American newspaper: Tehran gave Washington a written pledge not to attempt to assassinate Trump
American newspaper: Tehran gave Washington a written pledge not to attempt to assassinate Trump
2024-11-15 08:00
Shafaq News/ The Wall Street Journal revealed, quoting American officials, that Iran provided secret written guarantees to the United States last month, in which it said that it would not seek to assassinate President-elect Donald Trump.
The Iranian message, which was delivered to the United States on Oct. 14 and has not been previously reported, was in response to a private written U.S. warning sent to Tehran in September, the officials said.
US officials said their message to Iran in September was similar to previous repeated warnings to Tehran not to harm Trump.
Officials said they were confident the U.S. message had reached the Iranian leadership, but did not say whether it had been sent through Switzerland, which represents U.S. interests in Iran.
The officials said the message reflects the US administration’s public position that threats against Trump are a national security issue of the highest order, and that any attempt to assassinate him would be considered an act of war.
According to what the newspaper quoted from people close to Iranian officials, Tehran seeks to avoid any escalation with the Trump administration, which will officially begin its work next January.
The United States has repeatedly accused Iran of seeking to assassinate American officials in retaliation for the killing of Iranian Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani in a US strike near Baghdad airport in 2020, during Trump’s first term.
Last week, US judicial authorities announced charges against an “agent of the Iranian regime” in connection with an alleged Iranian plot to assassinate Trump.
shafaq.com
