The US Department of Justice on Friday revealed an Iranian plot to assassinate President-elect Donald Trump, naming Farhad Shakeri, an Afghan national and alleged Iranian governmen

NEW YORK — The Iranian government ordered an operative to assassinate Donald Trump before the 2024 election, Manhattan federal prosecutors said Friday, the latest in a string of assassination plots directed at the former and future president in recent months.

The Department of Justice has accused Iran of plotting to kill then-candidate Donald Trump on U.S. soil before the Presidential election. Knewz.com can reveal the FBI alleged the assassination plot was rooted in revenge over the death of General Qassem Soleiman and would have likely led to the U.

Iran has firmly denied recent U.S. allegations of plotting to assassinate former President Donald Trump. The Iranian Foreign Ministry dismissed the claims as "baseless and politically motivated," emphasizing that Iran has chosen legal avenues to address grievances related to the 2020 killing of General Qassem Soleimani.

Days after the US Presidential elections, the US DOJ made a revelation into Trump's assassination attempt in Butler. The Department on Nov 08 charged an Iranian citizen, 2 US nationals tapped by Tehran to allegedly assassinate Trump before presidential polls.