Pezeshkian Says Iran Never Attempted Assassinate Trump

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has firmly denied allegations that Iran was involved in any assassination attempts against former U.S. President Donald Trump.

In an interview with American journalist Tucker Carlson, Pezeshkian stated, “This is actually what [Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin] Netanyahu is trying to insinuate and to make your people or the president of your country believe. But this is wrong,” The Caspian Post reports, citing TASS.

According to Pezeshkian, this kind of talk is aimed at "dragging the US into forever wars, as I said, and to bring more insecurity and stability and unrest to the whole region."

Attempts on Trump’s life were made in July and September 2024. After that, the politician mentioned that Iran poses a threat to his life. The Republican's campaign headquarters said that US intelligence had informed him of real and specific threats from Iran aimed at destabilizing the United States.

In June, in an interview with Fox News, Netanyahu claimed that Tehran considers Trump its main enemy and planned to kill him because the American leader opposes Iran's nuclear program.