Fears erupt over Iran’s desire to kill Trump

A reported new threat by Iran to assassinate President Trump served as a reminder this week of the risk that the hard-line Tehran regime poses to him, especially as a tenuous ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran breaks down and hostilities have resumed.

Reports surfaced this week that Israel shared intelligence with the U.S. indicating Iran was devising a plan to kill Trump. The development came on the heels of a security decision to have Trump depart the NATO summit in Turkey on the old Air Force One, which is understood to be more protective, instead of the newly refurbished Qatari-gifted jet. And it followed days of traded strikes and the revocation of Iran’s oil sanctions waiver.

Trump, who has been the subject of multiple assassination attempts, said himself upon leaving Turkey that he considered himself a target. 

“The Iranian regime remains a clear and present danger to President Trump — and to the countless other Americans it has targeted for assassination and kidnapping on American soil,” said Nathan Sales, former State Department counterterrorism coordinator during the first Trump administration. 

“The threat confirms the wisdom of reimposing economic sanctions and denying Tehran the resources it needs to fund terror plots worldwide,” he continued. 

The Wall Street Journal first reported Israel had shared intelligence detailing an alleged Iranian plot to assassinate Trump. CNN further reported........

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