By South China Morning Post | Created at 2024-09-25 05:24:06 | Updated at 2024-09-30 19:31:41
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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump was briefed on Tuesday by US intelligence officials on alleged threats from Iran to assassinate him, Trump’s campaign said.
“President Trump was briefed earlier today by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence regarding real and specific threats from Iran to assassinate him in an effort to destabilise and sow chaos in the United States,” the campaign said in a statement.
The campaign said that intelligence officials have identified that Iranian threats have “heightened in the past few months” and US government officials were working to protect Trump and ensure the elections were not impacted.
Iran has previously denied US claims of interfering in American affairs. Iran’s permanent mission to the United Nations in New York did not respond to a request for comment late on Tuesday.
An ODNI spokesperson acknowledged the briefing on Tuesday but declined to address any specifics.
