While Iranian President Pezeshkian Claims Iran 'Never' Plotted Trump

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51% : "Image of Trump and IRGC Qods Force commander Gen. Qassem Soleimani (Source: Vista.ir, November 6, 2024)"The space in which this American newspaper operates is such that the newspaper itself admits that General Soleimani was assassinated by (Trump's) American administration, and that on this basis and in accordance with all legal criteria, the blood of General Soleimani - who was coincidentally a field commander in the counterterrorism front in the region - weighs heavy on Trump and certain members of his administration.
45% : Following Donald Trump's victory in the 2024 U.S. presidential elections, there have been reports in international media outlets - including the Wall Street Journal[5] - that Iran had, in mid-October, conveyed to the U.S. administration a written guarantee that it would not assassinate Trump, whom Iran accuses of being primarily responsible for the 2020 U.S. assassination of IRGC Qods Force Commander Qasem Soleimani.
44% : The following is a translation of the report published by the IRGC on Telegram and by Kayhan:"A knowledgeable source has denied the claims by the American media outlet that Iran has made a guarantee that it will not take action against Trump, saying that the message that was sent by the Islamic Republic in the framework of the exchange of messages said that Iran will do the necessary monitoring of the martyr Soleimani's killers, and it will not compromise on this issue.
42% : (T.me/sepahcybery/13930)The following is a translation of an excerpt of the "Conversation" column:"He said: 'The Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman said that "the accusation and assertion that [Iran] tried to assassinate Trump is entirely suspect, evil, and baseless!"'"I said: 'It is true that the assertion regarding an Iranian assassination [attempt] against Trump is a lie and that the reports that were mentioned are baseless, but why would killing Trump be an 'evil' act?!
39% : On November 15, 2024, the Iranian regime mouthpiece outlet Kayhan published an editorial article titled "Special Report Regarding Vengeance Against Trump For Assassinating Soleimani And Abu [Mahdi] Al-Muhandis: What Guarantee?!
39% : "[7]Kayhan Column: Killing Trump Is A Fair, God-Fearing, And Necessary Action; Too Bad It Hasn't HappenedOn November 11, 2024, Kayhan published an edition of its popular column "Conversation," which is a fictional dialogue between a Kayhan writer and a reader, that was titled "Too Bad It Hasn't Happened."
37% : Shakeri, who had lived in the U.S. as a child but was deported around 2008 after serving a 14-year prison sentence for robbery, had used a network of criminal associates in the U.S. to supply the IRGC with operatives to conduct surveillance and assassinations of IRGC targets.[3]In recorded interviews with law enforcement, Shakeri said that around October 7, 2024 he had been tasked with providing a plan to kill Trump.
36% : Killing Of IRGC Qods Force Commander Qassem Soleimani, Iranian Regime Officials Have Reiterated Their Intent To Assassinate Trump In Retribution -
30% : He elaborated that killing Trump for his responsibility in killing Qasem Soleimani, Abu Mahdi Al-Muhandis, and other individuals would be a "fair, God-fearing, and necessary" action.
28% : Asked whether Iran could promise that there will be no Iranian assassination attempts against Trump in the future, Pezeshkian said, "We have never attempted this to begin with, and we never will.
28% : He also said: 'It is very sad that you spend seven trillion dollars in the Middle East, but in order to travel there you must keep your visit so secretive and use (escort) planes, and the biggest equipment in the world surrounds you and does everything so that you reach your destination safely.'"Of course, there are those who call Trump stupid, but it wouldn't make sense that he's so stupid that he doesn't understand that there is no guarantee that will save him from punishment."[6]Knowledgeable Source to IRGC Telegram Channel And Kayhan: Punishing The Killers Of General Soleimani Is Still "On The Table"On November 16, 2024, the IRGC wrote on its Telegram channel that a knowledgeable source has denied the abovementioned Wall Street Journal reports, and on the following day Kayhan also published the source's statement.
28% : Second, would the killing of Trump be the landmine, or perhaps it was the killing of the martyrs Soleimani, Abu Mahdi, and their companions by Trump?!...
27% : Moreover, in early December, MEMRI published statements by Iranian regime-affiliated outlets underlining the regime's determination to take vengeance against Trump for his role in the January 2020 killing of IRGC Qods Force commander Qassem Soleimani.
26% : The man, Farhad Shakeri, told U.S. federal agents that he had been tasked around October 7, 2024 with killing Trump.
26% : But Today, Iran Denies Any Connection To The July 13 Assassination Attempt Against Him, July 17, 2024; MEMRI Special Dispatch No. 8960, 'Kayhan' Editor Shariatmadari To Trump: The IRGC Will Take Revenge Against You Personally For Your Involvement In Killing Of Qods Force Commander Soleimani, October 8, 2020; MEMRI Special Dispatch No. 11665, Reactions In Iran To Trump's Election Victory: 'The Return Of The Murderer'; 'The Sword Of Vengeance...
25% : The following is a translation of the article:"The Wall Street Journal wrote in a baseless assertion [that] last month, Iran sent in an exchange of messages with Washington a written guarantee that it does not aim to assassinate [President] Donald Trump.
25% : He also questioned whether the assassination attempt against Trump is indeed a landmine, or whether the landmine was America's assassination of Soleimani, Al-Muhandis, and their companions.
22% : This article will present reactions among Iranian regime-affiliated outlets regarding the regime's determination to take vengeance against President Trump for his role in Soleimani's assassination.
18% : While Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian denies that there is, or ever was, any Iranian plot to assassinate President-elect Donald Trump, in November 2024 U.S. authorities charged an "IRGC asset" living in Tehran in a plot by the IRGC to assassinate Trump.
17% : In the column, the reader cites Iran's Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman as having said that the accusations that Iran has attempted to assassinate President Trump are "suspect, evil, and baseless."
16% : Asked by interviewer Lester Holt, "You're saying there was never an Iranian plot to kill Donald Trump?"
11% : "Trump, [former U.S. Secretary of State Mike] Pompeo, and the others accused of this great crime are sure that they will pay for their crimes, and because of this deep historic understanding that he is hated in the region, Trump said five years ago, after a covert visit to Iraq (at Ayn Al-Assad Airbase instead of Baghdad): 'When the [plane] landed in Iraq, [the crew] turned out all the lights before landing, for security reasons.
8% : The writer answers that even though the claims about an Iranian assassination attempt against Trump are indeed baseless, the assassination of Trump would not be considered an "evil" act.
7% : The Wall Street Journal, which cited anonymous American sources, wrote that the Biden administration underlined in these messages that it views the threats against Donald Trump as a top-priority national security issue and as an act of war.

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