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Trump laughs off Iran official’s ‘sunbathing’ assassination threat

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  • An Iranian official, Mohammad-Javad Larijani, suggested Donald Trump could be attacked by a drone while sunbathing at his Mar-a-Lago mansion.
  • Larijani, a senior adviser to Iran’s supreme leader, made the remarks on Iranian state television, implying a drone could target Trump.
  • Donald Trump laughed off the apparent threat during a Fox News interview, stating he has not sunbathed since childhood.
  • The exchange follows a significant US intervention in the Israel-Iran conflict, including the bombing of three Iranian nuclear facilities.
  • Despite ongoing tensions and Trump's threats of further strikes, talks between Washington and Tehran are set to resume, with Iran's president Masoud Pezeshkian indicating openness to American investors.
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