Assassination attempt

US could not verify Israeli warnings of Iran plots against Trump, sources say

The US intelligence community has long assessed that Iran wants to retaliate for Trump’s killing of Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani in 2020.

US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters mid-flight in the press cabin of the new, Qatari-gifted Air Force One after changing planes to return to Washington from RAF Mildenhall, Britain, July 8, 2026.
US President Donald Trump boards Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, US, August 7, 2026

Reporter's Notebook: How Secret Service used plane swap, fake walk to hide Trump threat

US President Donald Trump gestures during a stop to switch to the Qatari-gifted Air Force One after arriving on one of the older planes operating as Air Force One, to return to Washington after his participation in a NATO leaders summit in Turkey, at RAF Mildenhall, Britain, July 8, 2026

Donald Trump secretly switched planes in Turkey over Iranian assassination threat - report

US President Donald Trump salutes during the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner in Washington, DC, US, April 25, 2026.

Trump returns to White House correspondents' dinner after April attack halted gala


Man arrested for threatening to kill Netanyahu

The man described his plans to acquire a gun and fire three shots at the prime minister.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gives a press statement in Jerusalem, on September 15, 2025

America's moral descent: The rise of violence against those we disagree with - opinion

Pendulums swing in society from one extreme to the other. But balance in life is having the pendulum be in the middle, not locked on one side or the other.

Charlie Kirk debating pro-Palestinian activists at the University of Washington, Seattle, May 7, 2024.

The Charlie Kirk assassination is a warning we cannot ignore - opinion

Too often, people abandon debate over ideas or policies and go straight to demonizing opponents - this is not leadership. This is poison.

Jordyn Hackner, president of Turning Point USA's University of Houston chapter,and Lizbeth Aguilar stand behind a poster of conservative activist Charlie Kirk as people mourn following his fatal shooting, at the University of Houston in Houston, Texas, U.S., September 11, 2025.

Trial begins for man accused of trying to assassinate Trump, spotlighting US political violence

Ryan Routh, 59, has pleaded not guilty to five federal charges, including attempted assassination of a major presidential candidate. He faces a maximum sentence of life in prison.

 Donald Trump pumps his fist as he is rushed offstage during a rally on July 13 in Butler, Pennsylvania after an assassination attempt by Thomas Matthew Crooks.

Qatar suspends mediation efforts in Gaza war after Israeli strike on soil

"A grave fear now hangs over the price that the hostages may pay," the Hostages and Missing Families Forum responded.

DEMONSTRATORS CALL for the release of the hostages held in the Gaza Strip.

Tamar Gershoni named as assassination mastermind in plot against Netanyahu

Tamar Gershoni's name and photo were permitted to be released on Thursday, though her maiden name will remain private.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Isaac Herzog attend a memorial ceremony for Zionist leader Ze’ev Jabotinsky at Mount Herzl in Jerusalem, July 24, 2025.

Lessons from Rabin to Netanyahu: Political assassinations destroy democracies - editorial

We must choose a different path. One of principled dissent, not destruction. Of passionate disagreement, not dehumanization.

 THEN-PRIME MINISTER Yitzhak Rabin and then-foreign minister Shimon Peres attend a Labor Party meeting in 1993. Rabin had been kept in the dark by Peres about the talks in Oslo, the writer asserts.

Indictment filed against 74-year-old woman who plotted to kill Netanyahu with an explosive device

The woman, who was arrested two weeks ago, is suspected of planning an attack on the prime minister's life with an improvised explosive device.

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is seen in the plenum of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, July 14, 2025

'Enemy of Allah': Iran-linked group crowdfunds $40 million for assassination of Trump - report

The group “Blood Covenant” reportedly launched the assassination campaign following fatwas issued by multiple Iranian clerics. 

US President Donald Trump speaks to the press as he arrives at the White House in Washington, DC, US, July 13, 2025.

Spanish court says attempt on former politician's life linked to opposition to Iran leadership

Alejo Vidal-Quadras, 80, a founder of Spain's far Right Vox party, and supporter of Iranian dissidents, was shot in the face by a motorbike passenger as he was walking in Madrid in November 2023.

 Alejo Vidal-Quadras (center) attends an anti-Iranian regime rally in Stockholm, Sweden, June 2025; illustrative.