South Africa Says Insufficient Evidence of Plot Against U.S. Envoy
Lana Marks in Pretoria, South Africa.
Photographer: Leon Kgoadi/U.S. EMBASSY SOUTH AFRICA via AP Photo
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South Africa’s government said there’s insufficient evidence to sustain an allegation that there’s a plot to kill the U.S. ambassador to the country.
Politico reported on Sunday that Iran is considering an attempt to assassinate U.S. Ambassador Lana Marks to avenge the U.S.’s killing of top Iranian General Qassem Soleimani earlier this year. Intelligence about the alleged threat, which first surfaced in the spring, has become more specific in recent weeks, the news website said, citing an unidentified U.S. government official.