‘Completely Unfounded’: Iran Denies Participation in Plot to Assassinate Donald Trump

Last Update:09 November 2024 19:38 IST

The criminal complaint filed in federal court in Manhattan alleges that an unnamed official in Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard instructed a contact last September to devise a plan to spy on and eventually kill Trump.

According to the complaint, Shakeri told the FBI that he did not plan to propose a plan to kill Trump within the seven days the official requested. (Photos: AP file)

Days after an Iranian man was charged Allegation of plot to kill Donald TrumpIran denied the allegations on Saturday, calling them a conspiracy to complicate issues between the United States and Iran.

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei denied involvement in the alleged murder plot and called the US Justice Department report “completely unfounded.”

Baghaei said Iran had been accused of similar scenarios in the past, which “were absolutely denied and proven false.” Fox News reported.

He also said that the repetition of such claims was “a malicious conspiracy orchestrated by Zionist and anti-Iran circles to further complicate the problems between the United States and Iran.”

In the early hours of Friday, tMinistry of Justice announced criminal charges Iran’s plan to kill Trump before this week’s presidential election has been foiled.

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The criminal complaint filed in federal court in Manhattan alleges that an unnamed official in Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard instructed a contact last September to devise a plan to spy on and eventually kill Trump.

The complaint said that if the man, identified as Farjad Shakeri, could not come up with a plan by then, the official said Iran would pause its plan until after the presidential election because the official believed Trump would lose and it would be easier to assassinate him. then, the complaint said.

According to the complaint, Shakeri told the FBI that he did not plan to propose a plan to kill Trump within the seven days the official requested.

The conspiracy, with the charges coming just days after Trump defeated Democrat Kamala Harris, reflects what federal officials describe as ongoing efforts by Iran to target U.S. government officials, including Trump, on U.S. soil.

(with input from AP)