Netanyahu Said Iran Tried to Kill Trump. Nobody Asked How He Knew.

Been thinking again about the first Trump assassination attempt — the ear incident.

It never made sense. The kid didn’t fit. Security failure didn’t fit. And the second it happened, some people in U.S. media started whispering about Iran.

Senator Tom Cotton went on Fox News within hours, speculating Iran might have been involved — without a shred of evidence (Fox News, July 14, 2024). The Associated Press ran stories suggesting U.S. officials “could not rule out” Iranian involvement, even though the FBI said there was no link (AP, July 15, 2024).

They were trying to push the idea before the facts could even land.

Then it gets worse. Seven months later, February 2025, Netanyahu standing next to Trump at a White House press conference, says it out loud:

“This is the same Iran that tried to kill both of us.” (Ynet News, Feb 4, 2025)

No evidence was ever given. Not one piece tying Iran to the shooter.

But it made sense if you look at what they needed. Netanyahu had just survived a drone attack at his Caesarea home (October 2024) — blamed it on “Iranian proxies.” (Wikipedia: 2024 drone attack on Netanyahu’s residence) Trump needed to harden his campaign image before the election chaos got worse. The war drums against Iran were starting to slow after Ukraine fatigue — they needed new blood to stir it.

Same old blueprint. Lavon Affair in 1954 — Israeli false flag against American and British targets in Egypt, trying to frame Arabs. USS Liberty in 1967 — Israeli attack on an American ship during the Six-Day War, blamed on “confusion.”

You don’t have to kill the candidate. You just need to stain the air.

Blame Iran. Harden American public opinion. Hand Netanyahu a fresh excuse to demand action against Tehran.

Meanwhile, the shooter’s profile stays weird. No credible network. No Iranian ties. Story dies in the media faster than it started.

Trump’s public stance shifted after too — promising Iran would face “severe retaliation” if they ever touched him again (Fox5DC, July 2024).

No proof. No need. The narrative stuck anyway.

Same old tricks. Different decade.