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Assassination plots targeting Donald Trump

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Reports have emerged regarding assassination plots targeting President Donald Trump involving foreign-affiliated actors. One incident involved the president being evacuated from Air Force One via a catering truck during a NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, to evade a threat linked to Iran. Following the Israeli warning that prompted this security operation, the president was reportedly moved to a military C-32A aircraft and evacuated to the United Kingdom before returning to the United States. This follows earlier legal actions, such as the November 2024 charging of Afghan national Farhad Shakeri, an Iranian operative who allegedly admitted to being recruited by Iranian officials to find a hit squad to assassinate Trump during the 2024 election cycle. While the Secret Service acted on warnings provided by Israeli intelligence during the Ankara incident, the CIA has expressed “low confidence” in the claims of an Iranian plot. US intelligence officials have characterized the information as not “compelling” and suggested that such intelligence claims might be intended to influence presidential decision-making. The Secret Service has maintained that its actions were necessary to ensure the president's safety following previous security near-misses.

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