In March 2026, a rumor spread that Iran plotted to kill U.S. President Donald Trump after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said at a March 4, 2026, news conference the U.S. had, in strikes on Iran, killed " the leader of the unit who attempted to assassinate President Trump." In March 2026, a rumor spread that Iran had plotted to kill U.S. President Donald Trump. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth sparked it in a March 4, 2026, statement to reporters in which he said "President Trump got the last laugh" (at the 7:16 mark in the video):Also, yesterday, the leader of the unit who attempted to assassinate President Trump has been hunted down and killed. Iran tried to kill President Trump, and President Trump got the last laugh. The complaint said that in September 2024, the official asked Shakeri to surveil and eventually assassinate Trump.

Source: New York Times March 07, 2026 14:02 UTC