Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian warned the US against the risk of a war against Iran, reaffirming that Tehran was not seeking to curb its nuclear program or acquire weapons of mass destruction. In an NBC News interview on Tuesday,

Iran's leader made the claim less than a week before the president-elect returns to the White House. In his first term, Trump took a tough line on Iran.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian vehemently denied any plot to kill President-elect Donald Trump following the Justice Department’s November charges against three individuals involved in a murder-for-hire case targeting the Republican.

Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian has denied allegations of an assassination plot targeting US President-elect Donald Trump, calling the claims baseless. In an exclusive NBC News interview, Pezeshkian rejected the notion of Iran planning to harm Trump,

Iran “never” plotted to assassinate Donald Trump during last year’s US election campaign and never will in the future,

Iranian operatives were charged with hacking the Trump campaign in September. Last November, Justice Department official

Iran never plotted to kill Republican U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said in an NBC News interview on Tuesday, denying past claims from Trump and the U.S. government.

Speaking with NBC News’ Lester Holt, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian denied his government plotted to assassinate President-elect Donald Trump last year.