Israel has shared new intelligence with the United States that Iran has recently developed new plans to assassinate U.S. President Donald Trump, according to multiple media reports.The Wall Street Journal reported that Israel passed the intelligence to U.S. officials this week. Meanwhile, CNN reported that the warning was issued this week and mentioned a specific alleged plot, citing two sources familiar with the matter. Although the specific details of the plan are unclear, CNN reported that U.S. agencies had not independently verified the intelligence or tracked the alleged plot before Israel issued the warning.According to CNN, some U.S. officials believe that Israeli intelligence services may also be part of a broader effort by Israel to influence Trump’s decision on whether to step up U.S. military action against Iran. A source told the broadcaster that US intelligence services have been monitoring ongoing threats against Trump in recent weeks, but said the Israeli warning was new because it referred to a specific alleged plan.The White House declined to comment directly on the reported intelligence and referred the Wall Street Journal and CNN to comments Trump made during an interview with reporters in Ankara on Wednesday. “They want to take out the leader of the United States, me,” Trump said at a news conference. “I’m on every list. I saw this morning, I’m on every list they have. So far, I guess I’ve been a little bit lucky, but that probably won’t last long.Later, Trump also said that he had recently learned of a new list that listed him as Iran’s top assassination target. However, it was unclear whether he was referring to the specific Israeli intelligence cited in the report.The reports also come against the backdrop of growing differences between Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the direction of a conflict with Iran. Netanyahu has advocated continuing military action against Iran to achieve additional war objectives, while Trump has sought to withdraw from the conflict out of concern for its broader economic consequences, the Wall Street Journal reported. Arnie
