Iran’s acting Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani discussed the recent allegations of an Iranian plot to assassinate former President Donald Trump, in an interview with CNN.

 

The allegations emerged after US authorities received intelligence from a source, prompting the Secret Service to increase security around Trump.

 

During the interview with CNN's Fareed Zakaria at Hudson Yards in New York, Kani was questioned about the alleged plot and whether it was in retaliation for the assassination of Qasem Soleimani, a senior Iranian general killed in January 2020 during Trump's administration.

 

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Kani firmly denied any involvement in violent measures, stating, “I told you explicitly that we would resort to legal and judicial procedures and frameworks at the domestic level and international level in order to bring the perpetrators and military advisers of General Soleimani’s assassination to justice.”

 

Pressed further on the matter, Kani reiterated, “We will only resort to Iranian and international legal and judicial procedures.” He emphasized Iran’s commitment to legal avenues, asserting that it is their natural right to seek justice.

 

“Until now, we have done it, and this is our right and of course we will continue it. And the Americans openly said that they assassinated the senior Iranian military commander. So it is our natural right in order to follow this issue, and those who are accused in this case, they should be brought to justice in a — in a just court,” Kani added.

 

The Permanent Mission of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations has also denied the accusations, reinforcing Iran's stance on addressing the assassination of Soleimani through judicial means.