00:01President Trump revealed that he moved to target Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei
00:07before the latter could carry out an alleged assassination attempt against him.
00:13Trump made the remarks during an interview with ABC,
00:17stating that Khamenei had tried to assassinate him twice.
00:22His comments revive previously announced U.S. accusations.
00:26In 2024, the U.S. Justice Department filed charges against individuals
00:31over alleged Iran-linked assassination plots, targeting Trump during his presidential campaign.
00:38At the time, the Department of Justice said individuals suspected of ties to Iran's Revolutionary Guard
00:46had attempted to recruit people inside the United States to carry out attacks,
00:51reportedly in retaliation for the 2020 U.S. strike that killed Qasem Soleimani.
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