Iran ‘ordered hitman to assassinate Trump during election campaign’

Iran hired a hitman to assassinate Donald Trump weeks before the presidential election, the US said on Friday as it announced criminal charges against three suspects.

The Department of Justice (DoJ) revealed it had thwarted the murder-for-hire plot ordered by the elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in revenge for Mr Trump’s fatal 2020 strike on the Iranian general Qassem Soleimani.

DoJ officials waited until days after Mr Trump’s sweeping victory in the White House race to disclose there had been yet another attempt on the president-elect’s life.

Mr Trump had been widely expected to resume his hardline stance on the Islamic Republic if he regained the presidency.

He has pledged to return to a maximum pressure campaign in a second term in office.

“The charges announced today expose Iran’s continued brazen attempts to target US citizens, including president-elect Donald Trump,” Christopher Wray, the FBI director, said.

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[LaffsFromThePast]

Funny how their can find plots from iran, but their cannot spot a shooter on a roof few hundred yards away

[A-RJ]

Yes its all true i know the iranian who plotted it. Hes name is al- Mossad israe-lie

[Davebsuk]

Do they really expect us to believe this?

[tinkeringtim]

Its amazing how they know everything for sure when they want to start a war, but know nothing about atrocities when they're asked to stop funding them.

[donatedpizza]

Clever. Best way to dodge blame is to direct it to your current enemies, hoping your narrative becomes theirs aswell.

[patriciamoffat]

Never heard this from any other source. A secret only the telegraph knows.

[ahmedelbahja]

Who actually believes this nonsense? 🙄

[palestinev]

On the 7th of October, hundreds of the killed were army of the Golani brigade, and most of the civilians killed were killed by Israeli helicopter gunships firing indiscriminately at eveybody (according to medical sources who dealt with the casualties)

[markusnank]

The fact the comments are so cynical warms my heart. Their bullshit isn’t working any more

[mtbworld]

Disingenuous as there were two Israeli men as well

[jaccrystal]

He's pitching his script for a B- movie.

[nisaphotography]

Seriously, who will even believe that? 😂 it smell like the weapons of mass destruction 😂.

[naimshah]

Yes your sheep’s will believe the horse crppp

[daveyjuice]

I suspect it was the same folks who did Kennedy King X PC Fletcher Rabin.
And that ain't Iran who have fatwa issues against such actions.

[imemine]

.. Absolutely an insult to it's readers

[threedoodles]

What a load They are really desperate now.

[prfwrx]

Ironically, Iran's success on this matter would be a favor to the US and the West.

[lifelessons]

So they want to make another Iraq.. it's seems like that

[ashfaqahmed]

What load of endeavours to continue warmongering

[edsilva]

Wake up your fake news no longer work's 😂😂😂