DHS Report: Iran War May Have Motivated Suspect Accused of Plotting Attack on Trump, Officials at WHCD

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A DHS intelligence report identified the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran as a possible motive for the man accused of attempting to assassinate President Trump and senior administration officials at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in Washington last month Reuters reports.

•⁠ ⁠The preliminary assessment said suspect Cole Allen had “multiple social and political grievances” and concluded that the Iran conflict “may have contributed” to the alleged attack.