Iran’s president denies plot to kill Trump in rare New York press talk

New York — Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian made a rare open appearance with journalists in New York on Thursday. His media events in Iran are usually tightly controlled. Pezeshkian is visiting the United States even though his country is at war with America. He is protected by the US Secret Service during the trip. At the meeting, he denied that Iran is trying to kill former US President Donald Trump. The statement came in response to reporters’ questions at a New York hotel.