Assassination

Suspect in Trump assassination attempt pleads not guilty

Cole Thomas Allen, 31, did not speak in court as his attorney entered the plea on his behalf.

Cole Tomas Allen, a suspect in the White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) dinner shooting, sits in the courtroom during a hearing after being charged with attempting to assassinate U.S. President Donald Trump, in Washington DC
FARHAN Hassan al-Mansour.

ISIS disrupts Damascus calm, says it assassinated Shi'ite figure

Syrian police vehicles drive along a road in the town of Dayr Hafir east of Aleppo, Syria, on January 17, 2026.

Syria thwarts Hezbollah-affiliated plot to assassinate gov’t officials, Interior Ministry announces

Yemanu Binyamin Zalka, 21, was stabbed in Petah Tikva on Independence Day and later succumbed to his wounds.

Police arrest a total of 16 suspects related to the murder of Yemanu Binyamin Zalka


Lessons from Rabin to Netanyahu: Political assassinations destroy democracies - editorial

We must choose a different path. One of principled dissent, not destruction. Of passionate disagreement, not dehumanization.

 THEN-PRIME MINISTER Yitzhak Rabin and then-foreign minister Shimon Peres attend a Labor Party meeting in 1993. Rabin had been kept in the dark by Peres about the talks in Oslo, the writer asserts.

Indictment filed against 74-year-old woman who plotted to kill Netanyahu with an explosive device

The woman, who was arrested two weeks ago, is suspected of planning an attack on the prime minister's life with an improvised explosive device.

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is seen in the plenum of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, July 14, 2025

Trump releases Martin Luther King Jr. assassination files

The US Justice Department on Monday released more than 240,000 pages of documents related to the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., including records from the FBI.

DR. MARTIN Luther King, Jr. addresses the crowd from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, during the March on Washington on August 28, 1963.

Iran expands crackdown on civilians, top officials 'change safe houses every night'

A domestic security crackdown in Iran following the war with Israel has left locals believe "the Islamic regime was "taking revenge on its citizens after being defeated by Israel."

A member of Iranian militia forces (Basij) gestures during an anti-Israeli march in Tehran, Iran, January 10, 2025; illustrative.

'Enemy of Allah': Iran-linked group crowdfunds $40 million for assassination of Trump - report

The group “Blood Covenant” reportedly launched the assassination campaign following fatwas issued by multiple Iranian clerics. 

US President Donald Trump speaks to the press as he arrives at the White House in Washington, DC, US, July 13, 2025.

Assassinating Hamas leaders: A quick fix, but not long-term strategy, expert says

The expert said that targeted assassinations of senior terror leaders can bolster recruitment of new members to groups fighting Israel.

 Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar attends a rally marking the anniversary of Land Day, in Gaza City, March 30, 2022.

Israel targeting Khamenei: Are the days of Iran’s supreme leader numbered? - analysis

The fact this is even a topic for debate now shows how fragile the Islamic Republic’s regime has become.

 Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks after Eid al-Fitr prayers to mark the end of the holy month of Ramadan, in Tehran, Iran, March 31, 2025.

Israel Katz threatens Khamenei: Be careful you don't end up like Saddam Hussein

This constitutes the most clear escalation of Israel considering assassinating Khamenei to date.

 (L-R) Defense Minister Israel Katz, Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei

IDF kills Iranian general Ali Shademani days after striking predecessor

Shademani, as Khatam al-Anbiya chief was Iran's "War-Time Chief of Staff, the most senior military commander, and the closest figure to Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei," the IDF stated.

 Former commander of Iran's Khatam al-Anbiya Ali Shademani, killed by IDF strikes on June 17, 2025

Netanyahu doesn't rule out Khamenei assassination: 'It's going to end the conflict'

Israel is "doing what we need to do," Netanyahu said when asked if Israel would target Khamenei.

 (L-R) Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu