Trump Calls Iran A Big Death Threat, Tehran Denies

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JAKARTA - Iran said their accusations targeting former US officials were baseless, after former US president Donald Trump bluntly called Iran a grave threat to his life.

"It is clear that such accusations are only part of creating an election atmosphere in the US, and are not even worth responding to," Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Mikili told Reuters on Thursday, September 26.

Trump, a Republican candidate who will return to president, said on Wednesday, September 25, Iran may be behind his recent assassination attempts.

Trump stated that if he becomes president and other countries threatens US presidential candidates, then the country risks breaking into pieces.

"There have been two assassination attempts in my life that we know of, and may involve or not involve Iran, but may involve Iran, but I don't really know," Trump said in North Carolina.

Trump made the statement after US intelligence officials briefed him the day before on real and specific threats from Iran to kill him.

Federal authorities are investigating an assassination attempt targeting Trump on his Florida golf course in mid-September and at a rally in Pennsylvania in July 2024.

There has been no public statement from law enforcement agencies regarding Iran's involvement or other foreign powers in the incident.