【U.S. Department of Justice charges Iran with plotting to assassinate Trump before the U.S. election, Iran has not yet responded】Golden Finance reports that the U.S. Department of Justice announced a criminal charge on November 8 local time, accusing Iran of plotting to assassinate former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Trump before this week's U.S. presidential election. The Department of Justice stated that an Iranian official instructed a contact in September of last year to develop a plan to surveil and ultimately kill Trump. The plan was thwarted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and was unsuccessful. Iran has not yet responded to this.