Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.) on Thursday seemed skeptical of an Israeli intelligence assessment that Iran was planning a new assassination attempt on President Donald Trump, suggesting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu could benefit from the assessment the most.

The congressman made his case after host Kaitlan Collins asked him about the report.

“Well, it’s very hard to tell,” said Smith. “I mean, certainly Iran has made the statement … since the killing of Soleimani — gosh, over six years ago now. It’s also easy to see that Israel would want to sort of buck up Trump, make him more willing to take on Iran more strongly.”

He noted, “Netanyahu has been pushing for that tougher stance, a more hawkish approach, to Iran for quite some time. Now, crucially, without any clear plan for how that’s going to turn into some sort of success, in terms of fundamentally breaking the Iranian regime.”

The Democratic lawmaker added, “But Israel certainly has that interest.”

Netanyahu has frequently shared his ambitions for a “Greater Israel” that would see his government lay claim to neighboring territories, describing his efforts last year as a “historic and spiritual mission” which would certainly be illegal by any metric of international law.

“So, it’s hard to know, it’s hard to know exactly what that intel is,” said Smith. “I mean, the bigger problem as you’ve pointed out, the ceasefire has broken down. We don’t seem to have a plan, going forward, for how to achieve our objectives, or even to stop the conflict.”