A Pakistani man accused of planning to kill President Donald Trump told jurors on Wednesday that he did not willingly work with Iran's elite Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps to devise the plot, media said. ADVERTISEMENTThe Corps has a central role in Iran, with its combination of military and economic power and an intelligence network. The trial started last week, days before Trump ordered strikes on Iran carried out with Israel that killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and top officials in the Middle Eastern nation. Trump cited an alleged Iranian ​plot when he spoke to ABC News on Sunday about a joint U.S.-Israeli operation that killed Khamenei, saying, "I got him before he got me." Tehran has denied accusations that it targeted Trump and other U.S. officials.

Source: The Telegraph March 05, 2026 04:58 UTC