Pezeshkian Says Iran “Never” Plotted to Kill Trump, Denies Setback to Tehran’s Influence in Mideast

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Tehran “never” plotted the assassination of Donald Trump during the 2024 US election. Speaking to NBC’s News, Pezeshkian said that “Iran has never attempted to nor does it plan to assassinate anyone.”Pezeshkian said that there was no plot “whatsoever” by Tehran to assassinate the US president-elect.The Iranian president termed the allegation as “another one of those schemes that Israel and other countries are designing to promote Iranophobia.” Asked whether Iran is willing to promise that there will be no attempt on Trump’s life, Pezeshkian said, “We have never attempted this to begin with, and we never will.” The remarks were made during Pezeshkian’s first interview with foreign media since the US presidential election. n18oc_world n18oc_crux0:00 INTRODUCTION2:24 ‘IRAN OPEN TO DIALOGUE WITH TRUMP 2.0’4:48 “WE HAVE MORE SOLID SECURITY IN THE COUNTRY”6:02 “IRAN IS WEAKER THAN IT’S BEEN IN DECADES”