We aren’t trying to kill Trump, Iran’s president insists to reporters at New York hotel
Pezeshkian said Iran would not try to kill Trump and described sanctions as worsening shortages and prices at home.
- On Thursday, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian denied that Iran seeks to kill Donald Trump during a briefing in New York, rejecting accusations of an assassination plot despite ongoing war between the nations.
- The visit remains highly unconventional, as Pezeshkian is currently in New York under US Secret Service protection despite the two nations being at war; delegates must restrict activities to United Nations-related business only.
- Regarding Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei's health, Pezeshkian said he remains "quite healthy," reporting no major physical challenges during a seven-hour meeting held about one month ago.
- White House spokesperson Anna Kelly condemned the Iranian regime for "indiscriminate attacks," asserting that Donald Trump is "courageously ensuring that such an evil country never possesses a nuclear weapon."
- Sanctions and the ongoing war have suffocated Iran's economy, causing shortages and price increases that fueled anti-regime demonstrations in Tehran since 2025. Pezeshkian called the pressure a "silent murderous campaign.
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Iranian President Pesekian, during a visit to New York, rejected Washington's accusations that Iran is planning to assassinate US President Donald Trump or members of his family. He stressed that Tehran remains open to a deal despite the war with the US, but insists that it will not bow to pressure and sanctions.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, speaking to reporters in New York, denied allegations that the Iranian government is plotting to assassinate Donald Trump. He stated that targeting Trump or his family has never been Iranian government policy. This statement comes at a time when the United States has previously accused Iran of an alleged plot to target Trump.
IRANIAN President Masoud Peshmerga said in New York that his government is not trying to kill US President Donald Trump or his family members, rejecting US accusations that Iran is behind plots to assassinate Trump.
We aren’t trying to kill Trump, Iran’s president insists to reporters at New York hotel
By Erin Burnett, Billy Stockwell, CNN New York (CNN) — Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian’s media appearances in Iran are tightly controlled affairs. But on Thursday he sat down to face questions from a group of journalists in New York, where despite being the leader of a country at war with the United States, he is
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian denies any assassination plot against Donald Trump. Read the latest updates on US-Iran relations and diplomacy.
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