The United States has warned Iran’s regime that any assassination attempt against Donald Trump, the former president and current candidate for the U.S. presidency, will be considered an “act of war” and will be met with a response.
On Monday, October 14, Reuters news agency quoted a U.S. official as saying that the United States warned the Iranian government to halt all plots against Donald Trump, stating that Washington considers any assassination attempt on him an act of war.
This official, who wished to remain anonymous, said that Joe Biden, the president of the United States, is regularly informed about the threats and has instructed his team to counter the Iranian regime’s plots against Americans.
According to the Reuters report, senior U.S. officials, under Biden’s orders, have sent messages to the highest levels of the Iranian government, warning them to stop all plots against Trump and former U.S. officials.
According to this U.S. official, Iran has been told that Washington would consider any assassination attempt on Trump an “act of war.”
Meanwhile, the Iranian regime has denied any involvement in U.S. affairs.
On September 24, Trump’s campaign team announced that U.S. intelligence officials had informed Trump of threats from the Iranian government.
The White House, emphasizing that the U.S. has been closely monitoring Iranian threats against Trump for years, warned of “severe consequences” should the Iranian regime attack any American citizen.
Sean Savett, spokesperson for the National Security Council, said that this is considered a national security matter of the highest priority, and the U.S. strongly condemns Iran for these brazen threats. He added that any attack by Iran on any American citizen—including those currently serving or formerly serving the U.S.—would have severe consequences.
Previously, the U.S. Department of Justice charged three Iranians, allegedly employed by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), with targeting members of Trump’s election campaign in a wide-ranging cyber plot.
Iranian officials have repeatedly stated that they would take revenge for the killing of Qassem Soleimani, the former commander of the Quds Force.
Reuters reported that since 2020, the Iranian regime has been involved in at least 33 assassination or kidnapping attempts in Europe and the United States.
In connection with this, a Pakistani citizen, accused of attempting to hire a “hitman” on behalf of the Iranian government in the United States, has been arrested and is set to face trial.
In this regard, a Pakistani citizen was previously arrested in the United States on charges of attempting to hire a “hitman” on behalf of the Iranian government and is set to stand trial.
