Iran has rejected charges of plotting to assassinate US diplomat John Bolton. Photo: AP
Iran described this Thursday as “ridiculous” the claims of American justice on a plot by a member of the Guardians of the Revolution a assassinate John Boltonthe diplomat who served as National Security Advisor to the White House during the Donald Trump administration.
The United States Department of Justice announced Wednesday that an Iranian named Shahram Poursafi has been indicted in absentia for they offered $ 300,000 some individuals in the United States to assassinate Bolton.
John Bolton, 73, considered a Republican “hawk” in favor of US interventionism, was sacked by Trump in 2020 for disagreements over Venezuelan politics.
An image released by the FBI of Shahram Poursafi, a member of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard accused by the US justice of having offered money to assassinate Bolton. Photo: REUTERS
A month ago Bolton was the protagonist of a controversial moment on television, after confessing to a CNN reporter that he had helped plan coups in different countries.
Iran’s response to the accusation
The plot, allegedly aimed at avenging Iranian general Qasem Soleimani, killed in January 2020 in Iraq in an attack ordered by then President Donald Trump, was revealed by the person who was supposed to kill Bolton, according to the Justice Department.
“The American judicial authorities have formulated allegations without providing valid evidenceIranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Naser Kanani said in a statement.
Kanani attacked “unsubstantiated claims”, according to him “to avoid responding to numerous terrorist crimes in which the US government was directly involved, such as the cowardly assassination” of Soleimani.
John Bolton served as National Security Advisor to the White House during the Trump administration. Photo: EFE
“The Islamic Republic warns against any action aimed at targeting Iranian citizens ridiculous accusationsKanani added.
According to the United States Department of Justice, Shahram Poursafi came into contact in late 2021 with a person who was supposed to carry out the murderand who turned out to be indeed an FBI informant.
The Iranian suspect allegedly pressured that person to carry out the assassination before the second anniversary of the death of Soleimani, who was killed on January 3, 2020 in a drone strike in Baghdad.
The Iranian general had been the architect of your country’s security strategy in the Middle East, and was in charge of the Qods Force, the unit in charge of foreign operations within the Guardians of the Revolution.
Current White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan warned Wednesday that Tehran faces “serious consequences” if it attacks US representatives.
The US accusations come just as Tehran is considering a commitment presented by the European Union save the 2015 agreement on the Iranian nuclear programdying since President Donald Trump, advised by John Bolton, retired in 2018.
Bolton’s controversial moment
It was during an interview to discuss the January 2021 assault on Capitol Hill last July that Bolton acknowledged having had participated in the organization of coupsin a controversial and uncomfortable television moment that immediately went viral.
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