Israel passed along intelligence to the United States on July 9 revealing what officials describe as an Iranian plot to assassinate President Donald Trump. The disclosure landed on the same day Trump declared the ceasefire with Iran “over,” a one-two punch that sent shockwaves through global markets, crypto included.
Bitcoin and ether both dropped more than 2% in the immediate aftermath before staging a rebound in subsequent trading sessions.
What we know about the intelligence
The Wall Street Journal first reported that Israel communicated specific intelligence about an Iranian assassination plot targeting Trump. CNN and other outlets corroborated the existence of the warning, though no public details about the alleged plot’s methods or timelines have been released.
In 2024, the US charged an individual connected to an alleged Iranian plot targeting him, establishing a pattern that makes the latest intelligence feel less like a bolt from the blue and more like an escalation of an existing threat landscape.
