Sources: Iran has new plan to assassinate Trump, Israel tells U.S.

Anderson Cooper 360

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🗓️ 10 July 2026

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Israel shared intelligence with the United States that Iran had recently devised a new plan to assassinate President Trump, two sources familiar with matter told CNN, adding another layer of tension as a ceasefire deal between the countries comes under strain. Plus, FBI Director Kash Patel is now at the center of a congressional investigation into his alleged abuse of FBI airplanes and other perks of the office. Air date: July 9, 2026 Guests: Pamela Brown Jonathan Wackrow Andrew McCabe Rep. Jamie Raskin Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:31.4	Good evening. We start off tonight with breaking news. Iran has recently debased a new plan
0:35.6	to assassinate President Trump that, according to Israeli intelligence, shared with the United States.
0:40.3	Two sources who spoke to CNN provided the details. One said the warning came this week.
0:45.1	Another source said the U.S. had picked up a steady drumbeat of intelligence in recent weeks about possible plans to assassinate the president.
0:52.7	But the warning from Israel was new and concerned
0:55.0	a specific plot. The details of that plot were not immediately clear, nor was it clear if the U.S.
0:59.8	had detected it separately from the Israeli warning. President Trump alluded to a threat from Iran
1:04.7	when asked yesterday why he was leaving NATO on the old Air Force One after arriving on the new Air Force
1:10.5	one. I'd like you to address speculation. on the old Air Force One after arriving on the new Air Force One.
1:19.0	I'd like you to address speculation that you're leaving Ankara not in the new Air Force One because of security concerns involving Iran.
1:22.4	You've spoken today twice about them possibly assassinating you and possibly being successful.
1:28.0	Did that concern have something to do that?
1:29.4	Well, I speak about it a lot because, you know, the life of a president is very dangerous.
1:34.5	I'm number one on the kill list for Iran.
1:38.5	They're lovely people. I'm number one.
1:40.8	Why aren't you flying on the new Air Force one of the home?
1:42.8	It's flying to Europe to one of the big bases, two or three of the big bases, where we can
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