{"id":44630,"date":"2026-08-14T15:47:21","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T10:47:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=44630"},"modified":"2026-08-14T15:47:21","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T10:47:21","slug":"us-intel-cast-doubt-on-iran-assassination-threat-before-trumps-top-secret-plane-swap-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=44630","title":{"rendered":"US Intel Cast Doubt on Iran Assassination Threat Before Trump\u2019s Top-Secret Plane Swap: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5749958\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5749958\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5749958\" src=\"https:\/\/am12.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Untitled-design-2026-08-11T085253-984-1200x675.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-5749958\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Screengrab via X)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>U.S. intelligence officials concluded that intelligence pointing to a possible Iranian attempt to assassinate President <strong>Donald Trump<\/strong> in July was not evidence of a serious or immediate threat before the president was secretly pulled off Air Force One and onto another military aircraft, according to a new report.<\/p>\n<p>The extraordinary security operation saw Trump covertly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/media\/news\/trump-secretly-ditched-air-force-one-for-military-plane-amid-assassination-threat-report\/\">removed<\/a> from Air Force One aboard a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/media\/news\/bombshell-report-reveals-cabinet-officials-left-on-endangered-plane-while-trump-took-natalie-harp-and-other-aides-with-him\/\">catering truck<\/a> in Turkey following the NATO summit.<\/p>\n<p>Sources familiar with the matter <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.com\/Politics\/us-intel-officials-assessed-threat-trump-credible-ahead\/story?id=135631452\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told ABC News<\/a> that the initial warning originated with Israel and suggested Iran could target Air Force One with a shoulder-fired missile as Trump prepared to leave.<\/p>\n<p>Israeli officials passed the information to Washington despite not having enough time to fully review it or determine its credibility because of the president\u2019s imminent departure, according to the report.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. intelligence agencies, however, subsequently raised doubts about the warning and ultimately assessed that it did not point to a serious or immediate threat, the sources revealed to the network.<\/p>\n<p>The Secret Service nevertheless determined that the potential consequences were too significant to disregard and recommended additional precautions.<\/p>\n<p>Trump was transported in a catering vehicle to a military aircraft. At the same time, Air Force One departed separately with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/online\/trumps-air-force-one-escape-while-leaving-journalists-on-decoy-flight-sparks-online-media-fury\/\">oblivious<\/a> traveling press corps and Trump staffers on board as part of the elaborate security operation.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has faced longstanding threats from Iran since ordering the 2020 strike that killed Iranian General <strong>Qasem Soleimani<\/strong> during his first administration.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. and Turkish authorities continued investigating after Trump left but found no evidence of an operational missile plot, according to another official.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/media\/news\/us-intel-cast-doubt-on-iran-assassination-threat-before-trumps-top-secret-plane-swap-report\/\">US Intel Cast Doubt on Iran Assassination Threat Before Trump\u2019s Top-Secret Plane Swap: Report<\/a> first appeared on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\">Mediaite<\/a>.<\/p>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Screengrab via X) U.S. intelligence officials concluded that intelligence pointing to a possible Iranian attempt to assassinate President Donald Trump in July was not evidence of a serious or immediate threat before the president was secretly pulled off Air Force One and onto another military aircraft, according to a new report. 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