The Department of Justice has accused a man of "actively targeting" President-elect Donald Trump and others for assassination on Iran's behalf.

Iran denies U.S. accusations of plotting to assassinate Donald Trump, calling the claims "totally unfounded" in a statement.

Iran's Foreign Ministry described a report from the DOJ stating that it thwarted an Iranian plot to kill President-elect Donald Trump as “completely baseless and rejected."

The US has charged Farhad Shakeri, an Afghan national, for his alleged role in an Iranian plot to assassinate Donald Trump before his second presidential term.

Iran’s foreign ministry on Saturday distanced Tehran from plot to assassinate the United States, US, President-elect, Donald Trump. The spokesman of the

Iran’s foreign ministry has labelled as “totally unfounded” the recent US allegations implicating Tehran in a plot to assassinate President-elect Donald Trump. The ministry’s spokesperson, Esmaeil Baghaei, issued a statement on Saturday, November 9, rejecting claims that Iran was involved in planning an attack on any American officials, past or present. “The foreign ministry rejects […]