A plot to assassinate Ivanka Trump, the eldest daughter of U.S. President Donald Trump, has reportedly been uncovered.
According to a report by the New York Post, the alleged mastermind behind the plot is 32-year-old Iraqi national Mohammad Baker Saad Daoud Al-Sadi, who was reportedly trained by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
The report states that Al-Sadi planned to kill 44-year-old Ivanka Trump as an act of “revenge” for the 2020 U.S. drone strike in Baghdad that killed IRGC commander Qasem Soleimani. Al-Sadi reportedly viewed Soleimani as both a mentor and a father figure. At the time, Donald Trump had publicly celebrated Soleimani’s death as a major success. Driven by anger over the incident, Al-Sadi allegedly vowed that “just as Trump burned our homes, we will burn Trump’s home,” and began plotting against Ivanka Trump.
Authorities describe Al-Sadi as a senior figure within extremist and terrorist networks operating in Iraq and Iran. He allegedly posted a blueprint of Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner’s $24 million luxury residence on Indian Creek Island in Florida on the social media platform X. In the Arabic-language post, Al-Sadi reportedly warned U.S. authorities, writing: “Look at this image and know that no palace or Secret Service can protect you. We are currently in the observation and analysis phase. Our revenge is only a matter of time.”
Al-Sadi was arrested in Turkey on May 15. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, he faces allegations connected to 18 attacks and attempted attacks across Europe and the United States. Investigators say his primary targets were Jewish individuals and institutions. Ivanka Trump converted to Judaism before marrying Jared Kushner in 2009, which allegedly made her a key target for Al-Sadi.
He has also been accused of involvement in a shooting at the U.S. Embassy in Toronto, a bombing attack at Bank of New York Mellon in Amsterdam, and the stabbing of two Jewish individuals in London.
Currently, Al-Sadi is being held in solitary confinement under strict security at the Brooklyn Detention Center in New York. The same facility reportedly houses Luigi Mangione, who is accused in the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, as well as former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
The New York Post said it contacted Al-Sadi’s lawyers for comment regarding the high-profile arrest but received no response. Meanwhile, The Telegraph reported that it is awaiting official statements from the White House and the U.S. Department of Justice regarding the matter.
