WANA (Nov 09) – The spokesperson for Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has firmly rejected the recent allegations claiming Iran’s involvement in attempts to target former or current U.S. officials, calling them baseless and unfounded.

 

Ismail Baghaei, referring to similar accusations in the past that have consistently been denied by the Islamic Republic of Iran and proven unfounded, described the revival of this claim at this particular time as a repulsive plot by Zionist and anti-Iranian factions to further complicate issues between the United States and Iran.

 

The Iranian Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson also emphasized that, as previously stated, the Islamic Republic of Iran will continue to use all legitimate and legal means, both domestically and internationally, to uphold the rights of the Iranian people.

On Friday, the U.S. Department of Justice announced federal charges against three individuals in connection with what it described as a “failed Iranian plot” to assassinate former President Donald Trump before the upcoming presidential election.

 

According to some news agencies, court documents allege that Iranian officials directed one of the accused, Farhad Shakari, in September to focus on surveilling and ultimately targeting Trump.

 

The U.S. Department of Justice noted that Shakari remains at large in Iran.

 

Prosecutors claim that Shakari was initially tasked by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps with carrying out attacks on American and Israeli citizens within the United States. However, on October 7, Shakari was allegedly instructed to focus solely on Trump and was given seven days to plan the attack.

 

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Two other suspects, identified as Carlile Rivera and Jonathan Ludholt, both U.S. citizens, were apprehended in New York.

 

According to court documents, these two individuals are accused of assisting the Iranian government in surveilling an Iranian-American citizen.

 

The U.S. Department of Justice reported that they appeared in court on Thursday and will remain in custody pending trial.