Iran denies plotting to kill Trump | 9 Nov 2024 | Iran has denied US accusations that it attempted to orchestrate a plot to assassinate President-elect Donald Trump before the November election. It has dismissed the allegations as a hoax orchestrated by pro-Israel actors in a bid to exacerbate tensions between Washington and Tehran. On Friday, the U.S. Department of Justice claimed that Iranian officials had asked a man named Farhad Shakeri to "provide a plan" to kill Trump, adding that he was also tasked with carrying out assassinations of U.S. and Israeli citizens inside the U.S. Shakeri was described as an Afghan national residing in Tehran after being deported from the U.S. in 2008 following a lengthy prison sentence for robbery.