Iran denies alleged plot to assassinate Donald Trump

Iran has strongly denied that it had planned to assassinate U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, following an accusation on Friday by the U.S. Justice Department. In a statement Saturday, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said the claim is "completely unfounded and baseless." Baghaei said similar accusations had been made in the past and that their repetition in the current period was a "vile conspiracy" aimed at further complicating relations between the United States and Iran. A few weeks ago, Trump's campaign team announced that it had been informed by the U.S. Secret Service about real and concrete threats from Iran to assassinate him. The U.S. judiciary has brought charges against three men, who are also accused of plotting to assassinate an Iranian dissident. Arrest warrants have been issued for the men.

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