Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Arakchi on Saturday on the social network X rejected US accusations that Iran is involved in plans to assassinate US President-elect Donald Trump. At the same time, he called for building trust between the two countries. TASR informs according to a Reuters report.
Arákčí declared that there are no plans to assassinate Trump by Iran and called the accusation a “third-rate comedy”. He alluded to the alleged secret plan, which, according to Washington, was ordered by the Iranian Revolutionary Guards to assassinate Trump. He won the presidential election on Tuesday and will take office in January.
The US Department of Justice reported on Monday that the Iranian Farhád Shakeri was given the task on October 7 of this year prepare a plan to track and then kill Trump. He allegedly received the order from a representative of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards. “The American people have made up their minds. Iran respects their right to choose a president of their own choice. The way forward is also a choice. It starts with respect,” declared the head of Iranian diplomacy.
Iran also challenged the US president-elect on Saturday Trump to reconsider “maximum pressure” policywhich he pursued against Tehran during his first term. Reuters reminds that Iranian analysts do not rule out the possibility of improving relations between Tehran and Washington during Trump’s second term. However, they do not expect that diplomatic relations will be restored.
