The Iranian desire to kill Trump dates back to the U.S. airstrike that killed Gen. Qasem Soleimani in January 2020. No evidence has connected Iran with the two assassination attempts against Trump in 2024. “His plots to assassinate President Trump are just one reason.”Trump’s ambassador to the United Nations, Mike Waltz, portrayed Iran’s interest in killing Trump as part of a pattern of behavior that justified the U.S. attack. At a briefing on the threats in September 2024, U.S. officials told the Trump campaign that Iran had multiple kill teams inside the country. Trump and his administration have not extensively presented a public case for the attack on Iran.

Source: Washington Post March 03, 2026 11:32 UTC