Iranian plan to assassinate former President Donald Trump. The report adds a second major outlet's sourcing to the story, after CNN earlier reported a similar warning.
The Wall Street Journal reported Friday that Israel shared new intelligence with the United States indicating a fresh Iranian plot to assassinate former President Donald Trump, according to sources familiar with the matter. The report describes the intelligence as pointing to a recently formulated plan, shared with Washington in recent days.
The Zioneer has been tracking this story since the early hours of Friday. At 00:44 Jerusalem, The Zioneer reported on CNN's story citing two sources that Israel had warned the US of a specific Iranian plot. Simultaneously, at 00:42 Jerusalem, multiple outlets carried reports: the Wall Street Journal initially reported on the intelligence sharing, and CNN separately published sources saying Israel shared the warning. Later, senior US officials clarified to Israeli journalist Barak Ravid (N12) that the piece of intelligence was a single mention of a general discussion among Iranian elements, not a detailed assassination plan. The current WSJ report, however, reaffirms that the intelligence indicates a fresh, concrete plot, adding a new layer to the evolving picture.
As The Zioneer reported on Friday, the development comes amid ongoing US-Iran tensions and follows a series of threats against former Trump administration officials. The US has previously identified intelligence flows suggesting possible assassination plots, as noted in earlier reports. The new WSJ report adds a second major outlet's sourcing to the story, but the specifics of the alleged plot—its timing, method, and target—remain unconfirmed, and there has been no official comment from the White House or the Iranian mission to the UN.
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