Iran informed the Biden-Harris administration last month that it would not attempt to assassinate President-elect Donald Trump, according to U.S. officials.
Tehran’s secret missive was delivered to Washington on October 14, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday, and U.S. officials told the outlet that it responded to a U.S. warning in September that any Iranian attempts against Tehran Trump’s life would be considered. an act of war.
The Iranian message then accuses the 45th president of committing a crime when he ordered the assassination of the Islamic Republic’s top general, Qassem Soleimani, in 2020.
The note was not signed by a specific Iranian official.
It is unclear whether the Biden-Harris administration informed Trump of the correspondence.
The Post has reached out to the Trump transition team and the State Department for comment.
The Iranian regime has publicly vowed revenge on Trump, 78, for the drone strike that killed Soleimani near Baghdad International Airport in Iraq.
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khomeini promoted an animated video simulating a drone attack on Trump during an outing at his golf course in 2022.
On July 12, a day before the first of two assassination attempts against Trump, authorities arrested Pakistani national Asif Merchant, 46, who prosecutors alleged in court documents had conspired with Iranian officials to potentially targeting the new president.
Iran also allegedly supported the hack of the Trump campaign, in which a private file on Vice President-elect JD Vance was leaked to multiple media outlets.
The American adversary would also have been keen to eliminate other former officials of the Trump administration.
Two years ago, the Justice Department unsealed charges against a member of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps for alleged attempts to kill former Trump national security adviser John Bolton .
The Iranian official reportedly offered $300,000 to take down Bolton, a well-known Iranian hawk, which the ex-official later joked was an embarrassing bounty.
Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and former National Security Advisor Robert O’Brien also benefit from continued Secret Service protection since leaving the Trump administration due to threats from Iran .
Trump is expected to restart his “maximum pressure” campaign against Iran when he takes office in January.
He has already tapped Iran hawks Senator Marco Rubio (R-Florida) and Representative Mike Waltz to serve as secretary of state and national security adviser, respectively.
