Iran has firmly denied allegations of plotting to assassinate former US President Donald Trump, while reaffirming its commitment to seek justice through legal avenues for Trump's role in the killing of Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani in 2020.

Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kan’ani addressed the issue on Wednesday following US media reports that suggested American authorities had recently obtained intelligence on an alleged Iranian plot against Trump.

This followed an incident where Trump was injured during a shooting while campaigning in Butler, Pennsylvania, which is being investigated as an assassination attempt.

Kan’ani dismissed the allegations as politically motivated and baseless, emphasizing Iran’s intention to legally pursue Trump for the assassination of General Soleimani.

General Soleimani, a key figure in Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), along with Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, deputy commander of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Units (PMU), was killed in a US drone strike near Baghdad International Airport in January 2020, an operation ordered by Trump.

Iran's permanent mission to the United Nations also criticized the US media reports as "unfounded and malicious," asserting that Trump should face legal consequences for his actions.

The slain commanders were revered in the region for their role in combating the Daesh terrorist group, and their assassination has been a focal point of international and regional tensions.

The Islamic Republic has reiterated its commitment to seeking justice for Soleimani through legal channels, dismissing any claims of retaliatory plots as fabrications intended to serve specific political agendas.