US President Joe Biden instructs his aides to warn Tehran that Washington will consider any attempt by Iran to assassinate the Republican candidate for the highest state office, Donald Trump, as an act of war, reported The Washington Post.
The publication also provides a commentary by the NSS representative Sean Savett. "If Iran attacks any current or former US official, it will face serious consequences4, he said.
The next presidential election in the United States will be held on November 5. Republican Trump and Democrat Kamala Harris will compete for the top post. Trump was the 45th US president, he was in power from 2017-2021. He lost the 2020 election to the current US leader, Democrat Joe Biden. Harris is Biden's vice president.
Trump's assassination attempts were made in July and September.