Iran says US ambassador to SA is not in danger of assassination
Department of international relations and co-operation spokesperson says allegation took the SA government by surprise
14 September 2020 - 12:13
Iran denied a report that it is plotting to assassinate the US ambassador to SA, and the SA government said it is unaware of any such threat.
US political publication Politico reported on Sunday that Iran is considering an attempt to assassinate US ambassador Lana Marks to avenge the US’s killing of top Iranian general Qassem Soleimani earlier in 2020...
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