Credit: twitter.comlanamarks /  Lana Marks, a luxury handbag designer, is U.S. Ambassador to South Africa.

By Gary Raynaldo     DIPLOMATIC TIMES

The Iranian government is reportedly plotting plotting an assassination attempt against the U.S. ambassador to South Africa Lana Marks, according to Politico. The Islamic Republic is still looking to avenge the death of Qassem Soleimani, U.S. officials said as reported by Politico.  President Trump nominated Marks, a luxury handbag designer and member of his Mar-a-Lago club, as his U.S. ambassador to South Africa.  Marks, 65,  was born in South Africa, and  is CEO of a fashion brand that counts royalty and Hollywood stars among clients willing to pay thousands of dollars for her handbags. She was also a friend of the late Princess Diana, after whom she named a design collection. She now resides in Palm Beach, FL.

Iran denies plot to assassinate US ambassador Marks

Iran quickly refuted a US report claiming it’s behind a plot to assassinate US ambassador to South Africa, Lana Marks.  “Such baseless claims are part of the Trump administration’s intelligence campaign against Iran,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said Monday in a statement, Bloomberg reported.