Pakistani man with alleged ties to Iran charged in foiled plot to kill US leaders
by Guardian staff and agencies from on (#6PSDC)
Asif Merchant, 46, tried to recruit people for scheme to assassinate figures including Donald Trump, says FBI
A Pakistani man with alleged ties to Iran has been charged over a foiled conspiracy to carry out political assassinations on US soil, the justice department said on Tuesday as it disclosed what officials say is the latest murder-for-hire plot to target US public figures.
Asif Merchant, 46, sought to recruit people in the United States to carry out the plot in retaliation for the US killing of Iran's Revolutionary Guards' top commander, Qassem Soleimani, in 2020, according to a criminal complaint.
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