U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth stated on Wednesday that his country's forces killed the leader of an Iranian unit that had attempted to assassinate Donald Trump. "Well, I got to him first," he added, referring to the unproven accusation that Iranian authorities tried to kill the Republican during the campaign, which Tehran denied. "Yesterday, the leader of the unit that attempted to assassinate President Trump was pursued and killed," Hegseth said at a press conference. "Iran tried to assassinate President Trump, and he laughed last," Hegseth added. The Trump administration had repeatedly accused Tehran of plotting an assassination against the president without providing any evidence, Argentina News Agency (NA) learned in its usual review of international headlines. In particular, when commenting on the recent death of Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the White House occupant stated: "I got to him before he got to me." According to Argentina News Agency (NA), on Wednesday, March 4, U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth affirmed that the country's forces killed the leader of an Iranian unit that had attempted to "assassinate" Donald Trump. "Well, I got to him first," he added when referring to the unproven allegation that Iranian authorities tried to assassinate the Republican during the electoral campaign, something that Tehran denied, the Russian site's report concludes. "They tried twice."
