Iran notified the Biden-Harris administration last month that it would not attempt to assassinate President-elect Donald Trump, U.S. officials said.
The Wall Street Journal reported Friday that a secret letter from Tehran was delivered to Washington on October 14, and that U.S. officials told the outlet It was said to be in response to the United States' warning in September that any attempt on President Trump's life by Iran would be considered an act of war.
The Iranian message further accused the 45th president of committing a crime in 2020 when he ordered the killing of the Islamic Republic's supreme commander, Qasem Soleimani.
The memo was not signed by any specific Iranian official.
It is unclear whether the Biden-Harris administration notified President Trump of the content of the communication.
The newspaper has reached out to President Trump's transition team and the State Department for comment.
The Iranian regime has publicly vowed to retaliate against President Trump, 78, over the drone strike that killed Soleimani near Baghdad International Airport in Iraq.
Iran's Supreme Leader Khomeini promoted an animated video simulating a drone attack during President Trump's golf course outing in 2022.
On July 12, the day before the first of two assassination attempts on President Trump, authorities detained Asif Merchant, 46, a Pakistani national. Prosecutors allege in court documents that he conspired with Iranian trainers to potentially target the president-elect.
Iran is also alleged to have helped hack the Trump campaign, and private documents about Vice President-elect J.D. Vance were leaked to multiple media outlets.
America's adversaries are also said to be keen to remove other former Trump administration officials.
Two years ago, the Justice Department dropped charges against individuals in Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps for allegedly plotting to kill President Trump's former national security adviser John Bolton.
A senior Iranian official allegedly offered $300,000 to bring down Bolton, a known Iran hawk, but a former official later joked that the reward was embarrassingly low.
Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and former National Security Adviser Robert O'Brien have also continued to have Secret Service protection since leaving the Trump administration, citing threats from Iran.
President Trump is expected to revive his “maximum pressure” campaign against Iran when he takes office in January.
He has already selected Iran hawks Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Rep. Mike Walz to serve as secretary of state and national security adviser, respectively.
