Iran Rejects Allegations Of Plotting For Former US President Donald Trump’s Assassination

Tehran: Iran has vehemently dismissed the US media reports regarding the Iranian plot to kill former United States President Donald Trump after the assassination bid during an election rally in Pennsylvania. Denying the allegations, Iran dubbed the accusations as "malicious" being made by the US media outlets suggesting its involvement in plotting a scheme to assassinate former US president Donald Trump.

A foreign ministry spokesman on Wednesday stated that Iran rejects the “malicious” allegations that it has plotted an attack on Republican presidential nominee Trump. However, Nasser Kanaani asserted that Iran aims to prosecute Trump for ordering the assassination of a senior military official in 2020.

Alleged Iranian Plot Was Not Connected To Recent Shooting Incident in Pennsylvania

According to CNN's report on Tuesday, US authorities were alerted by a "human source" a few weeks ago about an alleged Iranian plot targeting the former president, leading to increased security measures for his protection. However, the alleged plot was not connected to the recent shooting incident at a Trump campaign rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday.

During the shooting incident at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania’s Butler, the former president sustained a bullet injury on his right ear, while one of his supporters lost his life.

The US National Security Council stated that they have been monitoring Iranian threats against former Trump administration officials for an extended period, following Tehran's vow to seek retribution for the 2020 assassination of Qasem Soleimani, a Revolutionary Guards commander, in a US drone strike in neighbouring Iraq.

Trump's Security Beefed Up

Citing unnamed US officials, CNN reported on Tuesday that US authorities recently learned of an Iranian threat on Trump’s life. That led US secret services to beef up the former president’s security.

However, that did not prevent the attack on Trump at a rally on Saturday. The US report states that the Iranian threat was not connected to the shooting in Pennsylvania, which was allegedly carried out by a lone 20-year-old gunman.

Kanaani said that Iran “strongly rejects any involvement in the recent armed attack against Trump or claims about Iran’s intention for such an action, considering such allegations to have malicious political motives and objectives”.

Iran is, however, still determined to “prosecute Trump” for his role in ordering the killing of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) commander Qassem Soleimani in 2020, he insisted.