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Iran denies plot to kill Trump, after Secret Service reportedly alerted
Laura Kelly
July 17, 2024

Iran’s Foreign Ministry on Wednesday criticized “malicious” reports that Tehran is plotting an assassination against former President Trump, following reported claims by the Biden administration that the former president’s security was increased amid threats to his life from Iran. Nasser Kanaani, the spokesperson for the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said in a statement that the Iranian government is committed to pursuing legal action against Trump over the 2020 U.S. strike killing Qasem Soleimani…The Biden administration reportedly increased Trump’s security detail in recent weeks amid intelligence that Iran was plotting to kill the former president. The Biden administration has maintained security details for former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, and former special representative for Iran Brian Hook, over threats from Iran to kill the men in retaliation for Soleimani’s killing. READ MORE