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Iran denies ‘unsubstantiated and malicious’ reports it plotted to kill Trump
In this May 9, 2018, file photo, Iranian demonstrators burn a picture of US President Donald Trump during a protest in front of the former US Embassy in Tehran, Iran. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)
Iran denies plotting to assassinate former President Donald Trump after CNN reports that the United States received intelligence in recent weeks that Tehran was looking to avenge the killing of a top general.
In a statement to Reuters, Iran’s mission to the United Nations in New York said “these accusations are unsubstantiated and malicious.”
“From the perspective of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Trump is a criminal who must be prosecuted and punished in a court of law for ordering the assassination of General Soleimani. Iran has chosen the legal path to bring him to justice,” Iran’s statement said.
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