UANI Statement On Reports Of Iranian Plot To Assassinate President Trump

(New York, NY) – United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) CEO Ambassador Mark D. Wallace and UANI Senior Advisor Norman Roule released the following statement today after CNN reported on a plot by Iran’s regime to assassinate former U.S. President Donald Trump:

“UANI has been warning for years about eroded American deterrence against Iran’s regime. That the Islamic Republic reportedly feels comfortable enough to plot to assassinate the Republican presidential nominee and a former U.S. president on American soil is shocking but not surprising. There have been previous assassination attempts against former U.S. National Security Advisor and UANI board member Ambassador John Bolton; policymakers like former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Special Representative for Iran Brian Hook; Iranian Americans like Masih Alinejad; and others. But they have gone unpunished aside from strongly worded press statements, symbolic sanctions, enhanced security protocols, and indictments. These are necessary actions but not sufficient ones.

“If the press reports are correct and this is a serious threat, the United States must let the Iranians know that American military strikes are a potential response. The absence of strong action against Tehran by the U.S. government and its allies has caused Iran to continue to undertake these plots here and in Europe. If we do not do something, they will become a reality.

“As this news is being reported, Iran’s acting Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani is visiting New York for meetings at the United Nations. It was a mistake for the U.S. government to grant him a visa. His visa should now be rescinded and Bagheri Kani should be removed from U.S. soil, as UANI called for just yesterday.”

To read UANI’s press statement yesterday calling for Ali Bagheri Kani’s visa to be rescinded, please click here.

To read UANI’s profile on Ali Bagheri Kani, please click here.

To read UANI’s previous letter to the U.S. State Department expressing concern about visas for Iranian diplomats, please click here.

To read UANI’s report on Iran’s malign intelligence activities, please click here.