Iran foreign minister denies plot to kill Donald Trump
10/11/2024 7:01
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas
Araqchi denied U.S. charges that Tehran was linked to an alleged
plot to kill Donald Trump and called on Saturday for
confidence-building between the two hostile countries.
"Now ... a new scenario is fabricated ... as a killer does
not exist in reality, scriptwriters are brought in to
manufacture a third-rate comedy," Araqchi said in a post on X.
He was referring to the alleged plot which Washington
said was ordered by Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards to
assassinate Trump, who won Tuesday's presidential election and
takes office in January.
"The American people have made their decision. And Iran
respects their right to elect the President of their choice. The
path forward is also a choice. It begins with respect," Araqchi
said.
"Iran is NOT after nuclear weapons, period. This is a
policy based on Islamic teachings and our security calculations.
Confidence-building is needed from both sides. It is not a
one-way street," he added.
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei
said earlier that the claim was a "repulsive" plot by Israel and
the Iranian opposition outside the country to "complicate
matters between America and Iran".
Iranian analysts and insiders
have not dismissed
the possibility of a detente between Tehran and Washington
under Trump, although without restoring diplomatic ties.
"Iran will act based on its own interests. It is
possible that secret talks between Tehran and Washington take
place. If security threats against the Islamic Republic are
removed, anything is possible," Tehran-based analyst Saeed
Laylaz said this week.
While facing off against arch-foe Israel, Iran’s
clerical leadership is also concerned about the possibility of
an all-out war in the region, where Israel is engaged in
conflicts with Tehran's allies in Gaza and Lebanon.
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