- The spokeswoman for the National Security Council explained that these threats began several years ago because the former president ordered the execution of Qasem Soleimaní during his administration | Main photo: EFE/EPA/JIM LO SCALZO
US intelligence agencies have obtained information regarding an alleged Iranian plot to assassinate former President and Republican candidate Donald Trump, which would occur weeks before the July 13th attack.
Intelligence sources confirmed to the EFE news agency that there is no link between this Iranian plan and the attempted assassination of Trump, which occurred at a rally in Butler (Pennsylvania), when a 20-year-old man shot the former president and wounded him in the ear.
Although there is no apparent connection, at the time of Saturday’s attack, the Secret Service had reinforced the former president’s security due to these threats from Iran.
According to statements made to EFE by a senior national security official, the White House alerted both the Trump campaign and the Secret Service regarding the danger, which took additional measures to protect the former president.
National Security Council spokeswoman Adrienne Watson said Iran has been threatening U.S. officials for several years in response to the 2020 attack ordered by Trump that killed Gen. Qasem Soleimani, the former head of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard’s Quds Force.
Because of those threats, senior Trump administration officials involved in that operation still have bodyguards. They include former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and former White House National Security Adviser John Bolton.
“As we have said on numerous occasions, we have been following Iranian threats once morest former Trump administration officials for years. These threats stem from Iran’s desire to seek revenge for the death of Qasem Soleimani. We consider this a national security matter of the highest priority,” Watson said.
The spokeswoman also said that no link had been identified between the man who shot Trump and other possible foreign agents.
The FBI identified the attacker
On July 14, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) identified the shooter during a rally where Trump was injuredAuthorities said the man was a white man from Pennsylvania, identified as Thomas Mathiew Crooks.
Crooks was in his early 20s and lived in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, regarding 35 miles south of where the rally was held.
In the statement, the FBI noted that the suspect fired outside the security perimeter of the event and was killed by Secret Service officers.
The FBI had asked for help from people and set up a special line for those who might provide any information. However, it is still unknown what motivated the suspect to carry out the attack and whether he was alone or had an accomplice.
The news chain CNN He said that when the officers reached the sniper, who was lying on the roof from where he fired, he was not carrying any documents, which made it difficult to identify him.
Authorities confirmed the man killed one rally attendee, wounded Trump in the right ear and left two other people in the crowd seriously injured.
With information from EFE
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2024-07-17 07:49:46
