Iran allegedly explored multiple methods of assassinating President Donald Trump, including shooting him with a sniper, stabbing him during a public appearance and potentially targeting Air Force One with a shoulder-fired missile, according to a new report.
Israeli officials reportedly provided US intelligence agencies with multiple warnings over the past year claiming Tehran was examining ways to kill the president as tensions between Iran and the United States escalated.
Some of those warnings were also communicated directly to senior Trump administration officials, according to people familiar with the intelligence.
Among the alleged scenarios was a plan to recruit an attacker who could stab Trump while he attended a large public event.
Another scenario reportedly involved positioning a sniper to shoot the president.
The warnings allegedly began before the 12-day war in June 2025 and intensified ahead of US military strikes against Iran in February.
The most dramatic warning reportedly emerged before Trump traveled to Ankara, Turkey, for the NATO summit in July.
Israeli intelligence allegedly obtained information indicating Iran could attempt to assassinate Trump while he was traveling aboard Air Force One, potentially using a shoulder-fired missile.
US officials, however, were unable to independently corroborate some of the specific intelligence provided by Israel.
Turkish intelligence officials also reportedly found no evidence confirming the alleged plot surrounding the NATO summit.
Despite uncertainty surrounding the intelligence, the Secret Service and White House took extraordinary precautions to protect Trump.
Security officials reportedly conducted an elaborate deception operation during the president’s departure from Turkey that involved secretly transferring Trump from Air Force One to another aircraft.
The maneuver allowed another aircraft to effectively serve as a decoy while Trump departed aboard a different plane.
The reported warnings came amid longstanding concerns that Iran could seek revenge against Trump and other former US officials over the January 2020 killing of Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani.
Soleimani, who commanded Iran’s elite Quds Force, was killed in a US drone strike in Baghdad during Trump’s first term.
Threats surrounding Trump reportedly became a consideration as the president weighed military action against Tehran earlier this year.
However, disagreements emerged between American and Israeli intelligence officials over both Iran’s capabilities and the credibility of some of the intelligence being provided.
US intelligence agencies assessed earlier this year that Iran was not actively constructing a nuclear weapon, while Israel maintained that Tehran represented a significantly more immediate threat, per Trending Politics.
Trump ultimately authorized US strikes against Iran in February.
Questions have also emerged over whether Israeli intelligence warnings were intended partly to influence Washington’s approach toward Tehran.
A spokesperson for the Israeli Embassy rejected that suggestion.
“The same people who claim that Israel is trying to influence U.S. policy through alleged intelligence sharing would just as soon accuse Israel of concealing critical information if it benefited their own agenda,” the spokesperson said.
The Secret Service declined to publicly discuss the specific intelligence behind its protective measures.
“The U.S. Secret Service continuously analyses a wide range of information to guide our protective operations in real time and across every location we secure,” Secret Service spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said.
The United States routinely receives intelligence from Israel regarding Iran and other security threats throughout the Middle East.
Such information generally passes through US intelligence agencies, including the CIA and National Security Agency, where analysts attempt to independently evaluate and corroborate it.
In some recent cases involving Iran, the CIA reportedly assigned “low confidence” to Israeli-derived intelligence concerning potential Iranian threats, including alleged plans targeting Trump.
Senior Israeli officials nevertheless reportedly bypassed traditional intelligence channels on several occasions and directly briefed senior Trump administration officials, including officials working inside the White House Situation Room.
The latest revelations do not establish that each of the alleged assassination scenarios represented an operational Iranian plot ready to be carried out.
Some of the intelligence remains unverified, and US officials reportedly expressed skepticism about specific warnings.
Still, the possibility was treated seriously enough for presidential security officials to implement extraordinary measures as Trump traveled overseas.
The alleged plots add to persistent concerns surrounding Trump’s security as tensions between Washington and Tehran remain high and US officials continue assessing potential Iranian efforts to retaliate for Soleimani’s killing.
