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Last Updated:March 02, 2026, 11:59 IST
The US president’s reference to “they tried twice” alludes to what American intelligence agencies reportedly assessed as a 2024 plot linked to Iran to target him.
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in a strike two days back. (AFP)
US President Donald Trump claimed that Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei had tried to get him killed twice, saying he “got him first" following the recent Israel-US strikes that killed the supreme leader of Iran. Follow Live Updates
The remarks were shared by ABC News Chief Washington Correspondent Jonathan Karl, who said Trump made the comment during a phone call on Sunday evening.
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“President Trump told me this about the death of Ayatollah Khamenei: “I got him before he got me. They tried twice. Well, I got him first." That’s a reference to what US intelligence believes was a plot to kill Trump in 2024," Karl wrote in a post on X.
In another phone call this evening, President Trump told me this about the death of Ayatollah Khamenei:“I got him before he got me. They tried twice. Well I got him first."
That’s a reference to what US intelligence believes was a plot to kill Trump in 2024.
— Jonathan Karl (@jonkarl) March 2, 2026
Trump’s statement comes two days after Khamenei was killed in joint US-Israeli strikes. The US president’s reference to “they tried twice" alludes to what American intelligence agencies reportedly assessed as a 2024 plot linked to Iran to target him.
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March 02, 2026, 11:59 IST
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