US Kills Alleged Iranian Assassination Plotter

US defense secretary Pete Hegseth announced that an Iranian official involved in a 2024 assassination attempt on Donald Trump has been killed by US forces. The plot, orchestrated by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, resulted in the president being targeted twice, including a sniper attack that grazed his ear. The US submarine reportedly sank an Iranian warship as part of retaliation for the assassination attempts.

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