{"id":2631832,"date":"2026-07-18T20:39:01","date_gmt":"2026-07-19T00:39:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-deeper-look-at-tehrans-anti-trump-vendetta\/"},"modified":"2026-07-18T20:44:55","modified_gmt":"2026-07-19T00:44:55","slug":"a-deeper-look-at-tehrans-anti-trump-vendetta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-deeper-look-at-tehrans-anti-trump-vendetta\/","title":{"rendered":"A Deeper Look at Tehran&#8217;s Anti-Trump Vendetta"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fa-deeper-look-at-tehrans-anti-trump-vendetta%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2631832&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses ongoing concerns about Iranian threats against former president Donald Trump, highlighting statements from U.S. officials such as Mike Waltz, who revealed that Iran has plotted to assassinate trump multiple times and has operatives within the U.S. The U.S. intelligence community monitors these threats closely. Reports indicate that Israeli officials warned Trump of a fresh Iranian assassination plot, reflecting IranS vendetta dating back to his first term, especially after the killing of Qassem Soleimani. Iran\u2019s leadership, including Supreme Leader Khamenei, has expressed intentions of revenge, even displaying banners like \u201cWe Will Kill Trump\u201d during memorials. <\/p>\n<p>In 2024, the U.S. Justice Department announced indictments against Iranian nationals for plotting to kill Trump and other U.S. officials, with some conspirators at large in Iran. Convictions include a Pakistani national,Asif Merchant,who attempted to recruit hitmen to murder Trump among other targets. president Trump, aware of these threats, has publicly acknowledged the danger and has authorized military readiness to retaliate if necessary, emphasizing his resilience and defiance. The renewed threats underscore Iran\u2019s persistent hostility toward the U.S., driven by ideological hatred and a refusal to accept U.S. policies.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The U.S. government remains alert to Iranian threats against President Donald Trump, even here on U.S. soil, according to remarks by Mike Waltz, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations and former National Security Advisor, on Sunday. The Islamist regime in Tehran has plotted to assassinate Trump on at least two prior occasions, both in peacetime and wartime, and recently redoubled its rhetoric vowing Trump\u2019s death.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI won\u2019t get into specific intelligence, but this regime, going all the way up to the ayatollah, has plotted to kill President Trump for many years,\u201d Waltz <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/news\/2026\/jul\/12\/mike-waltz-un-ambassador-iran-operatives-us-ongoing-plots-kill-donald\/\">said<\/a> Sunday on ABC\u2019s \u201cThis Week.\u201d \u201cThey have operatives here in the United States. Plots are ongoing. But our intelligence community, the FBI, our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/feds-buying-chinese-drones-despite-military-warning-that-they-pose-threat-to-national-security\/\" title=\"Feds Buying Chinese Drones Despite Military Warning That They Pose Threat To National Security\">law enforcement entities<\/a> are absolutely on top of it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The remarks followed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/world\/middle-east\/iran-hatched-fresh-plot-to-kill-trump-israel-told-u-s-1511d9d2\">reporting<\/a> last week that Israeli officials had warned President Trump of a fresh Iranian plot against his life, although no official spokesperson confirmed this.<\/p>\n<p>The report came as no surprise, given the Iranian regime\u2019s open vendetta against Trump since his first term in office. Iran has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/world\/middle-east\/iran-hatched-fresh-plot-to-kill-trump-israel-told-u-s-1511d9d2\">vowed<\/a> retaliation against Trump ever since he ordered the airstrike that killed IRGC general Qassem Soleimani in Iraq on January 3, 2020.<\/p>\n<p>More recently, Iran\u2019s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has a more personal cause for revenge, after his father and predecessor, Ali Khamenei, died amid Operation Epic Fury. In only his second public statement, Khamenei the Younger <a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/article\/2026\/07\/11\/how-serious-are-iran-s-threats-against-trump-\/\">vowed<\/a> vengeance for \u201cthe blood of all those martyred\u2026 by bringing the criminal and dishonorable killers to justice. These criminals \u2014 whose names are known from top to bottom \u2014 will take to their graves the unfulfilled wish of dying peacefully in their beds.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Attendees of Khamenei the Elder\u2019s July 4 memorial ceremonies displayed a banner <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/world\/middle-east\/iran-hatched-fresh-plot-to-kill-trump-israel-told-u-s-1511d9d2\">declaring<\/a>, \u201cWe Will Kill Trump.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Recent history has shown that Iranian attempts on Trump\u2019s life are neither Israeli fiction, nor too low to stoop for a regime that has unwaveringly declared \u201cDeath to America\u201d for the past 47 years.<\/p>\n<p>On November 8, 2024, the Biden Justice Department (the same one that spent so many years persecuting Trump) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/archives\/opa\/pr\/justice-department-announces-murder-hire-and-related-charges-against-irgc-asset-and-two\">announced<\/a> an indictment against Farhad Shakeri, an Iranian national, for \u201ca plot to murder a U.S. citizen of Iranian origin in New York,\u201d as well as a plot to assassinate then-president-elect Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAccording to statements made by Shakeri in recorded interviews with law enforcement agents, the IRGC has also tasked Shakeri with carrying out other assassinations against U.S. and Israeli citizens located in the United States,\u201d the DOJ stated. \u201cIn particular, Shakeri has informed law enforcement that he was tasked on Oct. 7, 2024 with providing a plan to kill President-elect Donald J. Trump.\u201d However, \u201cShakeri claimed he did not intend to propose a plan to kill Trump within the timeframe set by the IRGC.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While the DOJ did arrest two co-conspirators, \u201cShakeri remains at large and is believed to reside in Iran,\u201d the statement admitted. \u201cShakeri immigrated to the United States as a child and was deported in or about 2008 after serving 14 years in prison for a robbery conviction.\u201d According to the DOJ, he \u201cused a network of criminal associates he met in prison in the United States\u201d to plan his attacks. However, due to his physical absence, the charges against Shakeri have never gone to trial.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, the DOJ did obtain a conviction in the case of Asif Merchant. On March 6, 2026, the DOJ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/pr\/iranian-intelligence-agent-convicted-terrorism-and-murder-hire-connection-foiled-plot\">announced<\/a> that a federal jury had convicted Merchant \u201cof murder for hire and attempting to commit an act of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/member-of-somali-terrorist-cell-that-plotted-second-9-11-gets-unwelcome-surprise-from-trump-doj\/\" title=\"Member of Somali Terrorist Cell That ...ted Second 9\/11 Gets Unwelcome Surprise from ... ...\">terrorism transcending national boundaries<\/a>.\u201d The Pakistani national was a trained IRGC operative who tried to recruit hitmen \u201cto steal documents, stage a protest, and arrange the murder of one of three specific U.S. government officials,\u201d including President Trump. In June 2024 (still under the Biden administration), Merchant paid a $5,000 advance to men he believed to be hitmen, but who were in fact undercover federal law enforcement officers.<\/p>\n<p>Thus, the DOJ has publicly revealed at least two Iranian plots from 2024 to assassinate Donald Trump. Other less mature plots may have been foiled before attaining the same level of threat, and some may remain undisclosed to protect intelligence assets. In any event, the same regime that sought revenge on Trump in 2024 has much more reason to seek revenge now \u2014 and fewer inhibitions against making the attempt.<\/p>\n<p>President Trump responded stoically to the report, suggesting his prior awareness of the threat or at least an acceptance of the risks attending his high station. \u201cThey want to take out the U.S. leader \u2014 me,\u201d he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/world\/middle-east\/iran-hatched-fresh-plot-to-kill-trump-israel-told-u-s-1511d9d2\">told<\/a> reporters in Ankara, Turkey, before the U.S. Secret Service insisted that he fly home on his old Air Force One, not the jet gifted by Qatar. \u201cI\u2019m on every list. I saw this morning, I\u2019m on every single one of their lists. And so far, I guess I\u2019ve been a little bit lucky, but that maybe doesn\u2019t last very long.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trump has even gone so far as to give instructions about how much firepower to unload on Iran in the event that one of their assassination plots succeeds.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c1000 Missiles are Locked and Loaded and aimed at the Islamic Republic of Iran, with thousands of more to immediately follow, should the Iranian Government act on its threat, pronounced in many corners of the Globe, to assassinate, or attempt to assassinate, the sitting President of the United States of America, in this case, ME!\u201d Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/116899176820572671\">blasted out<\/a> on . \u201cOrders have already been given, and the U.S. Military is ready, willing, and able, for a one year period of time, subject to extension, to completely decimate and destroy all areas of Iran \u2014 PRAISE BE TO ALLAH!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This reveals once again the spirit of defiance in the face of mortal peril that Trump displayed when he lifted a fist after being grazed by a would-be assassin\u2019s bullet at an outdoor rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n<p>The renewed effort by Iran to assassinate a sitting U.S. president \u2014 even during a ceasefire \u2014 provides Americans with a fresh reminder that the Islamist regime in Tehran remains a mortal enemy of the United States. Theirs is an ideological hatred that cannot be placated by gifts of cash or appeased by endless diplomacy, or even military surrender. They want to destroy the United States. Although they lack the firepower to do so openly, they do not and will not show any qualms about stooping to use an assassin\u2019s bullet.<\/p>\n<div><em>Joshua Arnold is a senior writer at The Washington Stand.<\/em><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #171717; display: flex;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 1.5;margin: 24px 0;padding: 18px 20px 18px 30px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"align-self: stretch;border-left: 3px solid #171717;flex-shrink: 0;padding-left: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\">Choose The Western Journal as your preferred source on Google and never miss reporting that defends truth, protects freedom, and advances Western civilization<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey == typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts = { \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs = [ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i = 0; i < inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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