Donald Trump’s campaign team said on Tuesday that it had been informed by US intelligence of “concrete” threats of assassination against the Republican candidate, emanating from Iran.
• Also read: Man suspected of trying to kill Trump charged with attempted assassination
“President Trump was briefed earlier today by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence on real and concrete threats from Iran to assassinate him,” his spokesman Steven Cheung said in a statement.
According to the campaign official, citing US intelligence, these “continuous and coordinated attacks” have intensified “over the past few months.”
Similar accusations were rejected by Iran over the summer as “malicious.”
In mid-August, the United States pointed the finger at Iran’s responsibility for several hacking attempts against the presidential campaigns of Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, including one revealed on August 10 by the Republican candidate’s team.
According to US authorities, Iranian hackers sent documents “stolen” from the Republican billionaire’s team to the campaign team of Joe Biden, who has since withdrawn from the race for the White House.
For Donald Trump’s spokesman, these “threats” illustrate the fact that “the terrorist regime in Iran loves the weakness of Kamala Harris and is terrified by the power and determination of President Trump.”
Donald Trump has been the target of two alleged assassination attempts in recent months.
He was shot and wounded in the right ear at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania in mid-July.
On September 15, a man was arrested after being chased by Secret Service agents who spotted him with a gun near the golf course where Donald Trump was playing. He was charged Tuesday with attempted murder.
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