Tag: Iranian
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DOJ announces charges in Iranian murder-for-hire plot against Trump
DOJ announces charges in Iranian murder-for-hire plot against Trump – CBS News Watch CBS News The Justice Department disclosed an Iranian murder-for-hire plot to kill President-elect Donald Trump, announcing charges against three men. Two are in federal custody, and the third is believed to be in Iran. Trump’s team said it is aware of the…
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Charges filed in Iranian murder-for-hire plot against Trump
Charges filed in Iranian murder-for-hire plot against Trump – CBS News Watch CBS News Two men are in federal custody and a third is wanted in connection with what authorities are calling an Iranian murder-for-hire plot against President-elect Donald Trump. Prosecutors allege one of the suspects, Farhad Shakeri, was an operative for Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary…
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What we know about the alleged Iranian plot to assassinate Trump
What we know about the alleged Iranian plot to assassinate Trump – CBS News Watch CBS News The Department of Justice has revealed criminal charges in connection with a failed Iranian plot to kill U.S. officials, including President-elect Donald Trump. The DOJ named three individuals in a criminal complaint unsealed Friday, including an Iranian man…
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Iranian operative charged in pre-election scheme to assassinate Trump, other U.S. targets
An operative working for Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps told federal investigators that he was tasked in September with “surveilling, and, ultimately, assassinating” President-elect Donald Trump, according to court records unsealed Friday. Prosecutors say Farhad Shakeri, who is believed to be residing in Iran, told investigators in a phone interview that unnamed IRGC officials pushed…