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US Justice Department charges Iranian over alleged IRGC plot to assassinate Trump

The US Justice Department has charged an Iranian man in connection with an alleged plot ordered by Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps to assassinate President-elect Donald Trump. Farhad Shakeri, an IRGC asset residing in Tehran, was tasked with providing a plan to kill Trump. Two New York residents, Carlisle Rivera and Jonathan Loadholt, have also been charged for helping Shakeri plot to kill a US citizen of Iranian origin in New York. The charges reflect ongoing efforts by Iran to target US government officials on US soil.

Original article source: https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-justice-department-charges-iranian-over-alleged-irgc-plot-to-assassinate-trump/
Source Id: 2024-11-540283418

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