A preliminary report by the United States Department of Homeland Security has identified the war between the United States and Israel against Iran as a possible factor that influenced the assassination attempt against President Donald Trump and senior officials of his administration, which occurred last month in Washington.
The document, dated April 27 and prepared by the DHS Office of Intelligence and Analysis, notes that the suspect, Cole Allen, presented “multiple social and political grievances.” According to the assessment, the conflict with Iran “may have contributed” to his decision to carry out the attack, based on social media posts criticizing US actions in the
war.The failed attack took place on April 25 during the annual dinner of White House correspondents, an emblematic event of the American political calendar. Although the findings of the report are preliminary, they constitute the clearest indication so far that the military escalation in the Middle East—which has left thousands dead and generated global instability—may have acted as a
