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US Authorities: Iran Allegedly Plotting Separate Threat to Trump

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Above: Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines (R) and Director of Defense Intelligence Agency Lieutenant General Jeffrey Kruse (L) testify before the Senate Armed Services Committee on May 2, 2024 in Washington, DC. Image copyright: Win McNamee/Staff/Getty Images News via Getty Images

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  • The US government, including the White House, has been on increased alert in recent weeks of Iranian threat against former Pres. Donald Trump, according to a national security official, who says that the threat is unrelated to the July 13 assassination attempt.The US government, including the White House, has been on increased alert in recent weeks of Iranian threat against former Pres. Donald Trump, according to a national security official. The official says that the threat is unrelated to the July 13 assassination attempt.

  • Iran denied the accusation, saying that it doesn't want Trump killed but rather "punished in a court of law for ordering the assassination of General [Qasem] Soleimani," who was killed by a US drone strike in January 2020.

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