Iran ‘spies’ charged in plot to kidnap US journalist and speed her to Venezuela

Quartet allegedly explored ways to take Masih Alinejad away in speedboat in scheme like far-fetched movie plot', FBI says

Four members of an alleged Iranian spy network have been charged with plotting the kidnap of an Iranian-American journalist and activist based in New York.

According to the indictment, the spy network was exploring ways to spirit the journalist from her home in Brooklyn and take her by speedboat out to sea, and then to Venezuela, which maintains friendly ties with Tehran.