Iran reportedly delivered a surprising message to the United States last month: Iran will no longer attempt to assassinate President-elect Donald Trump, a U.S. official told The Wall Street Journal.

For years, U.S. intelligence agencies have discovered that Iran has been plotting to threaten President Trump’s life, in part to avenge Trump’s assassination of top Iranian general Qassem Soleimani. Months before the election, U.S. officials had warned Iran through back channels that any attempt to kill President Trump would be severely punished. considered act of war. (Related: President Trump appoints defense attorney to key Justice Department position)

Iran notified the Biden administration through similar channels on Oct. 14 that it would not do so, officials said. said W.S.J.

Iran’s message may reflect a possible new strategy to reach out to the United States and the West, especially as President Trump’s second term looms. President Trump took a tough approach to Iran during his first term, pulling the country out of the nuclear deal it supported, imposing tough sanctions that crippled its economy, and ultimately killing Soleimani with a drone while in Iraq in 2020. attacked with.

President Trump has said in recent weeks that he is prepared to take a different approach to Iran in his next term, and while he hopes it will not have a negative impact on Iran, he has warned that it is impossible for Iran to acquire a nuclear weapon. . The entire international community is increasingly concerned that Iran is working on building such a weapon and has enough enriched fissile material to produce it in a matter of weeks if it wanted to.

Five Iranian officials said that although the nuclear issue remains the biggest concern, Iran is beginning to show a positive attitude toward negotiations and diplomatic cooperation with President Trump. spoke In this week’s New York Times. President Trump is known for his ability to build agreements, which could be beneficial to Iran, and has vowed to quickly end the ongoing conflicts in Gaza and Lebanon, which officials say is a positive outcome. states that it will be.

Additionally, Iran’s recently elected president, Massoud Pezeshkian, is said to be more moderate than his hard-line predecessor, but may be more likely to work with Trump. Mr. Pezeshkian promised to revive Iran’s struggling economy by working to lift sanctions against Iran.

Still, the final decision will be made by Iran’s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei.

The credibility of Iran’s message to the Biden administration is questionable, as it would represent a major shift in the administration’s thinking. Since 2020, Iran, through various actors, has attempted several times to kill President Trump on American soil. Just last week, the Justice Department indicted three people for their roles in a plot to kill President Trump and other enemies of his administration.

A diplomatic approach may work better with President Trump. “But no one should joke about how difficult it will be to reach an agreement on the nuclear issue alone, given the location of Iran’s program and Iran’s history.” [Iran nuclear deal],” former U.S. official Richard Nephew told the Journal.

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