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Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei on Saturday categorically rejected allegations that Iran was involved in assassination plots against former and current US officials. Describing these allegations as “completely unfounded and rejected”, Baghaei underlined that similar accusations have been denied by the Islamic Republic of Iran in the past.

Baghaei emphasized that these allegations are part of a “malicious conspiracy” by Zionist and anti-Iran groups aimed at straining US-Iran relations. The spokesman reiterated Iran’s position, arguing that such allegations only serve to deepen divisions and are spread by organizations that have a vested interest in worsening diplomatic tensions.

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Commitment to Legal Channels

He also underlined Iran’s determination to use all legitimate means, both nationally and internationally, to defend the rights of the Iranian nation and reaffirmed the Islamic Republic’s commitment to legal channels to resolve issues.

USA Announces Assassination Plan

The U.S. Department of Justice on Friday released details of a murder-for-hire plot implicating Iranian government entity Farhad Shakeri in connection with the plot to assassinate Donald Trump. Shakeri reportedly claimed that an official from Iran’s Revolutionary Guard instructed him to set aside other activities and devise a plan to spy on and kill Trump within seven days. The criminal complaint, unsealed in Manhattan court, outlines Shakeri’s alleged ties to accomplices tasked with surveillance and violent plots at Tehran’s direction.

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