TEHRAN, July 13. /TASS/. Iran and the US did not discuss any information about possible assassination attempts allegedly being planned against US President Donald Trump, according to Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei.
"These issues have never been the subject of our negotiations. However, there is no doubt that there are forces in the international arena that seek to exploit any changes and any events to advance their interests," he said during a briefing.
Baghaei called Western complaints about ordinary Iranians' demands for revenge for the death of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in US and Israeli strikes "blatant impudence." "They killed Iranian citizens, Iranian leaders, and prominent figures, they are proud of it, and now they are trying to portray themselves as victims and the injured party," he emphasized.
On July 8, Trump claimed he could be the victim of an assassination attempt by Iran, without providing any evidence. On July 10, The Wall Street Journal reported that Israeli authorities had provided the US with intelligence indicating Iran was allegedly preparing an assassination attempt against the American leader, which could have prompted Washington to harden its stance against Iran. The newspaper later reported that the US did not consider the rumors about a threat from Tehran to the life of the American president to be credible.
