In a recent development, Iran has assured the Biden administration that it will not carry out any assassination attempts on former President Donald Trump. This assurance was conveyed in a written message to the administration on Oct. 14, following the White House's statement in September that any such attempt would be considered a serious national security threat and an act of war.
The Department of Justice has made allegations against Tehran regarding a plot by an Iranian agent to assassinate Trump while he was on the campaign trail. This comes after a Pakistani individual involved in an Iranian murder-for-hire scheme was charged by federal prosecutors in August for plotting to kill Trump.
Iran's pledge not to assassinate Trump comes in the context of seeking revenge for the killing of its top military commander, Qassem Soleimani, in 2020. Soleimani, who was assassinated in Iraq on the orders of then President Trump, is considered a hero and martyr by Iran.
The Permanent Mission of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations refrained from commenting on the specifics of the messages exchanged between the two countries but reiterated Iran's commitment to pursuing legal avenues in response to Soleimani's assassination.
While the White House and Trump's transition team have not publicly responded to these developments, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi dismissed the Department of Justice's allegations as 'third-rate comedy.'
