Trump denies reports of Israel sharing info on Iranian killing plot

U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday dismissed recent reports that Israel had provided information about an alleged Iranian plot to assassinate him, reported Xinhua.

"No, no. Israel came up with nothing. No, no," Trump told the New York Post.

However, US the president said he has "left instructions" should Iran succeed in an assassination plot against him.

"I've been No. 1 (on Iran's kill list) for a long time, and it's the way life is, you know," Trump said. "I've left instructions -- if anything happens, to just literally bomb them at levels that they've never seen before."

Meanwhile, U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that Washington has agreed to continue negotiations with Iran, although it has informed Tehran that the ceasefire is over.

"The Islamic Republic of Iran has asked us to continue 'talks.' We have agreed to do so, but the United States has stated to them, in no uncertain terms, that the Cease Fire is OVER!"

Trump wrote on Truth Social. Qatari negotiators have traveled to Iran after coordinating with the Trump administration in an effort to de-escalate tensions and revive the U.S.-Iran talks, CNN reported Friday, citing a diplomat familiar with the effort.

A new round of U.S.-Iran negotiations is expected to be held next week, possibly in Switzerland, according to a report from U.S. media outlet Axios, citing a source with knowledge of the matter. U.S. forces carried out repeated strikes against Iran earlier this week in response to several attacks on commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz.3

US military evacuates F-22 warplanes from Israel

The U.S. military on Friday evacuated a squadron of its F-22 stealth fighter jets from Israel, Israel's state-owned Kan TV News reported, said Xinhua.

According to the report, the squadron, consisting of 12 F-22 stealth fighters, had been based in Israel since Feb. 23 in preparation for a U.S.-Israeli military attack in Iran launched five days later.

The aircraft were stationed at the Israeli Ovda air base and took part in strikes against targets in Iran, the report said.

The aircraft began their return to the United States, accompanied by aerial refueling tankers and with a stopover in Britain, according to Kan.

The channel said that the squadron's departure involved a major logistical operation, including the arrival of heavy transport aircraft at Ovda base to evacuate equipment, military personnel, and aircrews.