(Axios) Iran’s threat to assassinate Donald Trump during the 2024 campaign was far more serious than publicly known — and led to extraordinary precautions by his team that included using a decoy plane to avert a feared attempt on his life.
Why it matters: My upcoming book, “Revenge: The Inside Story of Trump’s Return to Power,” reveals the depth of U.S. authorities’ concerns about an Iranian attack on Trump — and how it impacted him.
- Iran clearly is still on Trump’s mind: Last week, he said he’d given his team instructions to “obliterate” Iran if its operatives were to kill him.
- He later tempered that remark by saying he wanted a “verified nuclear peace agreement” with Iran, which has targeted Trump since 2020, when as president he ordered an airstrike that killed Qassem Soleimani, a top Iranian military leader.
