Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian Denies Assassination Plot Against Trump, Rejects U.S. Justice Department Claims

Jan 15, 2025, 01:02 AM

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has denied allegations that Iran plotted to assassinate Donald Trump during the U.S. election campaign last year. In an exclusive interview with NBC News' Lester Holt in Tehran, Pezeshkian stated that Iran 'never' planned to kill Trump and will not do so in the future. He dismissed the claims as part of a scheme by Israel and other countries to promote 'Iranophobia.' The U.S. Justice Department had charged an Iranian national in November with an alleged plot to assassinate Trump, which Pezeshkian refuted, asserting that Iran has never attempted nor plans to assassinate anyone.