An Iranian drone plot reportedly aimed at Trump, according to Israel Hayom
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on UG Diplomat
Israel reportedly passed intelligence to the CIA on an alleged Iranian plan to attack Donald Trump and senior US officials with drones. According to the Israeli newspaper Israel Hayom, the alert led Washington to step up security, with Trump having reduced his public appearances.
According to the Israeli daily Israel Hayom, Israel passed on to the United States intelligence about an Iranian plan to attack President Donald Trump with drones, as well as senior members of his administration. Mossad reportedly passed the information to the CIA after US services asked for the threat to be verified.
The paper reports that the alert led to tighter security measures in Washington: Trump reportedly reduced his public appearances, and senior officials were reportedly moved to secure facilities. Neither the CIA, the White House nor Iranian authorities have confirmed these claims.
Israel had already warned Washington of a possible Iranian resort to chemical weapons on 9 November. In August, Reuters reported that US services had been unable to independently corroborate several Iranian threats flagged by Israel. Mossad chief Roman Gofman was also in Washington for talks with senior officials, including CIA director John Ratcliffe.
