Overview

• Netanyahu said Iranian intelligence services orchestrated two assassination attempts on Trump during his 2024 campaign.
• The first attempt saw a bullet graze Trump’s ear at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, in August 2024.
• A heavily armed man was arrested outside Trump International Golf Club in Florida in September 2024 in the second plot.
• US agencies have not publicly verified Iran’s involvement and Tehran denies any role in the attempts.
• Netanyahu framed the claims as justification for defending against Iran’s nuclear ambitions amid ongoing Israel-Iran missile exchanges.