The United States has eliminated the leader of an Iranian unit that tried to assassinate US President Donald Trump.
Points of attention
- Iranian militant leader who attempted to assassinate President Trump has been successfully eliminated by the United States.
- Confirmation of the operation came from US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth during a press conference on March 4.
- The elimination was not the main goal of the operation against Iran, but those responsible were targeted and dealt with accordingly.
Hegset announced the elimination of an Iranian militant who wanted to kill Trump
This was stated by US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth during a press conference on March 4.
The leader of the unit that tried to assassinate President Trump was tracked down and killed. Iran tried to assassinate President Trump, but President Trump had the final say.
Pete Hegset
Head of the Pentagon
At the same time, he added that this was not the main goal of the operation against Iran.
Although this was by no means the primary objective of the operation—in fact, it was never mentioned by the president or anyone else—I and others made sure that those responsible for it ended up on the target list (the US — ed.).
