Iran told U.S. it's not trying to kill Trump

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

46% : Investigators believe his potential targets included Trump.Intelligence about Iran's intentions was provided to the Secret Service, which added counter-sniper teams to Trump's protective detail ahead of the attempted assassination attempt on him in July, in Butler, Pennsylvania, by a lone gunman with no ties to Tehran, according to U.S. officials.
45% : Elon Musk, who has become a close ally of Trump, met with Iran's ambassador to the United Nations on Monday, at Musk's request, the Iranians said - a sign that it is not only the lame duck Democratic administration that is looking to avoid a direct clash, but also the Trump camp.
42% : The message, sent to Washington through an intermediary, came after a note from the Biden administration in September that warned that the United States would consider any Iranian attempt on the life of Trump, then the Republican candidate for president, to be "an act of war."Since Trump won the Nov. 5 election, many Iranian former officials, pundits and media outlets have been have been publicly advocating for Tehran to try to engage with the president-elect and pursue a more conciliatory approach, despite vows from Trump's allies to renew a high-pressure campaign against Iran.
27% : But it also said that Iran did not want to kill Trump, according to the U.S. officials, an Iranian official and an Iranian analyst who talks with both sides.
26% : Iran had considered Trump to be a difficult target because of his Secret Service protection.
22% : U.S. officials have said that Iran sought to kill Trump in revenge for ordering the 2020 drone strike that killed Gen. Qassem Soleimani, the commander who directed Iran's militias and proxy forces.
21% : The Department of Justice has issued two indictments that officials said were related to Iranian plotting against Trump.U.S. officials have also accused Iran of plotting to assassinate other Trump administration figures.
20% : "During the presidential campaign, U.S. officials warned that Iran was plotting to kill Trump.

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