US: Justice Department accuses Iran of plot to assassinate Trump

Iran was accused by the US Department of Justice yesterday of plotting the assassination of President-elect Donald Trump. “The charges announced today reveal Iran’s continued brazen efforts to target US citizens, including President-elect Donald Trump,” said FBI Director Christopher Wray. During the FBI’s investigation into another case, a 51-year-old Iranian national with Afghan citizenship said that a few weeks before the US presidential election, he was instructed by Iran to present and execute a plan to assassinate Trump. Researchers consider the claim credible. A few weeks ago, Trump’s campaign staff announced that they had been briefed by US intelligence about real and specific threats from Iran to assassinate the Republican tycoon. The American judiciary has indicted the 51-year-old and two other men who are also accused of plotting to kill an Iranian dissident. In weight […]
Source: News Beast

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