Trump: ‘Big threats’ on my life by Iran

Kathmandu: Donald Trump has said there were “big threats” on his life posed by Iran after the Republican presidential candidate’s campaign team said US intelligence warned him of “real and specific” threats from Tehran.

‘Big threats on my life by Iran. The entire U.S. Military is watching and waiting, ‘ Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform. ‘Moves were already made by Iran that didn’t work out, but they will try again, I am surrounded by more men, guns, and weapons than I have ever seen before’ said Trump.

Trump’s campaign team said in a statement Tuesday that US intelligence had warned the former president of ‘real and specific’ threats from Iran to assassinate him. It was not immediately clear if the threats referred to by the campaign and Trump himself were new or threats that had previously been reported.

Campaign communications director Steven Cheung said ‘President Trump was briefed earlier today by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence regarding real and specific threats from Iran to assassinate him in an effort to destabilize and sow chaos in the United States, Intelligence officials have identified that these continued and coordinated attacks have heightened in the past few months, and law enforcement officials across all agencies are working to ensure President Trump is protected and the election is free from interference.’

He said  the campaign did not elaborate on the claims, which come as world leaders scramble to try to avert hostilities between Iran-backed Hezbollah and Israel escalating into a wider regional war. Iran has rejected accusations that it is trying to kill Trump this summer, shortly after a gunman opened fire at a rally in Pennsylvania, killing one person and wounding the presidential candidate.

RSS/AFP