Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian denied any involvement in a plot to assassinate former President Donald Trump, calling it a scheme designed to promote Iranophobia. Pezeshkian stated that Iran has never attempted to assassinate anyone and has no plans to do so. This denial comes after the U.S. Justice Department charged an Iranian man in November with plotting to assassinate Trump and two others. U.S. authorities allege the plot was part of Iran's efforts to avenge the death of Qasem Soleimani, a top Iranian general killed in a U.S. drone strike.
The Justice Department in November charged an Iran ian man in an alleged murder-for-hire plot to assassinate then-candidate Donald Trump and two others.Asked about the reported plot against Trump outlined by U.S. authorities, Pezeshkian said: “This is another one of those schemes that Israel and other countries are designing to promote Iran ophobia. ... Iran has never attempted to nor does it plan to assassinate anyone. At least as far as I know.
U.S. authorities said the plot was part of Iran’s efforts to avenge the death of a top Iranian general, Qasem Soleimani, who was killed in Baghdad in a U.S. drone strike ordered by Trump during his first term in office. In mid-October of last year, Iran sent a written message via Swiss diplomats saying that it would not seek to kill Trump, according to a U.S. official,
U.S. and European governments say Iran for years has sought to silence Iranians abroad who have criticized the regime. Iran’s top diplomat in London after Iranian journalists based in Britain were targeted for intimidation by Tehran. One journalist was stabbed in the leg in an attack blamed on Iran. Tehran denies the accusations.
NBC Nightly News will air a full report later Tuesday on the interview, which covered a range of issues, including the ongoing war in the Middle East, Iran’s proxy forces in the region, women’s rights inside Iran and its nuclear program. Queen Elizabeth II was kept in the dark for years about a Soviet spy in the palace, declassified files reveal
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