Israel just took out the IRGC head who tried to assassinate Trump in Butler, PA.

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I didn’t know that the Butler (Crooks) & Florida (Routh) were both an Iranian assassination plot until today. Grok confirmed it as well.


“Netanyahu's claim that Iran was behind "two" assassination attempts on Donald Trump (referring to the Butler, PA rally in July 2024 and the Florida golf course incident in September 2024) was most prominently made in a Fox News interview with Bret Baier on June 15, 2025.

- In that interview, Netanyahu stated: “The same regime that chants ‘Death to America’ tried to assassinate President Trump not once, but twice.” When pressed on whether he had intel confirming direct Iranian involvement, he replied: “Through proxies, yes. Through their intelligence services, yes. They want him dead.”
- This came amid Israel's "Rising Lion" military campaign against Iran's nuclear and military sites, where Netanyahu framed the strikes as defensive and tied them to broader Iranian threats—including alleged plots against Trump and attacks on Americans (e.g., referencing historical events like the Beirut Marine barracks bombing).
- The claim was widely reported at the time, including by outlets like the New York Post (headline: "Iran was behind two assassination attempts on President Trump, Israeli PM Netanyahu claims in bombshell interview"), Mediaite, Times Now, Republic World, and others.

He has made similar broader accusations elsewhere:
- In other statements/press conferences (e.g., around mid-2025 during escalating U.S.-Israel-Iran tensions), he referenced Iran attempting to assassinate both him and Trump "more than once" or "twice," often linking it to revenge for Soleimani's 2020 killing and Trump's hardline stance.
- In a February 2025 White House appearance with Trump, he said Iran "tried to kill us both" (via proxies for him, and directly/through plots for Trump).
- These echoed in later contexts, like March 2026 discussions around "Operation Epic Fury" or related strikes, where Netanyahu reiterated Iran's alleged attempts on Trump as justification.

Officially, U.S. intelligence/DOJ confirmed Iranian plots/threats against Trump in 2024 (e.g., the November 2024 charges against IRGC-linked asset Farhad Shakeri for pre-election planning, aligning more with Florida), but no public evidence directly ties Iran to orchestrating either shooter (Crooks in Butler or Routh in Florida). Netanyahu's assertions rely on Israeli intel/proxies, with no declassified U.S. confirmation linking them explicitly to both events as state-directed hits. Trump and allies have amplified similar suspicions, but the FBI maintains Butler as a lone actor case.

The "two attempts" framing from Netanyahu is thus cited primarily in that June 2025 Fox interview and subsequent coverage.”

Per Grok