President Donald Trump has stayed out of public view since Wednesday, following a stretch of campaign-style rallies ahead of the midterm elections. According to the Israeli outlet Israel Hayom, Mossad shared intelligence with the CIA indicating that Iran intends to target Trump using explosive drones. The reported warning comes months after an earlier alleged plot prompted him to switch aircraft.
Mossad Director Roman Gofman spent the past week in Washington meeting with CIA Director John Ratcliffe. Senior officials from both Israel and the United States said the latest intelligence has slowed ongoing discussions aimed at reducing tensions between Washington and Tehran. One senior official described the claimed plan as centered on drone-carried explosives.
The Daily Mail pointed out that a large banner appeared over Enqelab Square in central Tehran in early November that read “We Will Kill Trump.” Meanwhile, Trump has kept posting on Truth Social through Saturday despite the lack of public events.
Officials relocate from private homes as reported Iranian threats continue
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent was moved out of his Washington residence earlier this week after intelligence pointed to threats linked to Iran. Attorney General Todd Blanche, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio have likewise shifted to military housing. The New York Times reported that Bessent relocated to a military base once assessments concluded the threats had reached an advanced stage.
A Treasury Department spokesperson said Bessent “will not be deterred by the Iranian regime’s threats” and will press ahead with economic measures against Tehran. Those measures are part of Trump’s wider pressure campaign against Tehran.
Officials framed the current warnings as consistent with earlier Iranian efforts, including an alleged plot against Trump during the 2024 campaign. The White House noted last night that the president is receiving steady updates on a recent FAA ground stop.
Trump is expected to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Shenzhen, China, where he is scheduled for trilateral talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
In a Financial Times essay, Bessent labeled the sanctions drive “Operation Economic Outcast” and wrote that Trump has been “making phone calls to world leaders with specific requests to cease their interactions” with Iran, adding that those calls have already produced results.
Bessent told reporters he chose to give countries a window to reduce trade with Iran rather than moving straight to secondary sanctions. The president has told aides he expects another bombing campaign after the midterms, even as the broader conflict shows no clear resolution.
Trump had confirmed minor strikes on an Iranian island earlier this month, but full-scale war is yet to resume between Iran and the US.
Elevated gas prices have kept inflation high and growth near 2 percent. The 10-year Treasury yield hit 5.35 percent on Wednesday – its highest since 2002 – despite a buyback program Bessent launched, while the deficit has topped 6 percent of GDP and the national debt has exceeded $40 trillion. Trump, who speaks with Bessent almost daily, once joked at a Nevada event, “I created a monster.”
Published: Nov 15, 2026 09:15 am