Iranian charged over plot to kill Trump was also told to target Israeli tourists in Sri Lanka - US
The U.S. Department of Justice has on Friday charged an “Iranian asset Farhad Shakeri,” who is accused in a plot to assassinate then-presidential candidate Donald Trump, and claim that he was also tasked with targeting Israeli tourists in Sri Lanka.
Iran foreign minister denies plot to kill Trump, urges confidence-building with US
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi denied U.S. charges that Tehran was linked to an alleged plot to kill Donald Trump and called on Saturday for confidence-building between the two hostile countries.
Iranian Plot To Kill Donald Trump Like 'International Spy Thriller': Attorney
Former U.S. attorney Joyce Vance has described an alleged Iranian plot to assassinate Donald Trump, and a number of other Americans, as being "like an international spy thriller." On Friday the Department of Justice filed charges against three men it claimed were involved in the scheme.
Iran denies involvement in Trump assassination plot outlined in DOJ report: 'Malicious conspiracy'
Iran's Foreign Ministry described a report from the DOJ stating that it thwarted an Iranian plot to kill President-elect Donald Trump as “completely baseless and rejected."
Iranian Murder-for-Hire Plot Targeted Trump: DOJ
Iran-based suspect Farhad Shakeri allegedly told the FBI that the IRGC offered $500,000 each for the murders of four individuals.
Iran's foreign minister denies U.S. allegation of plot to kill Trump
An Iranian spokesperson said the claim was a "repulsive" plot by Israel and the Iranian opposition outside the country to "complicate matters between America and Iran."
Justice Department brings criminal charges in Iranian murder-for-hire plan targeting Donald Trump
The Justice Department on Friday disclosed an Iranian murder-for-hire plot to kill Donald Trump, charging a man who said he had been tasked by a government official before this week’s election with planning the assassination of the Republican president-elect.
Iranian American activist defiant over Iranian plots to kill her, Trump
I am a woman.” Alinejad was expressing her defiance and asserting her right to express herself following the news of Iranian murder-for-hire plots to kill her and Donald Trump that were disclosed by the U.
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