Jerusalem Post/World NewsSome intelligence officials accused Israel of only sharing the warnings as a means of influencing Trump’s decision-making in the region, with one claiming the threats were “Israeli-derived."Follow us on GoogleUS President Donald Trump gestures as he disembarks the new Qatari-gifted Air Force One, while he arrives at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City, US, July 17, 2026.(photo credit: REUTERS/Evan Vucci)ByJERUSALEM POST STAFFAUGUST 13, 2026 12:30US intelligence officials were allegedly skeptical of Israeli warnings regarding Iranian threats against US President Donald Trump that led to Trump switching aircraft while leaving a NATO summit in Turkey, according to a Thursday Washington Post report citing current and former US officials.One official told the Washington Post that Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) analysts who received Israeli information on the assassination threats were skeptical and did not see the intelligence as compelling.Another official alleged that the threats were “Israeli-derived, not US-generated, and viewed as low confidence.”Other intelligence officials accused Israel of only sharing the warnings as a means of influencing Trump’s decision-making in the region, with one claiming the alert “fit a broader pattern of Israeli intelligence reporting that some officials see as designed as much to shape presidential decision-making as to inform it.”US President Donald Trump points at the new Air Force One, a plane gifted by the Qatari government, before boarding the plane, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, US, July 1, 2026. (credit: REUTERS/Evan Vucci)Secret Service took threat to Trump's life seriouslyDespite the allegations, the US Secret Service took the intelligence seriously, initiating an operation to obfuscate Trump’s travel plan.“The Secret Service has had three near misses with this president, so they’re not taking any chances,” one official told the Washington Post. “They did what they had to do.”Trump, when probed on Tuesday regarding the matter, told reporters that such security decisions are made by the Secret Service and that he follows what they tell him to do.“They wanted me to go on a different flight, a different plane, for safety, but they wanted me to do it, so I do it. I do what they say,” Trump stated.Follow us on Google