2026 alleged Iranian plot to assassinate Donald Trump

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On July 9, 2026, The Wall Street Journal published a report based on intelligence provided by Israel, which indicated that Iran planned to assassinate United States President Donald Trump in Ankara, Turkey. Trump stated that the plot was not a recent development and that Iran had included him on its assassination list for a long time. He asserted that Iran had been aiming at him since 2020, after the assassination of Qasem Soleimani. "I’ve been on their target list for quite a while," Trump said to the New York Post on July 10, 2026. "That’s the situation we’re facing. The only difference is, I’ve issued the command — if anything occurs, we will strike them with bombings on a scale they have never experienced." A few days later, Mojtaba Khamenei declared that, in response to the people's demands, retribution for the assassination of Ali Khamenei was inevitable. A France 24 reporter has raised questions regarding the significance of the Israeli claim for the U.S. and the reasons behind the...

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