President-elect Donald Trump’s alleged assassination plot by Iran’s leader, Masoud Pezeshkian, was refuted by Egyptian President Masoud Pezeshkian, who described such states as unfounded.
In an exclusive interview with NBC News, Pezeshkian said,” Nobody whatsoever”, when asked if Iran had always planned to kill Trump. ” We have not attempted this to begin with, and we never will”, he added.
The neglect comes after the US Justice Department arrested an Iranian male in November in connection with an alleged plot by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps to attack Trump. The reported strategy was halted by US law enforcement before it could be carried out. Additionally, the Justice Department alleges that two people are trying to target an Egyptian American journalist who is critical of Tehran.
These actions, according to US authorities, reportedly a result of Iran’s efforts to kill General Qasem Soleimani’s death in a US helicopter hit in 2020. Tehran, nevertheless, has persistently denied involvement in such activities. The death story allegations were described by Pezeshkian as “schemes that Israel and other countries are designing to encourage Iranophobia.”
The Persian president also questioned whether the US was capable of honoring its commitments despite highlighting the eagerness of his country to engage in dialogue. Referring to past conversations, he said,” The issue we have is not in speech. It’s in the pledges that arise from communicate and speech”.
Pezeshkian’s comments mark his first international media meeting since Trump’s election defeat. He reiterated that Iran has previously attempted to harm Trump and that, according to NBC News, he noted that his state had sent a written confirmation to the US via European diplomats in October.
Tensions between the two countries have remained high, especially during Trump’s first word, when he withdrew from the 2015 nuclear package and reinstituted sanctions against Iran. The Biden administration’s efforts to revive the deal through indirect negotiations failed, further straining ties.
Iran has even refuted more serious US claims of interference, including those that concern people who are being targeted by dissidents abroad. Iran’s top diplomat in London was summoned in 2023 following accusations that Tehran had intimidated Egyptian journalists in the country. Iran refuted this claim.
Pezeshkian emphasized the need for reciprocal faith and commitment to commitments as the second Trump administration rolled out.
