Iran deemed as 'totally baseless' on Saturday the U.S. accusations that Tehran is involved in assassination plots in the United States, specifically targeting President-elect Donald Trump.
Iran's Foreign Ministry on Saturday called the allegations that Tehran was behind a plot against Trump "totally unfounded."
The Foreign Ministry "rejects allegations that Iran is implicated in an assassination attempt targeting former or current American officials," spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said in a statement.
On Friday, U.S. judicial authorities announced the indictment of an 'Iranian agent' accused of being ordered by Tehran—an allegation Tehran denies—to organize assassination plots in the United States targeting, among others, Donald Trump.
The conclusions of the U.S. Justice Department are based on phone conversations between agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Farhad Shakeri.
Shakeri is an Afghan national who is believed to be in Iran, was “tasked” by the Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps with providing a plan to kill Trump, the department said in a statement.
He allegedly sought to obtain a sentence reduction for an incarcerated individual in the United States, according to the charges.
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