Let’s not forget the Iranian plot to assassinate Donald Trump. The Iranian regime is the enemy. Our enemy.
Funny how the bloviating Chatsworth Osbourne Jr, the Charles Koch-heads, and their isolationist ilk rarely mention this. We will never forget.
| Claim | Result | Source Reference | Source Quote |
|---|---|---|---|
| There was an Iranian plot to assassinate Donald Trump. | verified | https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/08/politics/doj-charges-three-iranian-plot-to-kill-donald-trump/index.html | The Justice Department on Friday announced federal charges in a thwarted Iranian plot to kill Donald Trump before the presidential election. |
| There was an Iranian plot to assassinate Donald Trump. | verified | https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/3-charged-iran-linked-plot-assassinate-donald-trump/story?id=115646874 | The Justice Department has charged an asset of the Iranian regime who was tasked by the regime to direct a network of criminal associates to further Iran's assassination plots against its targets, including President-elect Donald J. Trump," Attorney General Merrick Garland said in a statement announcing the charges. |
| There was an Iranian plot to assassinate Donald Trump. | verified | https://apnews.com/article/iran-fbi-justice-department-iran-83cff84a7d65901a058ad6f41a564bdb | The Justice Department on Friday disclosed an Iranian murder-for-hire plot to kill Donald Trump, charging a man who said he had been tasked by a government official before this week’s election with planning the assassination of the Republican president-elect. |
| The Iranian regime is the enemy of the United States. | rejected | https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/us-enemy-countries | What is certain, is that the relationship between the US and Iran is strained, to say the least. And the truth is, since the 1979–81 Iran hostage crisis, things have never been the same between the two countries. |
| The Iranian regime is the enemy of the United States. | inconclusive | https://worldhistoryedu.com/how-did-the-united-states-and-iran-become-such-fierce-enemies/ | |
| The Iranian regime is the enemy of the United States. | inconclusive | https://www.amu.apus.edu/area-of-study/legal-studies/resources/us-iran-relations/ |
🤖 Conclusion [85/100]: The statement that there was an Iranian plot to assassinate Donald Trump is well-supported by all three news sources (CNN, ABC News, AP), each of which directly references U.S. Justice Department announcements and legal charges brought against persons linked to an Iranian-directed plot to kill the former president. Therefore, this portion of the statement is accurate and verified.
The claim that 'the Iranian regime is the enemy [our enemy]' is more nuanced. While it is true that U.S.-Iran relations are deeply antagonistic, with a long history of hostility and the U.S. government often considering Iran a state sponsor of terrorism and identifying its government as a malign actor in official documents, there is no formal declaration of war or 'enemy' status by the U.S. Congress. The cited sources reveal strained or adversarial relations but fall short of providing official legal or constitutional backing for calling Iran 'the enemy' in a technical sense.
Overall, the main assertion about the assassination plot is true. The second claim about enemy status reflects a common and reasonable interpretation in a political or military context, although it is not formally codified. Thus, I assign a high truthfulness score of 85.