Iran attacks US failures as scepticism grows over Israeli role in Trump 'assassination plot'

Iran attacks US failures as scepticism grows over Israeli role in Trump 'assassination plot' Submitted by Elis Gjevori on Thu, 08/13/2026 - 10:57 Washington’s Iran blockade comes under strain as morale crisis grips the USS Abraham Lincoln A replica of an Iranian air force F-4 Phantom fighter aircraft is displayed in a city square in Bandar Abbas in southern Iran on 10 August (AFP/Atta Kenare) Off Iran has accused the US of allowing faulty intelligence to drive it into war, as new reports revealed that CIA analysts doubted an Israeli warning that triggered a secret security operation during President Donald Trump’s visit to Turkey . Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Thursday that Washington “has long miscalculated due to intelligence failures”, including when it launched its war on Iran. He said US actions in the Strait of Hormuz represented “an even bigger miscalculation”.