President Biden has instructed the US National Security Council to send a clear message to Iran: any attempt to kill Donald Trump will be viewed as an act of war. Reports Fox News.
According to the American television channel, Iran is seeking revenge for the United States’ liquidation of Qassem Soleimani. He was the commander of the elite force of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, but was killed in a US military operation in 2020. This operation was approved at the time by then US President Donald Trump.
In September, US intelligence briefed the Republican presidential candidate on alleged Iranian plans to liquidate him.
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence briefed President Trump earlier today on credible and specific threats from Iran to eliminate him in an effort to destabilize and create chaos in the United States, a statement from Trump's campaign staff said at the end of the day. September.
The intelligence services then concluded that Iranian threats had intensified in recent months, and that the American authorities were working to protect Trump and ensure that the elections scheduled for this fall were not prejudiced.
A Pakistani national with alleged ties to Iranian authorities pleaded not guilty earlier in September to planning to kill an American politician in retaliation.
The man had mentioned Trump as a potential target, but the revenge plans were not drawn up with the goal of killing the former president, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters at the time.
The 46-year-old was arrested in July when he attempted to leave the United States.
At the time of writing, Trump is the bookmakers' favorite to win the US presidential election in November. Just a few weeks ago, he and Harris were pretty even in the odds market, but Trump has pulled back a bit recently.
“Organizer. Social media geek. General communicator. Bacon scholar. Proud pop culture trailblazer.”