Iran denies links to alleged Trump assassination plot after US justice department charges man
Shakeri allegedly told law enforcement he had no plans to formulate a plan to kill Trump within the IRGC's timeline.
Shakeri has not been arrested and is believed to be in Iran, the prosecutors said.
Iranian foreign ministry denies accusations
"Iran is NOT after nuclear weapons, period. This is a policy based on Islamic teachings and our security calculations. Confidence-building is needed from both sides. It is not a one-way street," he added.
Men arrested in New York
It says Shakeri promised a payment of $100,000 to the two men.
US attorney-general Merrick Garland said in a statement on Friday that there are "few actors in the world that pose as grave a threat to the national security of the United States" as Iran. Source: AAP, AP / Jose Luis Magana
Rivera and Loadholt have both been ordered detained pending trial. Their lawyers did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Trump assassination attempts
One rally attendant was killed in the gunfire, and Crooks was shot and killed by a Secret Service sniper.
The suspect, 58-year-old Ryan Wesley Routh, was indicted on five federal charges, which he has pleaded not guilty to.