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- The FBI said Iran had planned to assassinate Donald Trump.
- It comes amid a spike in political assassinations and plots.
- It's a sign of increasing global political instability.
When Donald Trump addressed the RNC convention to rapturous applause this week, he wore a bandage on his ear and raised his fist in triumph.
Just days earlier, he had narrowly evaded an assassin's bullet while speaking at a rally in Pennsylvania.