Claim: Iran plotted to kill Trump
TRUETHE ANSWER
DOJ, 8 Nov 2024: Farhad Shakeri was charged; prosecutors say the IRGC tasked him on 7 Oct 2024 with a plan to kill Trump, to avenge Soleimani (killed 3 Jan 2020).
SOURCE
US Justice Dept charges, 8 Nov 2024 (Reuters; USIP Iran Primer)
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