Iran gives written assurance to US, saying it would not assassinate Trump
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Iran sent the letter on October 14, aiming at easing tensions between Tehran and Washington ahead of the US presidential elections.
Iran sent the letter on October 14, aiming at easing tensions between Tehran and Washington ahead of the US presidential elections.
Iran gave a written letter to United States President Joe Biden's administration last month, saying that it would not seek to assassinate the then-Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, the Wall Street Journal reported.
Iran reportedly sent the letter on October 14, aiming at easing tensions between Tehran and Washington ahead of the US presidential elections.
They provided this message in response to a written warning that the US sent Iran in September that Washington would consider an attempt on Trump's life as an act of war.
Last week, US prosecutors announced charges in an alleged Iranian plot to assassinate Trump and a prominent dissident Iranian-American journalist, The Times of Israel reported.
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Trump faced two assassination attempts this year, months ahead of the presidential election in November, including a shooting at a campaign rally when a bullet grazed his ear.
Last week, the US justice department made charges public in a case regarding a thwarted attempt by Iran to kill Trump, winner of the 2024 US presidential elections, back in September.
According to an official complaint filed at Manhattan federal court, an agent in the US was allegedly instructed by Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard official to hatch a plan to kill the Republican leader, earlier this year.
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The man has been identified as Farjad Shakeri. He was allegedly ordered by the Iranian official that if he failed to formulate a plan to kill Trump by September, they would have to delay it until the elections happen.
The details of the plot were made public after the US justice department unsealed court documents related to the case days after Trump defeated his Democratic rival Kamala Harris in an election marred by foreign interference, especially by nations like Russia, Iran, and China.
(With inputs from agencies)
