The Wall Street Journal reports that Israeli intelligence provided a precise warning about an Iranian plot to assassinate President Donald Trump upon his return from the NATO summit in Ankara, using shoulder-fired missiles. According to the report, Trump was secretly transferred from Air Force One to a military C-32A aircraft via a catering truck, while the 747 flew as a decoy with journalists aboard. The operation highlights the close intelligence-sharing between Jerusalem and Washington.
The Wall Street Journal this morning published new details on the Iranian assassination plot against President Donald Trump, specifying that the threat involved shoulder-fired surface-to-air missiles and revealing that Trump was secretly transferred from Air Force One to a military C-32A aircraft via a catering truck, while the 747 continued as a decoy with journalists aboard. This follows the Journal's confirmation Tuesday that Israeli intelligence provided the critical warning.
As The Zioneer reported Tuesday evening, the Wall Street Journal first confirmed that Israeli intelligence supplied a precise warning about the Iranian plot, leading to Trump's secret transfer to a military aircraft and his return to Washington via a Qatari plane. The initial report did not specify the weapon type; today's update identifies the threat as man-portable air-defense systems (MANPADS) and details the decoy operation. This new detail comes from the same Journal report, expanding on what was initially disclosed.
The broader context of this threat was reported by The Zioneer over the past month. On July 10, U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee confirmed that Israeli intelligence provided a "very specific" warning about an Iranian assassination plot, which prompted the use of a reinforced Air Force One. On July 12, Western intelligence intercepts of an Iranian official describing the opportunity as "not to be repeated" were reported. On July 25, the New York Times reported that pro-Iranian elements planned to harm Trump during the NATO summit in Ankara. The intelligence cooperation between Jerusalem and Washington has been credited with disrupting the plot.
The report is drawn from unnamed sources cited by the Wall Street Journal. Earlier, Turkish suspicions that Israel fabricated the plot were reported by The Zioneer, though those claims remain unverified.
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