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Iranian general charged in alleged plot to kill New York-based journalist
Federal prosecutors said Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps general Ruhollah Bazghandi orchestrated a failed plot to kill a New York-based Iranian journalist in 2022.Top stories - ABC News - October 22 -
US charges man over alleged Iranian plot to kill Trump
The US government alleges Iran's Revolutionary Guard tasked an Afghan national to devise a plan to kill Trump.Top stories - BBC News - 3 days ago -
Justice Department unseals alleged Iranian plot to kill Trump
The Justice Department on Friday revealed an alleged Iranian plot to kill President-elect Trump during his campaign this fall. A newly unsealed criminal complaint reveals that Farhad Shakeri, 51, ...Politics - The Hill - 4 days ago -
US alleges Iranian man was hired to plot Trump assassination
Officials describe Tehran’s ‘brazen attempts’ to target critics of the regimeBusiness - Financial Times - 3 days ago -
What we know about the alleged Iranian plot to assassinate Trump
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 ...Top stories - CBS News - 3 days ago -
US justice department files charges over alleged Iranian plot to kill Trump
Trump campaign said US officials warned him in September about suspected Iranian assassination plot. The US justice department is bringing criminal charges over an Iranian plot to kill the ...World - The Guardian - 4 days ago -
Russia Is Accused of Terrorism in Alleged Incendiary-Device Plot
Lithuania said an operation to send explosives by mail shouldn’t go unanswered.World - The Wall Street Journal - 6 days ago -
U.S. Charges Iranian Revolutionary Guards Official in Assassination Plot
The failed plot to kill Masih Alinejad, a human-rights activist, had already led to murder-for-hire charges against members of an Eastern European criminal organization with ties to Iran.Top stories - The New York Times - October 22 -
Iranian general charged in plot to murder US-based dissident journalist
Justice department says eight were charged ‘for their efforts to silence and kill a US citizen because of her criticism of the Iranian regime’. A general in Iran’s Revolutionary Guards has been ...World - The Guardian - October 22 -
Iranian Agents Plotted to Kill Trump, U.S. Says in Unsealed Charges
The allegation came in a complaint that said Masih Alinejad, a Brooklyn activist, had been the target of a second assassination attempt.Top stories - The New York Times - 3 days ago -
Justice Department files charges in murder-for-hire scheme targeting Donald Trump
The Department of Justice announced charges against an Iranian man and two others in a plot to kill President-elect Donald Trump.Politics - NBC News - 4 days ago -
Iranian operative charged for Trump assassination plot, court records reveal
An operative for Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps was tasked with "surveilling, and, ultimately, assassinating" Donald Trump, according to court records. Prosecutors say Farhad Shakeri was ...Top stories - CBS News - 4 days ago -
Charges filed in Iranian murder-for-hire plot against Trump
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 ...Top stories - CBS News - 3 days ago -
DOJ announces charges in Iranian murder-for-hire plot against Trump
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 ...Top stories - CBS News - 3 days ago -
2 New York Men Charged in Monthslong Plot to Kill Iranian Activist
The men were receiving orders from a third man, who was working as an Iranian operative and was also involved in a plot to assassinate Donald J. Trump, federal prosecutors said.Top stories - The New York Times - Yesterday -
Iranian American human rights activist expresses defiance over Iranian plots to kill her and Trump
A prominent Iranian American human rights activist has expressed shock but also defiance about Iranian murder-for-hire plots to kill her and Donald Trump that were disclosed by the U.S. Justice ...World - ABC News - 2 days ago -
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ISIS-K directed Afghan man's alleged Election Day terrorism plot
ISIS-K, the Afghanistan branch of ISIS, was directing an Afghan man's foiled attempt to carry out an attack on Election Day. NBC News' Tom Winter has details on the investigation and how this ...Top stories - NBC News - October 15 -
Canada alleges Indian minister behind plot to target Sikh separatists
Parliamentary committee told of Narendra Modi ally’s alleged role in campaign of violence and threats. The Canadian government has publicly alleged that India’s home affairs minister, Amit Shah, ...World - The Guardian - October 30 -
Military officials reportedly discuss how to handle illegal orders from Trump – live
Pentagon officials discuss what to do if Trump were to attempt to deploy the military domestically, CNN reports. Nancy Pelosi says Biden’s delay in exiting race blew Democrats’ chances ...World - The Guardian - 3 days ago -
Three Americans among latest to be detained in Venezuela over alleged anti-government plot
Venezuela has detained five more foreigners, including three U.S. citizens, for their alleged connection to a plot to destabilize the South American countryWorld - ABC News - October 17 -
Elected AfD official among 8 arrested over alleged German far-right plot
Prosecutors say group inspired by Nazi ideology planned to seize control of eastern regions and carry out ethnic cleansingWorld - Financial Times - November 5 -
Why Trump’s Weird Dance Party Is Deeply Alarming
There have been too many recent times he has wandered away from his thoughts.Top stories - The New York Times - October 16 -
Germany Shuts 3 Iranian Consulates Over Execution of German-Iranian
The rare step of closing the consulates reflected German protests over the execution of Jamshid Sharmahd, an outspoken opponent of the Iranian regime.World - The New York Times - October 31 -
Iran executes German-Iranian dissident
The German-Iranian had denied leading a group that bombed a mosque in 2008, killing 14 people.Top stories - BBC News - October 28 -
Israeli Attack Puts Iranians on Edge: ‘The Vibe Is Not Normal’
A sense of uncertainty prevailed in Iran after an Israeli retaliatory strike. Explosions kept some awake, while others hoped life would go back to normal.World - The New York Times - October 27 -
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Iranian Officials Threaten Retaliation for Israeli Strikes
It was unclear how or when Iran plans to respond, or whether the rhetoric could be bluster. Iranian officials had downplayed the damage of Israel’s last attack.World - The New York Times - October 31 -
Iranian-American journalist held in Iran, U.S. says
Reza Valizadeh had worked for Radio Farda, an outlet under Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty that's overseen by the U.S. Agency for Global Media.Top stories - CBS News - November 3 -
An Iranian American Was Arrested in Iran, U.S. Confirms
Rights groups said that Reza Valizadeh, an Iranian-American journalist, was recently arrested in Iran, although the State Department did not confirm that he was the person detained.World - The New York Times - November 5 -
Elon Musk Plots His Final Moves for Trump
With less than two weeks until Election Day, the richest person in the world is throwing himself into the effort to elect the former president.Top stories - The New York Times - October 24 -
Footballer denies plot to smuggle £600k cannabis
Jay Emmanuel-Thomas and two women are told they will stand trial in May during a court hearing.Top stories - BBC News - October 25 -
Rapper Lil Durk arrested in murder-for-hire plot
Rapper Lil Durk -- whose real name is Durk Devontay Banks -- has been arrested in a murder-for-hire plot, according to the Broward County Sheriff's Office.Top stories - ABC News - October 25 -
'Cult' members jailed over coroner kidnap plot
An "anti-establishment cult" entered a courtroom having conspired to kidnap a coroner.Top stories - BBC News - October 28