Iran has strongly denied allegations by the US that it plotted to assassinate President-elect Donald Trump, describing the claims as “completely baseless” and a conspiracy by “Zionist and anti-Iranian circles.”
The accusations surfaced after the US Department of Justice charged Tehran resident Farhad Shakeri with devising a plan to attack Trump and target other US and Israeli citizens. Shakeri, an Afghan national living in Iran after deportation from the US, allegedly received instructions from Iranian officials to organise the assassination.
FBI Director Christopher Wray asserted the charges reveal “Iran’s continued brazen attempts to target US citizens, including President-elect Donald Trump.”
Responding on Saturday, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei dismissed the allegations as “a malicious conspiracy aimed at complicating issues” between Tehran and Washington.
Baghaei noted Iran’s previous denials of similar accusations, including an August indictment that implicated Iran in a murder plot involving a Pakistani national.
The alleged assassination attempts on Trump included at least two incidents this year, one in July at a Pennsylvania rally, and another in September at Trump’s Florida golf course, both thwarted by security. Baghaei reiterated Iran’s stance against these “false” accusations, saying they are part of a broader effort to increase hostilities.
“Trumped up” by the Zionists.