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U.S. Charges IRGC Official in 2022 Failed Assassination Plot Against Iranian-American Activist

Oct 22, 2024, 04:08 PM

Federal prosecutors in Manhattan have charged a senior official in the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) and three other men with connections to the Islamic Republic of Iran. The charges are related to a 2022 failed plot to assassinate Masih Alinejad, an Iranian-American human-rights activist and journalist, in Brooklyn. The U.S. court documents reveal that the plot was orchestrated by the IRGC official and aimed at silencing Alinejad, who has been a vocal critic of Iran's repression of women.