High-ranking US intelligence officials briefed the former president Donald Trump Tuesday about the threats From Iran to assassinate him, a spokesman for the Trump campaign said.
“President Trump was informed today by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence of real and specific threats by Iran to destabilize and sow chaos in the United States,” spokesman Steven Cheung said.
“Intelligence officials have determined that these sustained and coordinated attacks have increased over the past several months, and law enforcement agencies across all agencies are working to ensure that President Trump is protected and the election is free from interference.”
On Tuesday evening, a spokesman for the Office of the Director of National Intelligence acknowledged the briefing but declined to provide any details.
Iran’s permanent mission to the UN in New York did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The Harris campaign had no immediate comment.
The Secret Service stepped up security around Trump this year when the Biden administration received intelligence about an alleged incident Iranian plot Kill Trump. The news of the security boost came just days after the July 13 attempt on Trump’s life in Butler, Pennsylvania; Officials at the time said there was no connection between the Iranian assassination attempt and the assassination attempt at the campaign rally.
Iran’s mission in the United States called the assassination plot allegations “baseless and malicious,” Iranian state media reported at the time.
Trump said Daily Mail Last month, he said he waived intelligence briefings to avoid being accused of the leaks. It was not immediately clear whether Trump has resumed regular briefings.
The Trump campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
There was a second apparent attempt on Trump’s life on September 15 in West Palm Beach, Florida. Suspect Ryan Routh was arrested later that day and accused on tuesday with attempted assassination of a presidential candidate on top of other charges previously filed.
Senate unanimously passed the bill On Tuesday, it would give mainstream presidential candidates like Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris the same level of protection as President Joe Biden.
The bill now goes to the White House for Biden’s signature. Biden recently said the Secret Service “needs more help.”
Trump’s campaign blamed Iran for the hacking attempt in June, and US agencies later confirmed that Iran was behind attempts to compromise the presidential campaigns of both parties. Recently, intelligence agencies said He said Iranian actors interfered with Trump’s campaign and sent undisclosed documents to Biden campaign partners.
The semi-official Fars news agency reported last week that Iran rejected the accusations, with the country’s ambassador to the UN calling them “completely baseless, devoid of any credibility or legitimacy.”